Career advancement and development

by Toronto Training and HR

May 2013

CONTENTS 5-7 What’s important to me?8-9 Common fallacies10-11 Building strong relationships12-13 Pinpointing who can help you14-15 Expanding your network16-17 Champion of your own career18-19 How to be the best and get noticed20-21 Getting in on the radar of headhunters22-23 Auto-analytics24-25 Drill26-27 International differences28-29 Other types of workers 30-31 The climbing wall32-33 Dealing with conflict34-35 Assessing value36-37 Creating a career campaign plan38-39 Managing up40-42 Your distinct natural attributes (DNA)43-45 Advancing your career in HR46-48 Questions to ask

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Introduction

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Introduction to Toronto Training and HR

Toronto Training and HR is a specialist training and human resources consultancy headed by Timothy Holden 10 years in banking10 years in training and human resourcesFreelance practitioner since 2006The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR are:

Training event designTraining event deliveryReducing costs, saving time plus improving employee engagement and moraleServices for job seekers

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What’s important to me?

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What’s important to me? 1 of 2

• Family• Social and community• Spiritual• Physical• Material• Avocational• Career

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What’s important to me? 2 of 2

QUESTIONS• Who do I want to be in this

part of my life?• How much do I want to

experience this dimension?• Given that I have a finite

amount of time, energy and resources how important is this dimension relative to the others?

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Common fallacies

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Common fallacies

• Hard-work fallacy• Smarts fallacy• Magnification fallacy• Passion fallacy• “Wishing will make it so”

fallacy

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Building strong relationships

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Building strong relationships• Social media• Face to face

• Practice makes perfect

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Pinpointing who can help you

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Pinpointing who can help you• Draw a power map• Figure out what you can

offer people• Make a list of the groups

you should join

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Expanding your network

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Expanding your network• What are the long-term trends

affecting the industry?• Skills and expertise organizations are

looking for• What are good sources of

information?• Who are the recruiters active in the

industry• What are the fastest growing areas of

the business• Competition in Toronto? Ontario?• In this sector, which career areas are

in greatest demand?

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Champion of your own career

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Champion of your own career• Grow and develop• Managing upwards• Network of relationships

and credibility• Feedback• Secret to success

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How to be the best and get noticed

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How to be the best and get noticed

• Do what you love• Maintain a positive attitude• Make your boss look good

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Getting in on the radar of head-hunters

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Getting in on the radar of head-hunters

• Understand the market• Walk the talk• Take the direct approach• Build a relationship• Get recommended• Go public• Create an online profile• Play a straight bat

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Auto-analytics

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Auto-analytics

• The physical self• The thinking self• The emotional self

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Drill

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Drill

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International differences

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International differences• A career for a life• Perpetual job searches• Benefits of multiple

employers• Demand• Opportunity for promotion• Perception of employee

bargaining strength

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Other types of differences

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Other types of differences• Skill sets• Generational

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The climbing wall

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The climbing wall• Wisdom One, Two, Three

and Four • Don’t climb the wall for

others• Don’t direct others to

specific foot or hand-holds• Don’t assume and behave

as though everyone should plant a flag at the top

• Don’t leave them hanging there alone

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Dealing with conflict

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Dealing with conflict• Embrace it• Face it• Have a break• Mediate• Use body language• Prevent it• Watch yourself• Know your enemy• Apologize

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Assessing value

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Assessing value

• Where do your options fall on the needs-wants spectrum?

• What are the investment and opportunity costs?

• Can you make a trade?• Are the potential benefits

worth the costs?• Can you pursue your most

important objectives sequentially?

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Creating a career campaign plan

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Creating a career campaign plan• Choose your milestones• Take inventory• Target influential people• Court the votes

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Managing up

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Managing up

• Communicate your current workload

• Ask for help• Request resources• Determine the quality of

completion

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Your distinct natural attributes (DNA)

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Your distinct natural attributes (DNA) 1 of 2

• Strengths• Weaknesses• Personality• Preferences• Virtues• Vulnerabilities• Style

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Your distinct natural attributes (DNA) 2 of 2

• Finding your strengths• Finding your areas for

improvement

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Advancing your career in HR

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Advancing your career in HR 1 of 2• What is your organization

looking for?• What are the table stakes?• What stage is your career

at, so what do you need to focus on today?

• What do you need to develop for tomorrow?

• How do you build depth and breadth?

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Advancing your career in HR 2 of 2KEY CAPABILITIES• Consulting• Delivery• Commercial• Thinking• Toughness

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Questions to ask

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Questions to ask 1 of 2PART ONE• How do you define career

success for yourself?• What kind of work do you

want to be doing?• What do you want to

achieve?• What talents do you yearn

to leverage or activate?

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Questions to ask 2 of 2PART TWO• Where do you see yourself

in two, five and ten years?• What do you want to be

doing?• How do you want to be

doing it?• With whom and under what

circumstances?

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Conclusion and questions

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Conclusion and questions

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