1、Career Goal Setting: the How, What, & Why,Session Two of the Fall Series, Managing Your Career,Key Takeaways: Our “Goals” for tonight,What “Goals” are and in particular Career Goals.Why goals are necessary how they help you manage your career “now, and for the rest of your professional career”.How y
2、ou set goals,Goals: What are they?,Varied: There are lots of different types and/or definitions of goalsIndividual: Everyones goals are unique to themComplex: There is no one single right definition or way to experience goals.,GOALS: Definition,“The result or achievement toward which effort is direc
3、ted”-Implies movement; a process a JOURNEY“ an aim an end a terminal point”Implies an endpoint; a final DESTINATION,GOALS Illustration Steps on a Journey,Timeframe,Short Term,Long Term,Win Wimbledon!,Sign up for tennis lessons,Win the GAME,Win the SET,Win the MATCH,Join local tennis team,Perfect my
4、backhand,Win Local Title,Win Regional Title,U.S. champion,GOALS Illustration Steps on a Journey,Timeframe,Short Term,Long Term,C-Suite!,Submit B-school Application,Finish MBA with Honors,Finish 5 years in Strategy Consulting,Get hired by client,Begin with the end in mind,Mapping Out Your Journey,Tim
5、eframe,Short Term,Long Term,C-Suite!,Submit B-school Application,Finish MBA with Honors,Finish 5 years in Strategy Consulting,Get hired by client,But what if I dont know my long term goal?,Mapping Out Your Journey,Timeframe,Short Term,Long Term,Journey Without a Guidepost,Lucky!,Likely,Uh Oh!,Long-t
6、erm Goals: the Specificity Factor,Timeframe,Level of Detail/Specificity,Very Detailed,Very Broad,Short Term,Long Term,CEO of my own wildly successful Private Wealth Management Firm in New York,Senior leadership position in a mid-size company where I have direct influence over company strategy,Do wor
7、k that I feel has meaning I can see where it adds value and people respected me as a leader,I want to earn enough money so that my family can enjoy a comfortable lifestyle,Long-term Goals: How to Set Them,Ask Questions: of yourself and others Whats Inside (Self-Assessment) What is important to me? W
8、hat do I value? Time, Money, Integrity, Altruism, Challenge, Variety, Ethics, etc. How can I find heroism in my work? What is my definition of “hero”. How important are my roots what got me here? What did I want to be when I grew up? What have I enjoyed/learned along the What are my strengths? Weakn
9、esses? How can I leverage strengths and minimize roadblocks?,Long-term Goals: How to Set Them,Ask Questions: of yourself and others Whats Outside (Research) Functions The type of work role to fill Industries Content/context, product/service, customer Culture Nature of the work environment (e.g. coll
10、aborative, lone wolf, matrixed, heirarchical, decision-making process, etc.),Long-term Goals: How to Set Them,Integration: identifying the intersection ofWhats Inside (Self Assessment)withWhats Outside (Research),Long-term Goals: How to Evaluate Them,When you have some idea of the long term goal, as
11、kWhy- am I pursuing this goal?- is this goal appealing to me? How does this- honor my values?- leverage my strengths?- serve what I have learned about myself and whats important? What- keeps me from pursuing this?,Long-term Goals: Other Resources,PT Career Resources Workshop on Self Assessment (Jan)
12、 LCS2 360 Feedback MORS courses (e.g. Managerial Leadership) PT Career Coaches Leadership Coaching course CareerLeader on-line assessment PT Career Resources web site: Self-assessment section Resources section (for research) Plethora of readings/books,Begin with the end in mind Build in interim step
13、s Work back to specific actionsIdeals & Alternatives,Mapping Your Journey: Goals to Actions,Timeframe,Level of Detail/Specificity,Very Detailed,Very Broad,Short Term,Long Term,Interim Goals: How to Set Them,Ask Questions: of yourself and othersWhats possible? Whats necessary? Whats reasonable? How h
14、ave others done this? What are some alternatives? How does this leverage my past? What are possible gaps and how might I bridge them?,Interim Goals: How to Evaluate Them,Ask Why- am I pursuing this goal?- is this goal appealing to me? How does this- honor my values?- leverage my strengths?- serve wh
15、at I have learned about myself and whats important?- get me closer to my longer-term goal? What- keeps me from pursuing this?,Short-term Goals: How to Set Them,Ask Questions: of yourself and othersWhat action can I take today/tomorrow to move in the direction of my next goal?,Short-term Goals: How t
16、o Evaluate Them,Ask How does this get me closer to my next goal? Are they S. M. A. R. T. ?,STOP,Take the first step, then STOP! Reflect-look back: what have I learned-take stock: where am I now-look forward: where do I go now Reassess/Revise,Navigating Your Path: Its a Process!,Timeframe,Level of De
17、tail/Specificity,Very Detailed,Very Broad,Short Term,Long Term,The importance of FLEXIBILITY so you can make choices,Navigating Your Path: Flexibility,Timeframe,Level of Detail/Specificity,Very Detailed,Very Broad,Short Term,Long Term,?,Get into B-school,Major in Finance,Strategy Role in Banking,I l
18、ove my marketing classes! Who knew? !,The importance of FLEXIBILITY so you can make choices,Navigating Your Path: Flexibility,Timeframe,Level of Detail/Specificity,Very Detailed,Very Broad,Short Term,Long Term,Get into B-school,Major in Finance AND Marketing,Strategy Role in Banking,Ill take more ma
19、rketing classes and if I still like it, Ill add a Marketing major.,Navigating Your Path: Flexibility,Timeframe,Level of Detail/Specificity,Very Detailed,Very Broad,Short Term,Long Term,?,The importance of FLEXIBILITY so you can make choices,Major in Finance AND Marketing,Strategy Role in Banking,Now
20、 that Ive been promoted in my banking industry job Im not sure its a good fit for the long term.,Get promoted,New MBA job at a bank,Navigating Your Path: Flexibility,Timeframe,Level of Detail/Specificity,Very Detailed,Very Broad,Short Term,Long Term,The importance of FLEXIBILITY so you can make choi
21、ces,Strategy Role in a CPG company,I think Ill leverage my finance background and training in marketing to switch industries,Get promoted,Finance role at a CPG company,The importance of FLEXIBILITY so you can adapt to external circumstances,Navigating Your Path: Flexibility,Timeframe,Level of Detail
22、/Specificity,Very Detailed,Very Broad,Short Term,Long Term,My company went bankrupt I just lost my job the economys in a recession jobs are scarce!,Start my own Turnaround consulting business,Become the leading turnaround firm,Retire in Tahiti and play golf every day,The fallacy of straight line pro
23、gression The danger of assuming next steps Success v. Perfection,Navigating Your Career: Complexity,Timeframe,Level of Detail/Specificity,Very Detailed,Very Broad,Short Term,Long Term,Summary: Key Points,Goals provide a path for your journey directions and guidelines to keep you focused on an outcom
24、e. Goals can be short term steps or long term visions and milestones in between Goals can be specific or broad related to timeframe: Short = specific; long-term can be broad Begin with an end in mind, and work back into action steps Stop, reflect, assess, adjust, continue on purpose Flexibility/adap
25、tability focusing too narrowly or lacking any focus can become roadblocks. Complexity no right or predictable journeys,Upcoming PT CMC Events,Upcoming Fall Series, “Managing Your Career” EventsNov. 10th: Daniel Porot EventNov. 12th: Session Three: Promote Yourself from WithinWinter/Spring Career Development SeriesQuestions? Email: ptmba-careerserviceskellogg.northwestern.edu Call 312-503-8385 to schedule a coaching appointment,
