Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive

By Stephanie DennisBusiness Careers

Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive episodes

April 06, 2020Dealing With Favoritism At Work
Ask yourself:
How do I help my manager achieve team goals?

Am I hitting my goals / KPIs?

What am I doing to make my managers job easier?

Am I doing anything to cause tension / friction at work?
Action items:
Ask your manager how you can help

Discuss your wins in 1:1's or team meetings (when appropriate)

Ask for feedback from your leader and team (if it makes sense, usually does)

Look for areas where you make something easy for your leader or team

Ensure the goals, individually and team are clear and have deadlines

Is the entire team being held accountable for the same things?

Volunteer to lead projects, meetings, assignments

Keep it about you and how you can improve and do better vs them

Stay positive and keep out of team gossip

Be honest

Stay motivated and working hard

Try to assume good intent vs malicious intent

Have an honest, transparent conversation with your leader in a 1:1

If you are being favorited, try to share the love aka praise, projects, attending conferences, classes, etc.
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18 min
March 30, 2020How To Change Careers
Often people change careers at least once throughout their career.
Tips:
Try to make this change internally

Evaluate where you are at now

Research

Skills gap assessment and closure

Interview 5-10 people who have the job you want

Interview 2-5 hiring managers

Network
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9 min
March 23, 2020Help! I’m Friends / Enemies With The Wrong People At Work
Either situation can be super hard and tricky.
Who we associate with (inside and outside of work) will impact us as humans. Our attitude, our personality, our actions, our work, etc.
Jim Rohn has the famous quote, "you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with"

Friends with the wrong people:
Create some distance

Start talking to some new people at work

No thank you

Rock those headphones

Change up lunch habits

Alone time

Reserve a space to get out of a shared space for a couple hours

If they aren't getting it, explain you have some big personal goals you're working towards and really want to put major focus on work

Stay kind, cordial and nice
Enemies with the wrong people:
Why? No reason, ok KAREN

Do you need to apologies for something?

Work hard, let your results shine and contribute

Be kind and nice

Invite that person to lunch or coffee

Ask the right people for advice, in a professional tactful way

Time will squash most things

Try their suggestions / ideas / thoughts

Don't retaliate or react at all

Do the right thing for your customers

Ask them how they are doing
Notes:
Actions speak louder than words

Be the bigger person / take the high road

You are responsible for you

Your reputation will be impacted on how you respond to someone's stuff

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10 min
March 19, 2020Too Eager To Say YES!
You're interviewing, things are going well, you're getting excited. It's a great company, it's a great team. Everything looks good, everything sounds good. You get an offer.
BEFORE taking a second to think about it, you say yes, sign, start your background check and are off to the races!!
NOT a bad thing AT ALL if you did your due diligence.
If you did that, amazing! Congratulations!!
If you didn't thats ok too!
If you haven't started yet, ask to talk to your future manager to get some questions answered. If they are benefits related HR / recruiting might be the best contact.
If you have started you can still ask your questions, good opportunity would be in your 1:1 with your manager.

Due diligence points:
Culture fit

Mission of company

Team goals

Individual goals

Team member

How does your group work together

Typical day / week / year

What's your impact

Leadership style

Biggest challenges to you when you first start

Projects

Growth opportunities

Where did the person go who had the job before you

Does the role align to your passion / purpose

Internet research

Know anyone who works there, has worked there or interviewed with them?
If you'd like an episode on how to interview a potential employer for culture check out the episode released on 1/9/2020

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9 min
March 16, 2020How To Help With Your Partners Involuntary Career Change
There are a couple reasons someone could have an involuntary career change.
To clarify the situation we are talking about:
1 - Career change (moving from HR to IT for example)
2 - Job change (moving from IT developer at one company to being a IT developer at another company)
We are talking about #1

Reasons this could happen:
Acquisition - new company comes in, moves people around

Layoff

Partner goes to a new job, changes once they start

Re-organization

Transformation

Things to consider:
Possible heightened stress, learning new things

More than likely higher workload up front, learning new things

Super excited

Looking for support more than likely

Could be unhappy
Questions to ask yourself / your person:
How am I / you doing?

Challenges?

Like?

Dislike?

How does this new job / career make you feel?

Are you satisfied with your new role?

Are you being challenged enough?

What impact are you / I having?

Do you feel fulfilled?

How is the company culture? Has it changed? How is it aligning to you?

Has your manager changed? How is that new relationship?

What are some potential job opportunities?

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13 min
March 12, 2020Workforce Mobility - What Is It, Why Companies Need It, How To Get It
What do you consider workforce mobility?
Moving / relocation to another location

Overseas job opportunities

Work and travel easily / working while traveling

Remote opportunities

Work on mobile devices

Moving into different roles internally
What is it?
Technically it is the relocation services of employees to move current or potential employees

Why companies need workplace mobility?
Larger candidate pool

More diverse candidate pool

Higher employee productivity

Employee growth options

Lower costs

Higher employee satisfaction

Flexibility for employees

Better teamwork and more collaboration

Improved communication

Higher innovation

Stronger sense of security

Employees will feel more work life balance

Employees will work harder and get more done
Need mobility?
What is the company policy?

Talk to HR, explain your needs, ask for suggestions / options

Ask your manager for flexibility

Offer suggestions / tools / tips / etc.

Explore remote opportunities

May have to explore externally

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17 min
March 09, 2020What To Do When Your College Degree Isn't Enough
You have a degree, recently graduated and you're struggling to find a job. I hear you!
A lot of companies want someone with experience even for the entry level jobs.

Tips:
Ensure you're looking for entry level jobs

Don't NOT apply for roles because they want 1 year of experience

List your education towards the top of your resume with graduation year

Must include all working experience

Always include internships

Create a 'school projects' section on your resume

Sharpen your interview skills

Be open to taking an unideal role if it can lead to a role you want in 1-2 years

Work study programs included on your resume

Try gaining experience through 'gigs'

Work a sucky job if you have bills to pay until you land the job that will start your career

Network

Reach out to potential H.M.'s and ask them for their advice

Get support system for recent college grads
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12 min
March 07, 2020 Steph's Story - Last Update (for now)
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10 min
March 05, 2020Tips On How To Stay Current In Your Job & Career
Staying current is so incredibly important!
Social media managers are not updating myspace websites anymore. Programmers doing DOS aren't in demand anymore.
We have to evolve as society, culture and technology evolves.
Learning new things will also change over time. How you learn. What you learn.

Tips:
Ask questions

Learn from people more senior on your team

Free resources

Establish what you need / want to learn

Talk to your leader

What are the trades telling you? Trends? Fads? Patterns?

Conferences

Hire an external expert / consultant

Paid courses

Network, keep you name out there

Offer to teach your skills to others

Read

Ask to be on new, cutting edge projects

Become an expert at what you do so you can take on more

Trade shows

Communicate

Be an expert in your clients needs / business goals / objectives

Certificates
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13 min
March 02, 2020Jack Of All Trades, Master of None
Being a jack of all trades can be a great thing!

Ask yourself:
Do you like being more of a generalist?

Do you feel you are lacking something?

Is there something you'd like to learn?

Are you an expert in your core field without specializing?
Pros of being a generalist:
Can work on a variety of projects

Know a little about a lot

Get to encounter and solve all types of issues / problems

Will likely stay challenged

Combined expertise / experiences

Could help clarify what you love to do

Great foundation

Quickly and more efficiently hit the ground running

Project lead / leading specialists
Cons of being a generalist:
Narrow but deep knowledge

What you specialize in could become less valuable in the workplace

Take time to learn new skills

Could narrow earning potential

Won't be able to go toe to toe in conversations with expert specialists
Final thoughts:
Can flip between them throughout your career

Explore opportunities as it makes sense

Don't feel pressured to go down a path you don't want to go down
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13 min

About Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive

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Content creator, host, and editor, Stephanie Dennis, is on a mission to empower people to take control of their careers by offering holistic career advice. The goal is to provide everyone with actionable tips, knowledge, skills, and confidence to crush their career goals.