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CreatingaProfessionalDevelopmentPlanSusanneMarkgrenDigitalServicesLibrarianSUNYPurchase
LACUNYProfessionalDevelopmentCommittee|June18,2014
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SimpleandPainlessWaystoDevelop,
Curate,Investin,Advance,andProfessionalizeyourAWESOMECAREER
whoamI?
Libraryconf usion,23/12/1952,bySamHood,FlickrCommons
academiclibrarianwriter/authorcareeradvicecolumnistprofessionaldevelopmentadvocate
Weconductedasurvey,onmanagingasuccessfulcareer.Byearly2012,2,369peoplehadstarteditand1,922hadcompletedit.81%completionrate.
"Ifyouwantasuccessfulcareerinlibrarianship‑orjustaboutanythingelse‑youhavetomanageit.Youcan'tsitbackpassivelyandletthingshappentoyou.Youhavetobeproactiveandfigureoutwhatyouwant;whereyouwanttobein2,5,or10years;andwhatitwilltaketogetthere.Thenstartworkingonit."
‑‑JanetC.
Andthesurveysays...
70%OFAMERICANWORKERSARE“NOTENGAGED”OR
“ACTIVELYDISENGAGED.”
Engagedemployeesworkwithpassionandfeelaprofoundconnectiontotheircompany.
NotEngagedemployeesareessentially“checkedout.”Puttingtime—butnotenergyorpassion—intotheirwork.
ActivelyDisengagedemployeesaren’tjustunhappyatwork;they’rebusyactingouttheirunhappiness.
StateoftheAmericanWorkplaceReport,2013.Gallupmeasuresemployeeengagementbasedonworkers’responsestoitsQ12survey,whichconsistsof12actionableworkplaceelementswithprovenlinkstoperformanceoutcomes.Download.
AudienceQuestions:
YoumayrespondatPollEv.com/libcareerwhenthepresenterpushesthispoll--oruseyoursmartphonetoTextaCODEto37607.
Question1
Question2
Question3
“Networkingisbothanartandascience.Butintheend–networkingshouldbefun,excitingandarewardingapproachtoadvancement.Themoreyounetwork–withapositiveoutlook–themoreyouwilllearn.Andifyou’realwayslearning,youaregrowingandthusdevelopingyourself.”
‑"7ReasonsNetworkingCanBeaProfessional DevelopmentBootCamp."GlennLlopis,
Forbes.com
“Liveasifyouweretodietomorrow.Learnasifyou
weretoliveforever.”―Mahatma
Gandhi
“Studyhardwhatinterestsyouthemostinthemostundisciplined,irreverent
andoriginalmanner
possible.”
―RichardP.Feynman
Therearetimestostayput,andwhatyouwantwillcometoyou,andtherearetimestogooutintotheworldandfindsuchathingforyourself.
‑LemonySnicket,Horseradish
SurveyResponsestotheQuestion"What'stheBestThingaboutCollaboration?
KnowingthatIamnotalonewithmydilemma,thatIcancallonothersfortheirexpertise,whichincreasesmyself‑confidence
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Itcanopendoorsforfunding‑‑poolingofresources•DifferentpointsofviewandpeoplewhomightseethingsthatIamsimplyoverlooking
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I'veparticipatedinsomegrouppresentationsandwritingprojectsthatIneverwouldhavedaredonmyown
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Projectsdevelopedwithotherstendtohavebetteroutcomesandmorestayingpower
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AustinKleon,authorofStealLikeanArtist,andShowYourWork
Thebestadviceisnottowritewhatyouknow,it’stowritewhatyoulike.Writethekindofstoryyoulikebest—writethestoryyouwanttoread.Thesameprincipleappliestoyourlifeandyourcareer.
USECONSTRAINTTOFUELCREATIVEACTION:Givenachoice,mostofuswouldofcoursepreferalittlemorebudget,alittlemorestaff,andalittlemoretime.Butconstraintscanspurcreativityandinciteaction,aslongasyouhavetheconfidencetoembracethem.
‑CreativeConfidence,p.126.
Whatweknowmattersbutwhowearemattersmore.
―BrenéBrown,DaringGreatly.
Thethingis,youneverreallystartover.Youdon'tlosealltheworkthat'scomebefore.Evenifyoutrytotossitaside,thelessonsyou'velearnedfromitwill
seepintowhatyoudonext.‑AustinKleon,ShowYourWork.
AudienceQuestion:
YoumayrespondatPollEv.com/libcareerwhenthepresenterpushesthispoll--oruseyoursmartphonetoTextaCODEto37607.Question4
Creating a Professional DevelopmentPlan
If you don't takeresponsibility for the
success of yourcareer, who will?
• Reflect• journal, organize, synthesize
• Gain self -awareness• satisfaction, engagement
• Seek outside input• supervisor, mentor, peers
• Develop action steps• update resume, seek a mentor, attend conferences,
enroll in courses, join discussion groups...• Set longer term goals
• 3 years, 5 years -- look at the bigger picture