Business School MANAGER TRAINING © Career Analysts 2011

The Plan Ultimate Goals:  encourage ownership of career development.  tools for regular career conversations.  ideas for internal career progression. Rules to play by? Online Career Centre| Manager as Career Coach

 Who has the most responsibility for your Career Development?  Exercise (15 min): In pairs discuss what role each of the following should play in your career development: manager / organisation in general / HR / you / partner / family? Exercise..

“The sad news is nobody owes you a career. Your career is literally your business. You own it as a sole proprietor. You have one employee – yourself. You are in competition with millions of similar businesses, millions of other employees all over the world. You need to accept ownership for your career, your skills and the timing of your moves. It is your responsibility to protect this personal business of yours from harm and to position it to benefit from the changes in the environment. Nobody else can do that for you.” Andrew S. Grove, Chairman and CEO, Intel Take a moment..

Career Coaching: Career Analysts Definition “Career coaches work with people who wish to improve their work satisfaction and/or success, change jobs, or make a career change. The coach acts as a facilitator of individual and, in turn, organisational development and transformation” What is Career Coaching?

Activity Work in pairs.  Brainstorm how having a regular career discussion with your team might be helpful. You will have 5 minutes to do this.  Brainstorm what might get in the way of a regular career discussion with your team. How will you overcome this? You will have 5 minutes to do this. Online Career Centre| Manager as Career Coach Manager as Career Coach

online careerCENTRE TM  Reports  Resources  Support Career Resources

online careerCENTRE TM The Managers Report Career Resources

…aligned values become an internal compass at work. They guide our actions and behaviours…  Defining what is important – what an individual values most  Clarifies values - gives a greater sense of alignment with daily activities, greatly enhancing a sense of purpose and achievement Personal Report Pg 5 Personal & Career Values

online careerCENTRE TM VALUES Activity  Rate how well your Values are currently being met at University business school using a scale of  Work with a partner to explore different ways to increase your scores. Use the Possible Discussion Starter questions in the Managers Report. You will have 10 minutes each for this exercise. Career Resources

 Inner force and source of energy  Identifies the consistent themes or motivators in an individual’s career which shape and guide life and work decisions  “I’m good at lots of things but which path shall I take?” Personal Report Pg 9 Motivators

Expertise: Motivated to attain a high level of accomplishment in a specialized field Challenge: Motivated by the intellectual, physical or personal challenge from their work Balance: Motivated by a balanced work and lifestyle Contribution: Motivated to make a contribution or make a difference to others Business Creation: Motivated by innovation and business success Influence: Motivated by managerial influence and accountability Independence: Motivated by freedom and autonomy to make own decisions Security : Motivated by a solid and predictable future Motivators

online careerCENTRE TM MOTIVATORS Activity Work in pairs.  Explore your partners primary & secondary motivators. Use the Possible Discussion Starter questions in the Managers Report. You will have 10 minutes each for this discussion. Online Career Centre| Manager as Career Coach Career Resources

Motivating your team at University Business School 1.Expertise 2.Challenge 3.Balance 4.Contribution 5.Business Creation 6.Influence 7.Independence 8.Security Career Resources

 Identifies an individuals’ unique skill-sets  Its what you can do AND you like to do!  Clarifies skills for future development  Identifies areas of work that individuals may like to minimise or avoid in future work opportunities Personal Report Pg 16 Talents

online careerCENTRE TM TALENTS  Pursue  Develop  Explore  Avoid Career Resources

online careerCENTRE TM TALENTS Activity Working alone explore your Talent Matrix.  Identify Talents you would like to Pursue / Develop / Explore / Avoid  Make a note of the actions you are committed to take in order to achieve this. You will have 10 minutes to do this. Online Career Centre| Manager as Career Coach Career Resources

online careerCENTRE TM TALENTS Activity Work with a partner.  Discuss the actions that you have identified to Pursue / Develop / Explore / Avoid your Talents.  Use the questions in the Managers Report to help you. You will have 5 minutes each to do this. Career Resources

….the most successful employees do things not just because they are good at it but because they have a driving passion to be good at what they do …  Analyses self-reported interests and provides career and development suggestions for further exploration.  Identifies areas of work that match employee interests and natural career preferences, but where individuals may not yet have the experience, skills or training to work in those areas.  Helps consider options for further training and development Personal Report Page 21 Preferences

online careerCENTRE TM PREFERENCES Online Career Centre| Manager as Career Coach Career Resources

online careerCENTRE TM PREFERENCES Activity Work in pairs.  Use the Possible Discussion Starters to explore the Themes and Career Preferences that have been identified.  Review University business school resources to help you achieve any actions that you want to take. You will have 10 minutes each for this exercise. Career Resources

 Your Career Vision  Your 12 Month Goal  Your Key Steps and Actions A dream is good A plan is even better Your Career Plan

Getting started Career Analysis and Planning are key elements in career success and satisfaction. Start by understanding what makes you tick by completing the analysis piece. Next step is creating your career plan, and Action!

Mission

 Work  Physical  Personal  Social Vision Define Your Life 5 Years From Now

12 month goal “If you don’t know where you’re going you’ll probably end up someplace else” David Campbell

“we cannot become who we need to be by remaining who we are. Invent yourself everyday” Milestones

Actions

Making a Plan

Activity Work alone.  Review your Career Profile against your current role.  Prioritise the short, medium and long term actions you will take to progress your career at University business school.  Make a note of the action you will take – use the 12 month action plan to do this. You will have 10 minutes to do this. Making a Plan

Activity Work on your own.  Explore how the online careerCENTRE results contribute to setting objectives You will have 15 minutes to do this. My Objectives

Ultimate Goals:  encourage ownership of career development.  tools for regular career conversations.  ideas for internal career progression. How Did We Do?

 Talk to your own manager about your career plans  Encourage your team to use the online careerCENTRE  Discuss any questions with University business HR  Employee sessions for University business school pilot. What Next

Thank you University business school