Enhancing The Career Development Conversation

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Enhancing The Career Development Conversation
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Gallup Q12

• Do you know what is expected of you at work?
• Do you have the materials and equipment you need
  to do your work right?
• At work, do you have the opportunity to do what
  you do best every day?
• In the last seven days, have you received
  recognition or praise for doing good work?
• Does your supervisor, or someone at work, seem to
  care about you as a person?
• Is there someone at work who encourages your
  development?
• At work, do your opinions seem to count?
• Does the mission/purpose of your company make you
  feel your job is important?
• Are your associates (fellow employees) committed
  to doing quality work?
• Do you have a best friend at work?
• In the last six months, has someone at work
  talked to you about your progress?
• In the last year, have you had opportunities at
  work to learn and grow?

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Survey Says

• Unclear about career options
• Unclear about career path
• Inconsistent career planning and follow through
• Lack of open communication with management

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Employer Concerns

• Employee Retention
• Employee Engagement
• Employee Satisfaction
• Employee Performance

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Current Dynamic

• Conversation during performance review time
  (1-2x/year)
• Conversation driven by mangers
• Managers may be unaware of options to suggest to
  employees
• Common default to a class, workshop or conference
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• Lack of follow through

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Change the Dynamic

• Change the professional development discussion to
  be equally shared between manager and employee
• Equip employees with the tools to increase self
  awareness
• Improve employees self awareness of skills,
  values and interests
• Teach employees how to articulate this during
  performance review discussion
• Teach managers how to incorporate this
  information into professional development options

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Increase Self Awareness

• Skills
• Current skills
• Preferred skills
• Values
• - Career vs Life
• Interests
• Passion
• Knowledge

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More Self Awareness

• Preferences
• Style
• Qualities
• Motivators
• Competencies

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Tools

• Iseek.org http//www.iseek.org/careers/skillsAsses
  sment?do1
• Onet - http//www.onetonline.org/skills
• StrengthFinders
• http//www.myplan.com/assess/values.php
• http//people.usd.edu/bwjames/tut/time/workinv.ht
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• Hogan (MPVI)

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The Discussion

• A partnership with manager
• Openness
• Brainstorming
• Come prepared

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The Options

• Moving Up
• Moving Over
• New Track
• Improved Skills

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Managers Role- setting the stage -

• Openness
• Trust
• Partnership
• Collective brainstorming
• Outcome oriented

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Options

• Skill enhancement (technical and soft)
• Knowledge enhancement
• Training, projects, professional affiliations,
  relationship building
• Up - over - new

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The Plan

• Goal
• Steps
• Timeline
• Resources
• Check in

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Karen KodzikCultivating Careers

• www.cultivatingcareers.com
• 651-387-2676