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HOW TO
ASSURE YOUR CAREER SUCCESS

Don Andersson

Equipping yourself for business leadership success has never been more critical. Once upon a time individuals assumed job security. Today, that assumption is folly. Latest studies indicate that throughout our professional careers, each of us will have ten or twelve different positions. Job security exists only in memory. What's needed is a discipline to help us become professionally secure as we continuously step up to the next level of our success potential. This "How To" tool will refocus your thinking, help you recognize the one critical mind set shift upon which career success potential depends and then describe specific actions you must take to assure your career success. Use this free human resources business leadership development career success tool and learn how to: take three steps critical to assure your career leadership success, differentiate yourself from others, define your value as a resource - in one sentence, discover what your customers really need from you, ask and respond to questions that will position you as indispensable, identify key interpersonal skills you need for leadership success, assess the next steps you need to take, take charge of your future success. We have little opportunity to hit our success target if we aren't aimed in the right direction.

ASSURE YOUR CAREER SUCCESS

You and I may remember table conversations from our youth that assumed one could spend her or his entire career with a single company. Experience has understandably caused us to disavow that possibility. Current studies indicate, on average, each of us will have ten or twelve different positions throughout our professional careers. There is no job security!   "Whether you are part of the airline industry, a consumer products organization, or a financial institution like I am," said human resources director Tom Jacobson, "it's a mad scramble. What we desperately need are career success skills." The reality of bouncing between multiple interim assignments and across transition wastelands is a significant challenge that will not go away if you persist in doing things as usual. To take advantage of opportunities being generated by the dynamics of today's marketplace will require you to think differently, replace certain assumptions and take new approaches. If you have decided to invest your effort in assuring your career success, please take a few moments to assess your current situation.

Statement Yes No My current skills are sufficient to take advantage of new opportunities. I have defined and can clearly articulate my technical, interpersonal and team participation skill set. I have identified technical skills which I must learn. I have identified interpersonal skills which I must learn. I have identified team participation skills which I must learn. I have identified my interpersonal skills that need polishing. I have identified my team participation skills that need polishing. I have a current year written plan, including specific learning objectives, to develop my career success potential. I have identified and registered or ordered tapes, books, workshops, seminars and conventions to enhance my personal / professional development. The appropriate coach / mentor can help me step up to my potential. When I attend a convention or workshop I set specific learning objectives for myself. After I have attended a convention or workshop, I review my participation and accomplishments against the learning objectives I set before attending. I have made a specific financial commitment to personally invest in my own professional development this calendar year. It would be helpful if I were more focused and persistent in developing my skills and talents.