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A Model for Career Change

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Career Change – Principles for Success

• Quite often organisations and individuals desire change and talk about change but are haven’t fully signed up to workload required to make the change.

• For a career change to be successful a number of components need to be in place:

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Career Change – Adapting Existing Change Tools

• John Kotter, Professor of Leadership at Harvard Business School introduced an 8 step change process in his 1995 book - Leading Change.

• With slight modification this change roadmap can be successfully applied to Career Change so that an individual’s objectives can be achieved.


Career Change - Kotter’s 8 Step Change Model

1. Establish a sense of urgency

2. Create a guiding coalition

3. Develop a vision and strategy

4. Communicate the vision

5. Empower broad based action

6. Generate short term wins

7. Consolidate gains

8. Anchor the change


Career Change - Modified 8 Step Change Model

1. Establish a sense of urgency

2. Create a guiding coalition

3. Develop a vision and strategy

4. Communicate and network

5. Deal with obstacles

6. Generate short term wins

7. Consolidate gains

8. Anchor the change


Applying the Kotter’s Model to Career Change

1. Establish A Sense of Urgency

How important is this change to me? What are the consequences of not changing? Am I really committed to making a change?


2. Create a Guiding Coalition

Who do I need to discuss my thoughts with?

Family

Friends

Bank etc.

What support will I need to see a career change through?

Professional

Financial

Family



3. Develop a Vision and Strategy

What are my career options?

What is most suited to my skills, experience, interests?

What role/s, sector, organisation, industry

Is the vision realistic and achievable?

How am I going to make it happen

- what are the steps I need to take?- what skills, training and education do I need to acquire?




4. Communicate and Network

Who do I need to start talking to?

How can I build my network in this career field ?

What informational interviews do I need to conduct ?

What events do I need to attend?

How can social media assist with my networking activities ?



5. Deal with Obstacles

What are the obstacles I need to overcome?

What is preventing me from meeting my goals?

How do I keep on track?



6. Generate Short Term Wins

What short term goals do I need to achieve?

Creating and achieving short term goals can keep motivation high

Monitor progress against career change plan

Celebrate achievements to date



7. Consolidate Gains

The Career Change road is not an easy option and progress needs to be built on

Don’t take the foot off the pedal because you have made the change

Get feedback from employer or colleagues or customers (if self employment option chosen)

Keep your network informed on progress



8. Anchor the Change

Now that you have made the change, how do you make it stick?

- Continue to acquire relevant skills

- Keep up to date with what is happening in the sector/industry

- Work on bringing added value to the role


For further information, please contact:

Tony Roe

Torc Consulting Group

4 Lower Pembroke Street

Dublin 2

Ph : +353-1-6623020

www.torc.ie

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