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FINDING SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENTFINDING SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT

CAREER DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE FOR THE 21THE 21STST CENTURY CENTURY

Peggy G. HutchesonPresident, The Odyssey Group, Inc.

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OUTCOMES.

In this session you will:

• Analyze some of your most important skills and values

• Examine the “Payoffs from Work” that are most important to you.

• Identify your Career Orientation.• Differentiate between success and fulfillment.

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“If you give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.”

- Ancient Proverb

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BETTER THAN OK

• What do you say when someone asks about working for the company where you work (or have worked)?

• What are you looking for from your work?

• What makes a company an “employer of choice” for you?

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY THEY WANT AT WORK

• Opportunities to contribute and use talents - a challengeOpportunities to contribute and use talents - a challenge• People who care about me as a personPeople who care about me as a person• ““Competent” supervisorsCompetent” supervisors• Opportunities to grow, learn, and developOpportunities to grow, learn, and develop• Employee-friendly environmentsEmployee-friendly environments

• Socially responsible organizationsSocially responsible organizations

• Fun!Fun!

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A REAL PROFESSIONAL

Think of one time (preferably at work, but other situations are OK) when you felt really good about what you were doing or had just done.

1. What were you doing?

2. What information or expertise was required?

3. Who else was involved (if anyone)? How were they involved?

4. What makes this stand out? Why is it memorable?

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WHAT YOU BRING TO WORK

1. Knowledge, skills, attributes –

competence2. Preferences in

work environment, style of supervision, challenges - values

3. Interests – People, data, things, ideas

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A COMPETENCY IS. . .

A skill, knowledge area, or A skill, knowledge area, or attribute which - when attribute which - when

applied with excellence - applied with excellence - leads to higher performance leads to higher performance

and goal attainment.and goal attainment.

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PAYOFFS FROM WORK

• Draw 5 cards• Prioritize these cards from Most

Important to Least Important• Trade as many as you wish, trying

to get the “best hand” you can.• Look through all cards to improve

your hand.

What aspects of the work and work environment are most important to you?

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SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT

Success: The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted. Accomplishment.

Fulfillment: To develop the full potential of something. A sense of satisfaction and personal gratification.

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SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT

Success

High Low

Fulfillment

High Low

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CAREER ORIENTATIONS

1. Getting Ahead

2. Getting Secure

3. Getting Free

4. Getting Challenged

5. Getting Balanced

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ALIGNMENT

Alignment includes:Competencies

ValuesInterests

Goals

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YOUR RIGHT

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.

Ben Franklin