CONTEMPLATING LEAVING?

Charita Branscomb

CVC, NCMA

12 Mar 2013

OBJECTIVES Identify reasons for leaving your job Identify key beliefs of successful people Identify criteria for self-assessment Devise a plan of execution

MY NAME IS LUCA Acquisition Professional National Special Gov’t Agency, 15 yrs GS-12, non-supervisory Small Purchases, 12yrs

YOU REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME

(I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION People become dissatisfied with their jobs when there is a lack of:Purpose – Not knowing what tasks needs

to be accomplished

Direction – No clear directions given on how to accomplish the tasks

Motivation – Lack of passion for performing the tasks

MOVIN’ ON

I BELIEVE I CAN FLY… Four Key Beliefs of Successful People

I have succeeded I can succeed I will succeed I choose to succeed

…MAYBE NOT! Our beliefs make us superstitious.

A specific activity that is followed by a positive reinforcement is actually the cause of that positive reinforcement.

HELLO AGAIN Acquisition Professional National Special Gov’t Agency, 15 yrs GS-12, non-supervisory Small Purchases, 12yrs

SPINNING WHEEL Self Assessment

Does Luca have skills/traits employers ARE looking for?

Does Luce have the skills/traits that employers AREN’T looking for?

SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME ATTITUDE

Positive TraitsNegative Traits

COMMUNICATIONStrong Weak

WORK ETHICSelf StarterLacks Initiative

TEAM WORKPositive ImpactNegative Impact

YOU GOT ME GOING IN CIRCLES Acquisition Professional National Special Gov’t Agency, 15 yrs GS-12, non-supervisory Small Purchases, 12yrs

IF YOU STAY Accept the known

Promotion opportunitiesFiscal environmentWorkforce/Workload

Successful career professionals know how to leave the past behind them and look forward to their goal.

BREAK AWAY Seek Other Opportunities

Internal / ExternalChange career fieldMake a geographical change

If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got!

CONCLUSION Luca nor you have to spend a life time in

an unfulfilling job. Conduct a realistic self-assessment Devise a plan and stick with it

SOURCES

Bureau of Labor Statistics – www.bls.gov State of the America Workplace Report

2013- www.gallup.com The Twelve Essential Laws for Becoming

Indispensible by Dr. Tony Weiss What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

by Marshall Goldsmith Forbes Magazine http://www.forbes.com/

SONG TITLES & ARTISTS My Name is Luca- Suzanne Vega You Really Got a Hold On Me – Smokey Robinson and

the Miracles I Can’t Get No Satisfaction – Rolling Stones I’m Movin On – Rascal Flatts I Believe I Can Fly – R.Kelly Maybe Not – Cat Power Hello Again – Neil Diamond Spinning Wheel – Blood, Sweat, & Tears Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell You Got Me Going in Circles- Friends of Distinction If You Stay – Backstreet Boys Break Away – Kelly Clarkson

LASTLY!

Keep your THOUGHTS positive because your THOUGHTS become your WORDS.

Keep your WORDS positive because your WORDS become your BEHAVIOR.

Keep your BEHAVIOR positive because your BEHAVIOR become your HABITS.

Keep your HABITS positive because your HABITS become your VALUES.

Keep your VALUES positive because your VALUES become your DESTINY.

–Mahatma Ghandi