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SMART Career Coaching Guide!Career Coaching & Mentoring: Looking Within

DR. PENINA MUNGANIA LAM

© 2015 ELEARNING INNOVATORS, INC.

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Learning Outcomes By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Evaluate your career SITUATION

• Evaluate the 3 key drivers of career decisions

• Conduct a SWOT analysis (your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats)

• Evaluate your vision, mission, attitudes, skills, knowledge and experience that are likely to affect your career decisions and fulfilment

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Describe Your Situation

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Leading Questions

What is your career situation?

What are your environment’s needs?

What are you seeking to change?

What are your vision for yourself?

What is your brand?

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Individual

YOU

Organization

(Employer or Contractor)

Job Market (Society)

Drivers of Career Decisions

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Level 1: Self-Analysis

YOUTHE BRAND

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Level 1: Self-Analysis (YOU)

Manitoba Career planning guide. (n.d.).

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Your Personal Vision

Where to you wish to go?

What do you wish to accomplish?

What does a fulfilling career look like?

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Your AspirationsMission ◦ where you wish to go or your aspirations

Aspiration◦ Strong desire, craving, deep

longing, or aim; ambition

Complete this sentence◦ My professional mission is………

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Your Aspirations◦ What do I aspire to be?

◦ What have I always wished for?

◦ What is my life’s mission?

◦ What am I here on earth for?

◦ What do I envision for myself?

◦ What makes my life and work meaningful?

◦ What do I really love to do?

◦ What do I find myself pulled to?

◦ What keeps coming back to you as worthy to pursue?

◦ What is the one thing that captures my attention daily and for hours?

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Your Values

Values ◦ Values are a person's principles or standards of behavior - one's judgment of what is important in life.

www.dictionary.com

Complete this sentence◦ My values are………

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Your Lifestyle Preferences◦ What are your desired working conditions

◦ What is your geographical preference

◦ What kind of people do you prefer to work with

◦ What do you think you are worth?

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Your Experiences

◦ What special knowledge do you possess?

◦ In what areas have you gained experience?

◦ In which area(s) do you consider yourself an expert?

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SWOT Analysis

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S W

O T

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S = StrengthsStrengths identify the capabilities and assets that make you stand out

Strengths may include: ◦ Superior talent

◦ Intellectual property/patents

◦ Credentials

◦ Your Personality

◦ Strong branding

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Strengths: Portfolio EntrySelf-Assessment Exercise

• What am I good at (talents)?

• What have others told me I am good at?

• What comes naturally to me?

• What keeps coming back to me?

• What do I love to do?

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W = WeaknessesWeaknesses are areas where your brand may not be as strong or inferior to others or where there are resource limitations.

Examples of weaknesses may include:◦ Weak brand = no experience

◦ Poor employee evaluations (from your past employer)

◦ Limited intellectual property

◦ High cost of accessing resources

◦ Limited talent

◦ Low self-esteem

◦ Poor communication skills

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Weaknesses: Portfolio EntrySelf-Assessment Exercise

What are my limits?

What do I know are not my strongest areas?

What have others told me I need to work on or improve?

What do I struggle with at work?

What keeps coming inhibiting me from making progress?

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Develop Your Personal Brand

“Developing your personal brand is essential for the advancement of your career

and development as a leader.”

“Personal branding is no longer an option; it’s a powerful leadership enabler.”

Glenn Llopis, Forbes Contributor

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Reflection & Course Evaluation

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In your learning journal or portfolio, write 3 things that you have learned

as a result of reviewing this module.

1

2

3

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Contact Us

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Coach/author of Virtual Mentoring [email protected]

All rights reserved

Dr. Penina Mungania LameLearning Innovators, Inc.

© 2014

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Photo Creditshttp://www.pixabay.com

License: CC0 Public Domain

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Copies of this book are available via www.amazon.com

Search for “Virtual Mentoring”

Order the eBook

Order a Paperback (in black and white)

How to Order Your Copy

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Connect!

Penina Lam, Ph.D.CEO, eLearning Innovators, Inc.

© 2015

#peninalamhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/peninalam

[email protected]

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How to Cite this Slide Deck – Please Credit the AuthorPlease do provide credit to the author should you wish to cite any of the content cited in this module.

Lam, P.M. (2014). SMART Career Coaching Guide. Retrieved on ****(add date when you accessed module)

from http://www.elearninginnovators.ca

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