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Welcome!. The Academy for Advanced Leadership and Development. The Academy for Leadership and Development. www.chairacademy.com. Overview: career management. Mapping Your Career Exploring Why It Matters Identify Peaks and Valleys Managing Your Career Mentors who matter
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Welcome! The Academy for Advanced Leadership and Development The Academy for Leadership and Development www.chairacademy.com
Overview: career management • Mapping Your Career • Exploring Why It Matters • Identify Peaks and Valleys • Managing Your Career • Mentors who matter • Making the Most of Opportunity • Serving, Learning • Developing Others
Get set • Take 15—Create a Career Mind Map • Outline your career • Highlight key events • Identify turning points • Single out mentors • Isolate any Ah Ha moments • What got you to here? • Take 5 and Pair Share
Question • Would you rather reach back and fix something in your past or be given the opportunity to reach forward and achieve something in the future?
Great leaders grow • Moving Forward • Learning to Serve • Gaining Knowledge • Reaching Out • Teaming Up • Opening Your World • Plan of Action
Build your own ladder – Tony Zeiss • The power of vision —awaken the genius within you. • The power of thought —we become what we think. • The power of influence —service above self. • The power of reciprocity —we reap what we sow.
Ladder building tips • We are subject the physical and spiritual laws of the universe — pick the right yardstick. • Plant, cultivate, INVEST for results. • Stay grounded in your broader life’s purpose. • Stay focused and in control of your circumstances. • Words have meaning, choices have consequences.
How will you measure life? • Three vital questions? • How can I ensure I will be or will remain happy in my career? • How can I be sure that my relationships will become and/or remain an enduring source of happiness? • How can I ensure I stay out of jail? Posed by Clayton Christensen to aspiring MBA students at HBS.
Well Being – What makes life worthwhile • Five Essential Elements • Career Well Being — Only 20% say yes to: Do You Like what you do each day? • Social Well Being — Our best and possibly worst moments occur at the intersection between 2 people. • Financial Well Being — Does money make you happy? • Physical Well Being — You are what you do—or don’t. • Community Well Being — Makesthe difference between a Good life and a Great one. Tom Rath and Jim Harter—Gallup Press
Tips for the future • Be Resilient—stuff happens, it’s not the stuff that matters but how you respond to the effect of the stuff. • Manage your energy not your time. • Protect your cognitive circuits. • Reclaim your job. • Stay true to yourself. • Learn from the past, live for today, plan for tomorrow. • Build your team!
Power of 2 • Isolation is bad for you. • Employees with at least one collaborative work relationship are 42% more likely to stay. • Most of us form far fewer collaborative relationships than we could/should. • “Asked if they have ever had a great partnership at work, nearly one-quarter of employees say no.” (Power of 2)
Where will you be in 5-10 years? • Decide what’s next in your life. • Consider your values and mission. • Assess your passions. • At work. • At play. • List 5 things you’d like to accomplish. • Personally • Professionally • List 5 people who might contribute to your success. • What obstacles might you have to confront. • Outline your strategy and timeline for success.
Investing in others • Leader’s Key • Question: Am I raising up other leaders? • Challenge: Create a climate for potential leaders. • Responsibility: Identify potential leaders. • Requirement: Equip potential leaders. • Commitment: Develop potential leaders.
Leadership team • What are your hopes regarding succession planning? • List at least 3 others you might help develop. • What kind of support might you provide? • Builder • Champion • Collaborator • Companion • Connector • Energizer • Mind Opener • Navigator • Vital Friends • Who expects you to be somebody? • How did they make a difference in your life? • Tom Rath
Summary – Career Management • Be Reflective • Be Focused • Be Intentional • Think Forward • Invest in YOU and OTHERS
Reflection Record 2-3 ideas, issues that came out of the discussion that were most meaningful to you.