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Managing Your Career:
Managing career
transitions
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
At the end of the session participants will:
• have considered ways to analyse career options
• be clearer about the impact of change
• have practised using some relevant analysis tools
• be able to plan for the future with greater confidence

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Your experiences
Discuss in small groups:
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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What have you got going for you?
SWOT-
IN
Inhibitors
Weaknesses
Threats
Needs
Opportunities
Strengths
Forcefield Analysis
Forces For
Personal & Professional
change
Forces Against

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Setting priorities and goals
ideals/dreams
future
doubts/fears
nostalgia
baggage fear of unknown
vision/direction
Adapted from Liz Willis & Jenny Daisley, Springboard Programme
past future

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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 ……
Be clear about your values
Be clear about your vision
Make decisions about your career that fit with both
The next move doesn’t have to be perfect
Prepare yourself for the likely impact of change

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Taking the first steps …..
In pairs:
Describe the changes you are dealing with or wish to
initiate and share ideas for the first steps towards
realising your vision
….. note these down

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Closing thought ……
As is a tale, so is life:
not how long it is,
but how good it is,
is what matters
Seneca

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Thank you
Good luck with whatever
you decide to do next
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