As a manager, executive or other professional, I have a simple strategy to dramatically improve your career growth, happiness and success. It is: First, identify the current career energy that drives you right now, then assess your career status and road ahead. Define a professional or career theme for the coming year.
Assessing your situation and your path forward is an important step in order to progress, become more self-motivated, and more intentional about your professional journey. Your strategy, decisions, and attention will be guided by this theme.
Before I get into the details, from my experience of over 20 years in the careers of thousands of managers, executives, MBA’s, etc., I can tell you that the biggest obstacle to career growth people face is their day-to-day life. would like to share work and life demands. Working ‘IN’ is easier than working ‘ON’ a career.
The problem is, all this time and attention (working “inside” a career) gets you into trouble. Forced Career Transfer. Wrong career decisions. I missed my chance. Losing time in a job that doesn’t suit you.
This strategy helps solve that problem.
What is Career Theme or Professional Theme?
Your theme exists at a higher level than your goals. Your career goals are determined by your main professional subject.
4 Energies Driving Your Next Professional Step
You have feelings about your career, which probably explains why you landed on this article. You’re probably experiencing one or more of his four energies right now in your career.
fear: Energy that often stays and prevents progress. Or trigger a decision based on scarcity.
pain reliever: The energy that creates sudden, unplanned career moves to relieve pain.
vigorous stirring: Energy towards exploring and identifying alternatives for better career clarity and better alignment.
desire: Energy towards something in the future (be/do/have)
These four energies are valuable signals and markers.
The key is to recognize what you are feeling, process it, then make a plan and take deliberate and strategic actions to do something about it.
I would like to show you a proven way forward.
i want to make sure you You will not be like many who have settled, declined, been left behind, and missed out on a fulfilling and rewarding life. career journey.
Are you ready to do something about it? The four energies drive the professional themes you work on. should do it Focus on moving forward.
5 Professional Themes to Drive Your Career This Year
Where are you today? What’s next? What emotions do you experience when assessing your professional situation? Any one of these five themes will define the plans and actions you should take to move your career forward. To get into the positive energy zone. When reading these themes, keep in mind that you may find multiple related themes.
Integrate and deepen
If you feel that you are in a good position professionally (role, level, organization), or if you have just recently started a new role, the theme should be to succeed in your current situation. This includes developing professional competence, exerting real impact beyond basic job descriptions, building key professional relationships, and building reputations.
expansion and leap
If you feel ready and have proof that you are ready for the next professional step, leaping to the next level, bigger role, higher performance, bigger game, then your theme is expansion, growth. , and potentially career advancement.
Creating, planning and laying the foundation for the future vision
If you are focused on your future professional vision (self-employment, retirement from a creative job, or launching a passion project), take steps to actively explore and start laying the groundwork If you are ready, your theme will include moving that vision forward.
change and pivot
If you have identified a desire to actively reorient into a new type of role or new industry, or to further strengthen an area of expertise you have developed, your theme is to take steps to make that reorientation a reality. is.
Turn around and fix
Being in a bad professional situation, such as losing a job, being unfit for a job, being unfit for a company, feeling insecure, or feeling unintentionally wandering about your career so far. If so, your theme is the steps you can take to get out of a crisis, improve your professional well-being, and move on for the better. Naming has great power in defining problems and opportunities. Instead of wasting another year, take responsibility for where you stand and what’s involved.
How to take action towards your career theme
Below are five steps (note: the first three can be done within minutes).
step 1: Identify the energy that drives you right now.
step 2: Identifies the current theme. This is the one that best describes your current situation and aligns with your goals and values. (Note: They all involve positive energy and intentions.)
step 3: Identify your target theme (if applicable) …the theme you want to work on after going beyond the initial theme.
step 4: Know what’s important to make real progress this quarter and this year.
Actions for milestones and progress
Possible Obstacles…What could get in your way?
What expertise do you need to acquire to ensure the process you follow to get the critical results you seek?
How can you incorporate accountability, coaching and support to ensure progress and success?
step 5: take action. Please make a schedule. where are you stuck? What professional support do you need to accelerate your progress?
What is your professional subject?
By naming your focus, you can start envisioning and planning the steps you need to take to move forward in your career journey. And have confidence that you can focus on what matters.
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