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© 2014 www.businessevolution.co All rights reserved. Helping organizations improve performance Taking Ownership of your Career Sarah Coleman FAPM & Non-Executive Director, APM Director, Business Evolution Ltd

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“Taking Ownership of Your Career” was given as part of the 21st Anniversary of Women in Project Management by Sarah Coleman, Fellow and Non-Executive Director of the APM, on 6 November 2014. Organisations are increasingly expecting individuals to take responsibility for developing their own careers. Technical knowledge is an "entry level" requirement for promotion, whether you choose to continue in an expert function or make the move into a more general executive position. What else do you need? How can you plan the next steps in your career, and identify what you need to do to get there?

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Taking Ownership of your Career

Sarah ColemanFAPM & Non-Executive Director, APMDirector, Business Evolution Ltd

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Early career: Software developer, business analyst, project

manager, programme director

Current: Change, Project, Programme & Portfolio

Management Consultant Leadership & Executive coach & mentor Trainer & developer Visiting Senior Fellow, Lincoln University

(Organizational Strategy & Business Growth) Fellow and Non-Executive Director Association

for Project Management Guest speaker at conferences, seminars &

business schools Published “Dealing with Power and Politics” for

“Business Analysis & Leadership” Kogan Page Co-authoring “Project Leadership” (3rd edition)

for Gower. Due out 2015.

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“….. why should I be interested?”

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why should I be interested?

According to LinkedIn4,853,578 results for Project Manager (worldwide)

431,043 Project Manager (UK)o Lloyds Banking Group 3690o Royal Bank of Scotland 2389o HSBC 2096o Hewlett Packard 2013o Network Rail 1901

397,489 results for Programme Manager (UK)297,087 results for Portfolio Manager (UK)

..… so why are you here?

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how far do you want to go …..

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41% of UK PM practitioners have a career development plan

51% of UK PM practitioners don’t understand how good they actually are

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evolution of the employee …..

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?

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What does career success mean to

you?(not everyone wants to do

what you want to!)

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discuss:

I define my career success as ….

I describe my personal brand as …..

I’m the only person in the room who ……

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"Ability is what you're capable of doing.

Motivation determines what you do.

Attitude determines how well you do it."

Lout Holtz, USA Football Coach

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self-promotion: arrogance or demonstrating your value?

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step up, stand out …..

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step up, stand out …..

How can you “step up and stand out”?

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getting to leadership ……

“ ….. to make the transition successfully, executives must navigate a tricky set of changes in their leadership focus and skills

….. seven seismic shifts. “

Specialist GeneralistAnalyst IntegratorTactician StrategistBricklayer ArchitectProblem solver Agenda setterWarrior DiplomatSupporting cast member Lead role.

“How Managers Become Leaders” Michael D. Watkins, Harvard Business Review, June 2012

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IQ: 120 EQ: 0

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emotional intelligence …..• the capacity for recognizing your own feelings &

those of others, managing emotions well in ourselves & in our relationships.

www.danielgoleman.info

• core concept self-awareness: – having an accurate understanding of how you

behave– how other people perceive you– recognizing how you respond to others– being sensitive to your feelings– intents & general communication style at any

given moment– being able to accurately disclose this

awareness to others

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the 5 components of EQ at work …..Definition Demonstrated by

Self-Awareness

The ability to recognize & understand your moods, emotions & drives as well as their effect on others

Self-confidence, realistic self-assessment, self-depreciating sense of humour

Self-Regulation

The ability to control or redirect disruptive impulses & moodsThe propensity to suspend judgement: to think before acting

Trustworthiness & integrityComfort with ambiguityOpenness to change

Motivation A passion to work for reasons that go beyond money or statusA propensity to pursue goals with energy & persistence

Strong drive to achieveOptimism, even in the face of failureOrganizational commitment

Empathy The ability to understand the emotional makeup of other peopleSkill in treating people according to their emotional reactions

Expertise in building & retaining talentCross-cultural sensitivityService to clients & customers

Social Skill Proficiency in managing relationships & building networksAn ability to find common ground & build rapport

Effectiveness in leading changePersuasivenessExpertise in building & leading teams

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born to power?

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Traditional: Power is based on position within the

hierarchy in the organization Legitimate authority & delegated power “Command & control”.

The new reality: Increasing demands to become leaner

(downsizing, restructuring, reducing levels of hierarchy)

New rules of engagement: relational, fluid, collaborative

More reliance on soft skills: networking, collaboration, influencing, relationship building etc.

traditional vs the new reality …..

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what holds us back …..

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qualifications, accreditations …..

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Coach, mentor or sponsor?

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the power of role models ……

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Project manage your career & influence the outcome

No room for modesty Develop your brand Perfection – or good enough? Recognize your issues What got you to this point ….. If you don’t ask ….. Identify & exploit your power & influence Identify role models Find a coach/mentor/sponsor Network, network, network.

a smart way to design your career …..

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Source: Vanessa Randle, thinkingvisually Ltd, for the 2014 National Conference & 21st Anniversary of Women in Project Management

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Direct:o Qualifications, accreditations, recognitiono Influence: networks, contactso Experience : career, industry sectors, roles, responsibilities

Indirect:o Mentoring otherso Joining, and active involvement in, professional bodieso Networking inside & outside worko Volunteering in work o Publications: white papers, blogs, books, research, etco Speaking: seminars, conferences, events, webinars, presentations,

interviews, etc

what’s my unique-ness ……

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discuss:

What will you start doing? What will you stop doing? What will you continue doing? What will you consider doing?

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thank you …..

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