1.5 - About University

❑❑❑❑Not finding a coachor mentorIndecision aboutcareerNot finding theright fit or jobNot settling into aprofession❑❑❑❑Lack ofinterpersonal skillsGetting stuck in arole versus a resultsmind-setLack of people skillsInability to dealwith ambiguity❑Scarcity mind-set(not sharinginformation, theneed to be right,competing forrecognition)❑❑Lack of influencewith keystakeholders andsignificant industryleadersUnwillingness orinability to usepowerH OW TO USE THIS LEADERSHIP TOOL“To move from one stage to the next, individuals must demonstrate competence in performing the functionsinherent in the next stage. In this sense, career development is an individual responsibility. However, organizationscan do a great deal to either aid or hinder individual development efforts. Company policies and practiceshave the potential to substantially affect an employee’s ability to work out a satisfying career.”—Gene Dalton and Paul Thompson, NOVATIONSToo often, people think of careers in terms of specific jobs or levels of responsibility within anorganization. However, career success is ultimately about the level of one’s own development(technical, interpersonal, intellectual, emotional, and so on), not about a specific job or a givenlevel of management responsibility.Use this tool to rethink the traditional approach to career planning, and to develop newinsights into planning your career or coaching others to do the same. Pay particular attentionto Stage 3 (Group/team leader). This is the most basic leadership stage and includes a mind-setof achieving satisfaction through helping others to achieve results, and through seeing othersdevelop and succeed as professionals.WEB WORKSHEETThink of your own career or the career of another person and answer these questions.1. Looking at the stage checklists, at what career stage is the person primarily working at the present time?2. What career stage would you like the person to achieve within the next _____ years?[☛ 3.2 Sigmoid Curve]3. What characteristics does the person already exhibit for succeeding at the next career stage? (Be as specific aspossible.)422 SECTION 13 TOOLS FOR LEADING PERFORMANCE