What are the key steps to help someone develop a clear and actionable career plan?

Verifique uma lista de capacidades de Soft e Hard Skills. Marque as que você mais se identifica. Se possível faça o pedido para um colega de trabalho ou ex chefe para que você tenha uma segunda visão, pelo menos. Some a esta análise a sua experiência profissional, indústrias que já trabalhou, seu melhor networking. Com isso você terá um mapa mais claro dos seus potenciais, oportunidades e nível de dificuldade para sua nova trajetória.

I always see the good in every person. Over the past five years of mentoring and coaching, I've not only helped hundreds of mentees but also learned valuable skills from them. I approach initial meetings as interviews, akin to creating a 'persona' in design thinking or entrepreneurship. This allows me to empathize with the mentee, understand their motivations, passions, goals, and hidden talents. By defining these points, we establish a solid foundation to identify values, priorities, objectives, and create an actionable plan tailored to the mentee's needs.

Step 1 should be defining your vision. As Steven Covey aptly puts it, "Begin with the end in mind." What role do you want next? Maybe a new industry? Maybe starting your own business or side gig? Without a clear destination, the subsequent steps lack purpose. Your vision serves as the guiding star, illuminating the path toward your aspirations. It's the compass directing every decision, ensuring alignment with your ultimate goals. Creating a vision board either manually or digitally unlocks your creativity and helps to establish something you can visualize and work toward achieving. Now, look at strengths and weaknesses related to your vision.

The development of a career plan is relatively easy in the information explosion age we live in, but executing an action plan is where most people struggle. The following pointers will help in executing a strategy and getting the desired results: 1. Keep your words 2. Always aim for 100% 3. No excuses/reasons 4. Keep good company 5. Find mentors

A satisfying career is that which aligns to one's Value system, Strengths and empowerment to take actions. As a first step, Coaching evokes awareness about the Strengths and Value system. The most important aspect is to reflect on the efficacy of the Actions taken and reasons for Inactions. Just observing these 2 aspects are of great power to develop an Action plan for Career.

I would reorder these steps. Finding a coach or mentor should be FIRST. A good coach can help you start with your vision & then lead you through the steps to develop your career plan. Coaching can be instrumental in developing the plan by providing personalized guidance, support, & accountability. Coaches help individuals clarify their career goals by asking thought-provoking questions, facilitating self-reflection, & challenging limiting beliefs. Coaches conduct assessments to help individuals identify their strengths, skills, and areas for improvement. Coaches assist individuals in creating actionable career plans that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART). Coaches hold individuals accountable.

Build and nurture sponsors!! - Go beyond mentors(advisors) & coaches(skill builders) and find sponsors(who can stick their neck out for you). Look back in your career and recollect those moments when you were a top performer and tap into those leaders and re establish connection. - After entry level manager roles, a lot of next level recruitment gets influenced by leaders in the industry. Review if you have enough people to vouch for you. PS: You become sponsor for some of the top talent that you worked.

One of my mentees once challenged me with a task that seemed difficult to achieve or assist with. What might come to mind at such a moment — and believe me, I considered it — is to tell the mentee, 'Sorry, I can't help you in that field.' Upon further reflection, I said, 'Let's try to learn together and find the solution collaboratively.' By practicing peer-learning and teaming up with my mentee, it was not only an opportunity for him but also for me to learn and grow. Being a mentor or mentee is not about who has more experience. It's about human connection and the power of diverse perspectives within a team.

The first win is recognizing that you need a plan. Developing a structured approach to defining and managing your career is crucial for success. Taking random steps does not lead you to your vision. Afterall, as John Maxwell would say, "growth is intentional," so be intentional on planning and managing your career.

Getting drifted due to "Comparison" mode is the biggest distraction to enjoy and achieve satisfaction of your own career journey.

The first thing I ask my coaching clients (or anyone who has ever worked for me) is how do you want to spend your days? We often build career plans on external factors. Things we have been told qualify as success or will lead to a happy life. We are doing things backwards. The whole point of building a career (making a living) is to live a life. Getting clear on what type of life you want to live, which manifests in how you live your days, is the first step to getting clear on a career plan that will be right for you. Use your ideal lived day as a north star to explore the type of work you want to do, environment you want to work in, flexibility you need and what feels meaningful and joyful to you. Then look for alignment.