Career Development Plan
Ada Yu
LDRS432OLSU21.pptxLDRS 432: Building Leaders II Vocation and Career Planning
SUMMER 2021
Introductions
What is your name?
Where are you from?
What did you play when you were a child?
Syllabus
Identity – Purpose – Direction (kush & kim, 2004)
identity
Why is self-awareness important?
“Self-awareness is key to becoming an authentic leader” (George, 2007, p. 67).
Find the right role
Increase self-confidence
Be consistent
Connect with others
Complementary skills
How?
Pay attention to yourself
Take time to reflect
Self-assessments
And remember…”Self-awareness is only half of the challenge. You still have to accept yourself” (p. 82).
Ingredients
Ingredients of Identity
Personality
Interests
Skills
Values
Strengths/Gifts
Passions
Life Experiences
Personality
We are born with our personalities. They shape our thoughts, feelings, and behaviour and inform our interactions with others. There are many way to measure personality…
Where do you get your energy?
What information do you pay attention to?
Do you make decisions with your head or your heart?
Do you prefer a structured plan or do you prefer spontaneity?
Interests
Hobbies, interests, activities that we are drawn to. Interests can be related to career, but not necessarily.
Values
Values defined…
Strongly held beliefs that guide or motivate our attitudes and actions. They help us determine what is important to us.
What are YOUR values?
Core Values List (from jamesclear.com)
Authenticity
Achievement
Adventure
Authority
Autonomy
Balance
Beauty
Boldness
Compassion
Challenge
Citizenship
Community
Competency
Contribution
Creativity
Curiosity
Determination
Fairness
Faith
Fame
Friendships
Fun
Growth
Happiness
Honesty
Humor
Influence
Inner Harmony
Justice
Kindness
Knowledge
Leadership
Learning
Love
Loyalty
Meaningful Work
Openness
Optimism
Peace
Pleasure
Poise
Popularity
Recognition
Religion
Reputation
Respect
Responsibility
Security
Self-Respect
Service
Spirituality
Stability
Success
Status
Trustworthiness
Wealth
Wisdom
Skills
The ability to do something well.
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS (“portable”) - a set of abilities that are relevant and useful in many different areas of life and applicable in many settings
HARD SKILLS - require specific knowledge and training (language skills, ability to code, bookkeeping)
SOFT SKILLS - self-developed attributes acquired through experience (communication skills, character traits, leadership)
Strengths
According to Clifton and Buckingham (authors of Strengthfinders)…
TALENT x INVESTMENT = STRENGTH
pASSIONS
Life Experiences
Ingredients of Identity
Personality
Interests
Skills
Values
Strengths/Gifts
Passions
Life Experiences
To Do:
Participation: Ingredients of Identity Handout submit via Dropbox
Read DYL: Chapters 1-2
Reflection #1: Due July 15 submit via Dropbox
Have a great week!!
