CDAA conference 2009 - Career Growth and Development

Monday, April 20, 2009

Career Growth and Development> > ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN > >

Practical tools to assist the student, adult & employee

CDAA Conference 2009 - Presented by Nigel Phillips© 2009


This Workshop

3 Insights & 3 Distinctions Fragmentation Reality Construct Signposts

Patterns Motivation Learning

Four Tools Defining the Problem Hierarchy of Ideas Cartesian LogicWDEP System

Finishing Thoughts

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Insight 1: Fragmentation


Distinction #1

An adult is a child in a big body...> > > > > > >

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a) Career-life integration not fragmentation

b) The simplicity of childhood becomes the complexity of adulthood

c) Learning is the key to working with clientele across the life-span


Insight 2: Reality Construct


REALITY CONSTRUCT

Information Management

2 Million Bits of info hit the human neurology every second!

We process 134 bits per second

We Delete, Distort and Generalize

Our REALITY is a construct of what we pay attention to…


Our brain is the quality control system that gets us what we want

To sort information we use two filters or questions...

Two Filters

1. Meaning Filter – “What does this mean?” (is it useful?)

2. Action Filter – “What should I do? (embrace it or reject it?)

REALITY CONSTRUCT


Distinction #2

Information is overwhelming and so our quality of life depends upon what we pay attention to.

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a) To make things easy we transfer conscious activity to our unconscious mind

b) Here we fail to learn from the feedback life gives us and so we repeat the patterns

c) We become stuck because we gather lots of evidence to support our reality.


Insight 3: Signposts

STOPSTRESSING

BELIEVEIN

YOURSELFLOVE

YOURSELF

DOTHE

HARDSTUFFFIRST

DON’TGIVEUP -EVER


Signposts

Life is a great teacher – but the teacher only arrives when the student is ready...

Every emotion we experience is a gift.

The gift is that emotion tells us when we are off purpose

For most of us we respond to emotion in 3 ways:

1. Wallow

2. Blame

3. Learn


Distinction #2

Problems in our career-life show up because of deficiencies, imbalances or conflicts in our ability to deal effectively with information.

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a) Problems occur because of the boundary conditions around our understanding.

b) Learning is the key to career-life success.

c) The only way to assist someone to learn (child or adult) is to be “invited” into their internal world.


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We can’t make kids do anything.

We can’t make ANYONE do ANYTHING.

The best way we can get people to make positive choices about their career-life is to be welcomed into their internal world as their coach.

This will only happen if they value their relationship with us.

Influencing Learning


Patterns...


PatternsBehaviour is purposeful when it takes us closer towards our goals.

To understand patterns:

1. Fold your arms:

a) Which arm is on top – right or left?

2. Clasp your hands:

b) Which thumb is on top – right or left?

3. Now clasp your hands so the other thumb is on top – notice how it feels:

c) Natural or Weird!

Our patterns (neurological) are like sheep tracks in our head and we follow them unconsciously believing they are true.

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Patterns #1: Motivation Style

Only two things motivate us:

1. Pain 2. Pleasure

Life becomes a process of reducing pain and increasing pleasure… Hence:

a) We move away from things we PERCEIVE as painful

b) We move towards things we PERCEIVE as pleasurable


Patterns #2: Learning

There are two broad elements in learning:

1. Predisposing 2. PrecipitatingOur unique compliment of:

IntelligenceAbilityInnate skillsTalent

Our unique compliment of:

Personal BehavioursSelf beliefLocus of controlSeeking help

Classroom BehavioursTime on taskAvoiding distractionsBeing interested

Homework BehavioursSelf ManagementPersistenceMotivation

See www.careersfasttrack.com for the Learn-ability Assessment


Patterns #2: Learning

The pattern is that:

If we lack any of the Precipitating factors in learning we start to believe that we lack the Predisposing factors to learn - intelligence or ability.

This sets up learning patterns across our life time.

See www.careersfasttrack.com for the Learn-ability Skills Report and set your kids up for life-long learning success.


1. Defining the...


Defining the ProblemA problem is....> > > > > > >

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Where is the solution to the problem....


Defining the Problem

There are two elements in a stated problem:

• The presenting problem

• The actual problem

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To get to the actual problem you ask:

• Help me understand “Why” is that a problem for you?

• Ask 3-4 more times after they say “I don’t know”

• This moves them beyond the boundary conditions of their problem


Hierarchy of Ideas


Hierarchy of IdeasAbstraction versus Specificity> > > > > > >

> > > > > > >Inductive Learning / ThinkingPerception

SmallPictureUp

Deductive Learning / ThinkingPerception

BigPictureDown


Chunking UP and Chunking DOWN

Chunk up

Chunk down

What is this an example of?For what purpose?What is your intention?

What are examples of this?What specifically…?


Chunking UP and Chunking DOWN Example

CAR

What is this an example of?For what purpose?What is your intention?

What are examples of this?What specifically…?

Holden

Commodore

Wheels & Engine

Tires, Hub Caps, Pistons

Steel, Paint, Rubber

Molecules

Travel

Transport

Freedom

Fun, ExcitementSpirituality

God


Cartesian Logic


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If A then B If A not B

If not A not BIf not A then B


Cartesian Logic - example

Advanced Questioning Patterns...

Problem – I don’t know if I should quit this job?

A-B: What would happen if you quit?

A/B: What would happen if you didn’t quit?

/A-B: What wouldn’t happen if you did quit?

/A/B: What wouldn’t happen if you didn’t quit?


WDEP System


WDEP – A System to Promote Change...

W Want

D Doing and Direction

E Evaluation

P Planning

What do you want to be and do? What “pictures” are in your future? What is your extraordinary?

What do you see yourself doing? Where are you doing it?

Does your present behavior have a reasonable chance of getting you what you want? What specifically do you need to do?

“SAMIC”


WDEP – A System to Promote Change...

S Simple: Easy to understand, specific and concrete

A Attainable: Within the capacities and motivation of the client

M Measurable: Are the changes observable and helpful?

I Immediate & Involved: What can be done today? What can you do?

C Controlled: Can you do this by yourself or will you be dependent on others?


This Workshop

3 Insights & 3 Distinctions Fragmentation Reality Construct Signposts

Patterns Motivation Learning

Four Tools Defining the Problem Hierarchy of Ideas Cartesian LogicWDEP System

Finishing Thoughts

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Career Counselling Curriculum

The Education Career Development Project

8.Third Age Client Project8.Delivery & Design

Project8Private Practice Project8Organisation Project

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THE PROJECT

Program Planning+

Implement & Evaluate 7.

Change Readiness+

Implementation7.

Client Issues+

Overcoming Barriers7

Business Planning+

Marketing & Growth7

Resource Selection+

Implement & Evaluate

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Program Resources +

Delivery Models6.

Self-Help Facilitation+

Exploring Options6.

Manage Process+

Models of Service6

Service Define+

Establishment6

Program Planning+

Program Elements6.

The Education Context+

Student Issues5.

Coaching Models

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Govt Programs

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Private Reality

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Orgs in Transition +

Separation/Outplacement

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Study Stream ECareer Development in

Education Settings

Study Stream DCareer-Life Coaching Third

Age Clients

Study Stream CCareer Case Management

Study Stream BCareer Management &

Private Practice

Study Stream ACareer Management in

Organisations

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT – GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Transition Coaching + Job Hunt Essentials4.

The Helping Process + Counselling Skills3.

Assessment Tools + Client Management Systems (THE CAREER COUNSELLING AND COACHING WORKSHOP)2.

The New Labour Market + Career Development Theory1.

CAREER SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION – GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT

If you require accredited qualifications – consider the following Grad Cert or Grad Dip in Career Development. If you are already qualified and just want the tools – consider the 2 Day Coaching Workshop To register www.careerlifecollege.com )


For any questions relating to this workshopNigel Phillips (Managing Director)

Careers Fast Track

Suite 109 370 St Kilda Road

MELBOURNE VICTORIA 3004 AUSTRALIA

E: [email protected]

W: www.careersfasttrack.com and www.careerlifecollege.com

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