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Managing Your Career:
Career Planning
and Development
Managing Yourself, Managing Others,
Managing Your Career
London
29 May 2014
Jan Shine
Paullus Consultancy
AUA CPD Consultant

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Objectives of the session
Participants will have the opportunity to:
• review their own approach to career planning and
development
• consider what enhances your chances of promotion /
recognition
• articulate your career goals
• practice using / take away some relevant tools

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Your experiences
Discuss in pairs:
Think of a time when you were the happiest at work or
think of the best job you’ve ever had
– what made it such a positive experience?
What does this say about your work values – what do you
need to be mindful of in planning your career development?
– complete the exercise sheet

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Current trends in career
management
 Individuals need to be more proactive
in looking after their own careers (97%)
 Career support is critical (90%)
 Companies increasingly use lateral job moves to develop
their managers (86%)
 Less clear career paths on offer in organisations
continuing in the future (73%)
 Increasingly, employees are having to change
organisations to move up the career ladder (68%)
Source: CIPD Managing employee careers. Survey report, June 2003

5. What gets people recognised and
enhances the chance of career
progression?

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Positive influences on
progression
 Developing a broad range of experience
 Having specific experience in a relevant field
 Gaining extra relevant qualifications
 Taking on extra work responsibilities
 Working in a number of business areas
Source: CIPD Survey of practice, August 2011

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Source: Harvey Coleman research, 2004
Promotion / recognition
Exposure
Image
Performance
Presenting yourself in the workplace

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Promotion/recognition
ExposureImage
30%
Performance
10%
60%
Source: Harvey Coleman research, 2004

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Share ideas
What can you do to raise your own profile
and increase your visibility inside and
outside of your institution?

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What about luck?
Luck happens
when
preparation
meets
opportunity
Seneca, Roman Dramatist

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• your ‘best six months’ in the future
• you’ve reached your goal(s)
• use the present tense to describe your vision
• your partner captures it for you

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In summary ……
Think broadly about ways to meet your development needs
Build on your existing strengths
View all situations as potential opportunities
Do your research
Develop for the challenges of tomorrow, not just skills for today
Take decisions about your career that align with your vision

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Reflection and action planning
Discuss in pairs:
 What has been the value of this workshop for you?
 What might you do differently as a result?
….. note these down

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Thank you
for your contribution
to this session
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