2013 kiec - hope is not a plan: how to take charge of your own career development
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KIEC 08.29.2013, Session 6B, Keith MicoliTRANSCRIPT
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Hope is Not a Plan:
Recognizing Your Value
and Career Potential
Keith Micoli, PhD
9th Kentucky Innovation
& Entrepreneurships Conference
Lexington, KY
August 29, 2013
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“Believe and
act as if it were
impossible to
fail.”
Charles F. Kettering
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Rather than…
When it is obvious that the
goals cannot be reached, don’t
adjust the goals, adjust the
action steps.
-Confucius
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Consider…
Success will never be a big step
in the future, success is a small
step taken just now.
-Jonatan Mårtensson
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Individual Career Planning
1. Self-analysis
2. Short-term goals (1-3 years)
3. Long-term goals (5-10 years)
4. Very long-term aspirations (20 years)
5. Annual Work Plan (IDP)
6. Monthly review
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Career Planning Cycle
Self-
analysis
Short-term Goals
Long-term Goals
Aspirations
Annual Work Plan
Periodic
Review/Reality
Check
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“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is
enlightened.”
-Lao Tzu
Self-Analysis
Success begins with
introspection
• What drives you?
• What are your
interests?
• What are your values?
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What Drives You?
"When you follow your bliss...
doors will open where you
would not have thought there
would be doors,
and where there wouldn't be
a door for anyone else. "
— Joseph Campbell
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Your Interests
Campbell Interests and Skills Survey www.pearsonassessments.com/tests/ciss.htm
Strong Interest Inventory https://www.cpp.com/products/strong/index.aspx
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Your Values
• Values • Working conditions
• Workplace values
• Workplace rewards
• Personal/Family considerations
When your values are clear
to you, making decisions
becomes easier. -Roy E. Disney
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Workplace Values
____ Independence/ Adventure/risk-taking- activities with high risk/reward
____Ethical standards
____Expertise/Competence
____Utilize Skills- making the most of the skills you have at your job
____Creativity/Problem-solving
____Precision work- requires extreme attention to detail, with little margin for error
____Intellectual challenge- requires constant learning and thought to be effective
____Social contribution- work that focuses on improving society
____Personal fulfillment- work that gives a sense of personal satisfaction, with or without
external recognition or reward
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Personal Values
____ Regular hours- working a set number of hours per week on a set schedule
____ Flexible hours- allows you to choose the time and days you work, so long as the
project is completed
____ High compensation/benefits
____ Easy commute/Work at home option
____ Diversity in the workplace
____ Leisure opportunities- good vacation benefits, balance between work and home is
expected and valued
____ Location- the job fits my desire to live in a certain region, city, or climate
____ Family-friendly- the workplace values people with families, and makes allowances
that do not negatively affect their evaluations
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Workplace Environment
____ Relaxed atmosphere/ competitive atmosphere
____ Energetic work/slower pace
____ Large company/ small company
____ Private office/ shared working area
____ Caring co-workers
____ Respectful Supervisor- a boss who understands and respects your needs
____ Competitive atmosphere
____ Variety/Uniform work assignments
____ Travel
____ Working alone/ Teamwork
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List Your Critical Values
•Social Contribution
•Variety
•Independence
•Competitive Atmosphere
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Your Skills • Transferable Skills
• External Perspective
-Ask what sets you apart from others
If your only tool
is a hammer,
everything looks
like a nail.
-Abraham Maslow
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Short-term goals (current job goals)
1-3 years from now
• Envision yourself at completion of this job
• Accomplishments
• Skills learned
• Competencies acquired
• What will your relationship be with your
current supervisor?
• What will you need from them to be
successful?
Never mistake activity for
achievement.
John Wooden
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Individual Development Plan
• What are the 2-3 most important things you
need to accomplish in the next year?
• Prioritize- importance to YOUR career
• Collaborate- who can help you?
• Responsibility- focus on what you control
and make no excuses
• Use myidp.sciencecareers.org to create a
plan
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have
time to do it over? -John Wooden
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“A Year From Now, You
May Wish You Had
Started Today”
-Karen Lamb