IS 5950: Developing as a Knowledge Worker

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IS 5950 Developing as a Knowledge Worker

• Shauna Moerke
• Final Project

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How I feel about my current job
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Ideas Man (or Woman)

• I think a knowledge worker is someone who
• - Applies knowledge and skills effectively
• - An innovator
• - Hard worker
• - Never satisfied with the status quo
• - Effectively utilizes ideas and contacts
• - Analytic reasoning and problem solving

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Fuzzy Goals

• When I started this class, all I wanted was a new
  job, preferably in Human Resources as a trainer.

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Talent Inventory Step One

• Based on the book Now, discover your strengths
  and the Strength Finder Gallop Assessment, I
  learned that my five main strengths are
• - Input Inquisitive, collector and interested
  in
• many things
• - Learner Love to learn and enjoy the process
  of
• learning more than the outcome.
• - Intellection Introspective and likes to think
  (with
• or without focus)
• - Strategic See patterns in clutter to select
  the best
• strategy
• - Context Look to the past to understand the
  future

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Talent Inventory Step Two

• I broke my talent inventory into four main
  categories
• Job Experience Mortgage Banking Knowledge
  Committee experience Administrative skills
  Event Planning On the Job Training Creating
  Training packets Creating Process flows
  Counseling/Advising Customer Service Vendor
  Relations

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Talent Inventory Step Two Contd

• Portable Skills Computer Skills Presentation
  skills Communication skillsOrganizationPlanning
  Multi-taskingProblem SolvingPrioritizationCoor
  dinationResearchStrategic Thinking

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Talent Inventory Step Two Contd

• PersonalityFlexibleIndependentFocusedCreative
  Helping others feel welcomeQuick LearnerLearns
  from my mistakesWilling to try new
  thingsDedicationGood at conversing with new
  peopleHard worker

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Talent Inventory Step Two Contd

• Private lifeCollectorWritingFast
  ReaderAbstract ThinkerIntrospectionNurturerSke
  ptical ThinkerCookingGaming

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Talent Inventory - Applicability

• Looking at my talent inventories I came up with a
  list of talents that I know I want to be able to
  use in a future job
• - Planning and organization
• - Opportunities to learn and problem solve daily
• - Strategic thinking and creativity
• - Presentation skills
• - Writing
• - Helping others

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Future Plans
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Developing My Talents

• Practice, Practice, Practice
• Look for a mentor
• Look for support groups that are also looking to
  develop their talents
• New research and reading on the topic
• Solicit feedback
• Classes, seminars and training

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Future Strategy

• I plan on taking what I have learned through this
  seminar to accomplish the following
• - Improve my Resume
• - Develop more specific career goals
• - Conduct a more effective job search
• - Find a job that utilizes my talents and
  interests me