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Helen Tupper & Sarah Ellis On Career Management

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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The greatest takeaways for me are below.

‘Reflection, self-awareness and continual learning are now a career ‘must do’ rather than ‘nice to do.’

‘We are motivated by the freedom to work in a way that suits us best and in return organizations benefit from more productive and diverse employees.’

‘Design your own ‘operating system’. Technology is there to make your work better and easier- make sure the technology you use is working for you, and your organization.’

‘Know what you want people to say about you when you are not in the room.’

‘Knowing your values will help you make better decisions, based on what motivates and drives you (and not what other people expect or think you should do).’

‘Practise talking about your values in a way that works for you, as when other people know your values, they can help you live them more.’

‘Knowing your career must-haves and must-nots will give you valuable clues about what your values might be.’

‘Building a network based on what you want to learn is a transformative way of thinking about why networking is worth your time and effort.’

‘Assess the strengths and gaps in your networking by identifying the relationships you have which support your current role, career possibilities and personal development.’

‘Treat yourself as a work in progress to futureproof your career skillset.’

‘Take an action today, no matter how small. You will never regret investing in yourself and your career.’

‘Side projects give you the chance to learn, meet new people and pursue your passions.’

‘Everyone’s version of balance is different, and it doesn’t stay still. The best thing you can do is to take control of your choices to achieve the version of balance that works for you right now.’

Source

Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis (2020). The Squiggly Career: Ditch the Ladder, Discover Opportunity, Design Your Career

Everything Is Wrong With Working For A Toxic Boss. Here Is Why

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Like it or not, you cannot grow in a place where you feel alone, where you are not appreciated, where your work is not celebrated. To get stuck in a place where you are not appreciated is to say to yourself, ‘I do not worth anything.’

Do not do that to yourself. Because you are more than what your boss is offering you. You are more than what you are accepting from people. When it comes to career growth, it is impossible to grow in a place where you are not valued, supported, seen, not appreciated, or promoted.

If you stay there, you are only wasting your time. Remember, you are doing what you are doing because you love yourself; you want to build a better future for yourself. You want to make a difference in the world. And you want to lift other people up.

It is impossible to help other people grow when you are not growing, when you are not adding value to your own life. Never accept what is below your potential. Never settle for what is below your potential. When you do that, you are betraying yourself. You are sending a clear message to the people around you that you do not know what you are worth, that you do not know what you want in your life. Because if you know what you want, you will know what to settle for.

If you do not want to belittled, devalued, treated badly, you must take care of yourself. It is important to your self-worth. Do not treat yourself badly. And do not allow people to treat you badly. Because treating yourself badly can really screw you up. It can make you question your life.

There is nothing wrong with working. But everything is wrong with working for a toxic person, a person who doesn’t see you as a human being. A person who does not care about you. A person who is after what you can do for him or her, not who you are. If you stay there, it is your choice. If you choose to leave, it is also your choice. Remember that you always have a choice. You are not choiceless.

If you want to get to where you want to be, to become who God created you to be, you must raise yourself. You must stop accepting what is below your potential. And never stop loving who you are, no matter what.