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A word from the MD, Peter Tobin
Well, 2009 is rapidly coming to an end and this issue will be our last for the year! The team and I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The Worklife News Alert will be back in February 2010 with a lot more exciting information, news and reviews so we hope you will continue to look out for it.
In this issue, we answer a reader’s question about the next steps after attending a career session held by their company. We also look at the potential “silver lining” of the global financial crisis in our feature article which discusses individuals increasing adaptability. So, read on to find out more on these two topics, as well as what’s new at Worklife and on the web.
As always, I hope you enjoy this, our final issue of Worklife News Alert for 2009. So we can keep improving and changing for 2010, don’t forget to tell us what you think - why not email us with your comments and suggestions (click here to contact us now).
Dear Worklife
Each month Worklife answers your career development questions. To ask us a career development question, simply click here now. This month's Q&A looks at the “what next” of a career planning session:
Q: I have recently participated in a career planning and development session along with my team, which my company just conducted. I gained a lot from the workshop but I am not sure what my next step is, or should be?
A: While these sessions are immensely valuable and provoke a lot of thought around your current career and your future, it is important to follow some detailed steps to guide you along the career planning path. Furthermore, while these sessions are often conducted over one or two days, you should remember that rarely are decisions made or clarified in a day nor do they occur in isolation.
In thinking about your career, there are a few important steps to take:
- Reflection – in order to think logically about your career, it is important to reflect on your learning experience including your goals for attending, the standout things you learnt as a result of the session as well as the outcomes. Furthermore, you should reflect on your perceived needs and wants and whether or not your current role meets these.
- Planning – while many of us make plans and set goals in our heads, it is vital that you document these in a Career Planner. This planner should set out all the things you desire from a job/career, your satisfiers, your negotiable and non-negotiable items as a well as a pathway of how to achieve your ideal job. It involves planning, research, reflection, time and most importantly patience.
- Discussion – your organisation gave you a clear signal they support career planning when they implemented these sessions. You should therefore feel comfortable to have an open and honest discussion with your manager or team leader about your career plan. You may not be looking for a different job, but rather an enhancement to your current role. You may not want to leave your company, but rather you may want further engagement with your tasks.
However, perhaps the most important thing to remember when assessing and making career decisions is that plans are fluid. You should be prepared to re-evaluate your career plan regularly in light of changing work and life patterns.
Feature article: Recession's silver lining? Increased adaptability
In a recent article included in Talent Management magazine online, “senior executives and managers say the people they work with are more adaptable today than a few years ago.” To be precise, 57% of leaders agreed with this statement.
Martin Chuck, the CEO of NFI research, the authority who conducted the research, deduced that this was in part due to the fact that individuals and businesses have had to be more flexible in their approach when considering the impact of economic conditions. Similarly, technology has also encouraged individuals to be more adaptable, embracing ever advancing changes.
To read the article, click here.
What's new on the web?
Check out http://blog.hrwisdom.com.au.
As dedicated HR professionals and career coaches with a keen interest in people, it is always exciting to find a new website dedicated to exactly that – people.
HRwisdom is an Australian based blog and resources site “dedicated to helping you find good staff, hire good staff, and keep good staff.” With a growing list of key search terms, or blue tags, HRwisdom is an easy to navigate fountain of people-related information.
To read more on the HRwisdom Blog, click here.
What's happening at Worklife this month?
As the year draws to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to draw your attention to some things that are happening early next year.
Career Coach Certification Program (CCCP)
We will be hosting our first round of CCCP’s in early February in four locations – Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland and Melbourne. Registrations for all workshops are now being accepted and seats are limited.
CCCP is your opportunity to enhance your existing career coaching skills and develop new skills, using Worklife’s Career Development Process, in this inspiring two-day workshop.
Our 2010 registration price of $1,850 (AUD +GST) includes:
- A set of Worklife’s Card Sort Discovery Tools;
- All learning materials;
- Certificate of completion;
- Ongoing support from Worklife; and
- Refreshments and meals during the workshop.
Also, we would like to remind you that we offer an early bird registration discount of 10%. The program dates, and early bird cut-off’s, are:
Sydney: February 2 & 3, 2010 (register before 2nd January to receive a 10% discount)
Brisbane: February 9 & 10, 2010 (register before 9th January to receive a 10% discount)
Auckland: February 16 & 17, 2010 (register before 16th January to receive a 10% discount)
Melbourne: February 23 & 24, 2010 (register before 23rd January to receive a 10% discount)
To view the 2010 calendar, click here.
To register for CCCP in 2010, click here.
Card Sort Refresher Workshop (CSR)
From the beginning of 2010, Worklife is proud to present a brand new workshop to Worklife Certified Career Coaches – Card Sort Refresher. This one-day workshop refreshes participant understanding of Worklife’s Card Sort Discovery Tools and provides updated and new resources. In 2006/07, Worklife redesigned the Card Sort Discovery tools with new content, facilitator’s guides, newer more professional and contemporary presentation, as well as to align the cards with adult learning principles and research.
To find out more about the CSR workshop, click here.
To register for the CSR workshop in 2010, click here.
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