Whether you are in a job that you enjoy or are feeling a bit stale or stuck in, adopting some of the following career management strategies will help you gain momentum:
Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow. Robert Kiyosaki
1) Take a pro-active stance in being your own career manager. If you are waiting for someone else to spot your talents and capabilities, you could be waiting forever. Become your own career manager and take action.
2) Do a realistic talent audit. Identify your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Get feedback from those close to you at work and home about your strengths and weaknesses. A 360-degree feedback exercise can be very helpful here. Building on your strengths, especially ones you enjoy, is vital but take in areas for development as well. If 5 out of 6 people are stating that you need to pay attention to your listening skills, they can’t all be wrong and this clearly points to the need for developmental action on your part.
3) Have your own vision and goals of what you want out of this job. Have a few goals that will happen as part of the job rather than having to do something extra. For example, “ I want to increase my network of people who may be good mentors for me in the future. I will do this by …..(action) …..developing and maintaining good relations with my manager, workmates and customers.” (more…)