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Five Surefire Ways to Boost Your Career. Marnie Green Management Education Group www.managementeducationgroup.com. What is Career Success?. Money?. Promotion?. Personal Growth?. Session Objectives. Explore elements of career success as a government finance professional
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Five Surefire Ways to Boost Your Career Marnie Green Management Education Group www.managementeducationgroup.com
What is Career Success? Money? Promotion? Personal Growth?
Session Objectives • Explore elements of career success as a government finance professional • Apply “best practices” to your career right now • Have some fun!
First Way to Boost Your Career Build Your __________ Network
Networking isSerendipity Planned • Serendipity happens when you talk with people you meet by chance • Convey excitement about your work • Talk with people about their lives as well as their work • Ask for help when you can use it
How to Network at Conferences • Don’t just stand there, say something! • Talk with speakers after their presentations • Talk to the person sitting next to you • Make lunch/dinner plans • Participate in hall talk • Attend social activities • Get your friends/advisors to introduce you • Introduce your new acquaintances to others • Talk to people who come up to you
How NOT to Network at Conferences • Don’t hang around with your friends • Don’t interrupt heavy or private technical conversations • Don’t be overly negative or critical • Don’t put too much stock in a single, short conversation • Don’t get discouraged
I am _______ from ____________.I have/know__________________.I need _______________. Networking Practice (Your Name) (Your Organization) (Something you can share) (Something you need)
Second Way to Boost Your Career ______ What You Know Share
SHARE, SHARE, SHARE • Make presentations at staff meetings or conferences. • Write articles about your work and your agency. • Keep people in the loop about new things. • Remember: You are not indispensable!
Share Something! Turn to a partner that you do not know and tell them something unique about your organization’s finance or budgeting process.
Who Needs to Know? • Who in your organization needs to know something that you know? • What do you need to tell them? • What is the likely outcome of sharing your information?
Third Way to Boost Your Career Ask the Right Questions! See and Maintain the BIG Picture.
Closed-ended Questions Response: Yes, No, or Limited answer Open-ended Questions Response: Blah, Blah, Blah Two Kinds of Questions
Practice Asking Questions • Form groups of 8 to 10 • One person think of a famous person • Shout “I got it” when you think of someone. Don’t tell them who you are thinking of.
Fourth Way to Boost Your Career Learn to Have the ______ Conversation. Fierce
“Fierce” • Fierce is NOT “mean” “rude” “thoughtless” • Fierce is: • Robust • Intense • Strong • Powerful • Passionate • Authentic
Principles of Fierce Conversations • Careers are built on relationships. • Relationships are built one conversations at a time. • You must extend to others what you want to receive. It begins with you. • The challenge is to reconcile “being real” and “doing no harm.”
PersonTopic Employee: People on your team are having a hard time working with you. Boss: Our work unit lacks a clear vision. Colleague: You have a pattern of withholding important information from team members. Spouse: Your commitment to work seems stronger than your commitment to our marriage. Friend: I suspect you may have a drinking problem. Examples of Fierce Conversations
Who do you need to have a Fierce Conversation with? • What do you need to say? • What will happen if you don’t have the conversation? • What can you do to prepare to have the conversation successfully?
Fifth Way to Boost Your Career Manage Your Own ____________ Performance
Tips for Managing Your Own Performance • Keep your supervisor informed of your progress and your challenges • Keep a “me” file • Try something new every year • At evaluation time, contribute to the process • Seek out constructive feedback and act upon it
BONUS Way to Boost Your Career Remember Who You______________________ Work For—the Citizens!
Thank You for Your Time and Best Wishes for a Prosperous Future!