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Nuclear Medicine Professional Development …... What’s In It For Me

Nuclear Medicine Professional Development …... What’s In It For Me. A Strategic Plan for Your Career. A Strategic Plan For Your Career. Goals & Objectives: To perform an analysis of yourself and your career aspirations

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Nuclear Medicine Professional Development …... What’s In It For Me

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Professional Development…... What’s In It For Me A Strategic Plan for Your Career

  2. A Strategic Plan For Your Career • Goals & Objectives: • To perform an analysis of yourself and your career aspirations • To realize your professional abilities - where you are / where you want to be • To develop your own professional strategic plan for your career

  3. A Strategic Plan For Your Career • Where Are You? • Mission and Vision • Goals, Objectives and Action Items • Self /SWOT Analysis • Critical Success Factors • Your Personalized Plan • Executive Summary

  4. Where Are You? • “You’ve got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going because you might not get there.” • Yogi Berra

  5. Where Are You? • What are your future career aspirations? • within your current position • within your current institution / company • totally new career • Do you know? • How do you start?

  6. Where Are You? • Several factors go into this decision: • family / friends • finances / income • personal life • Making a decision impacts those factors • Life is not compartmentalized - “It takes a village” Ryan, Robin. What To Do With The Rest Of Your Life. New York: Fireside, 2002.

  7. Where Are You? • Exercise #1: Bubble Chart • complete the bubble chart • place yourself in the center • list all those individuals that are impacted by any career decision you make

  8. Where Are You? • Exercise #1: Bubble Chart You

  9. Where Are You? • Every decision we make should come from a plan • contractors have plans before building • football players have a plan before meeting their opponents • personal budgeting needs a plan for investments, children’s education, retirement

  10. Where Are You? • We need a plan for our career! • What are our opportunities now and in the future? • What are our short- and long-term goals? • How can I grow personally and professionally? Alessandra, A., Cathcart, J. The Business of Selling. New York: 1998. Tiffany, P., Peterson, S. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997.

  11. Strategic Career Plan • Your strategic career plan should include the following items: • Executive Summary • Mission & Vision Statements • Goals, Objectives and Action Items • Self / SWOT Analysis • Critical Success Factors • Your Resume

  12. Mission Statement • Should paint a picture of what you are all about and what you want to accomplish • Should be filled with action, passion and a commitment Jones, L. The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement For Work And For Your Life. New York: Hyperion, 1996. Poore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001.

  13. Mission Statement • Your mission should contain the following aspects: • the accomplishments you wish to achieve • the cause or group you wish to serve (it could be yourself or your family) • it should be supportive of your current employer’s mission if you decide to advance from within • it should be clear, concise and informative Jones, L. The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement For Work And For Your Life. New York: Hyperion, 1996. Poore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001.

  14. Mission Statement • List 3 action verbs and form the verbiage around it to develop a mission • Example: improve, explore, implement • Sample mission: “My mission is to improve my clinical and technical skills, explore educational opportunities and implement that learning in my current position”.

  15. Mission Statement • Exercise #2: Identify 3 action verbs and develop a mission statement. • Action Verbs: • ________________ • ________________ • ________________ Mission Statement:

  16. Vision Statement • The vision statement is an extension of the mission because it: • states where you want to go in your career • states what you want to become • The vision should always point to the future Jones, L. The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement For Work And For Your Life. New York: Hyperion, 1996. Maxwell, J. Your Roadmap For Success. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002.

  17. Vision Statement • Your vision should include the following aspects: • it describes where you want to go and what you want to become • it should be achievable and grounded in reality • it should last for at least a decade to allow ample time for success Jones, L. The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement For Work And For Your Life. New York: Hyperion, 1996. Maxwell, J. Your Roadmap For Success. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002.

  18. Vision Statement • Following the sample mission statement, a sample vision may be: • “My vision is to advance within the nuclear medicine profession, either clinically, academically or within industry, with a focus in skill enhancement for myself and others and ultimately leading to a management position”.

  19. Vision Statement • Exercise #3: Develop your own vision which states where you want to go and what you want to become. Vision Statement:

  20. Goals, Objectives and Action Items • Goals are the broad results that you are committed to achieving • Goals dictate your decisions and choices in making your dreams come true • Short-term goals: 1- 5 years • Long-term goals: 5 - 10 years Alessandra, A., Cathcart, J. The Business of Selling. New York: 1998. Tiffany, P., Peterson, S. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997. Maxwell, J. Your Roadmap For Success. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002.

  21. Goals, Objectives and Action Items • Objectives are the roadmap or set of milestones that can be achieved at certain time intervals • Objectives relate to your action plan - items that will help you achieve your goal Alessandra, A., Cathcart, J. The Business of Selling. New York: 1998. Tiffany, P., Peterson, S. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997. Maxwell, J. Your Roadmap For Success. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002.

  22. Goals, Objectives and Action Items • Exercise #4: Link your goals/objectives/action items to your overall career plan.

  23. Self / SWOT Analysis • S - Strengths • W - Weaknesses • O - Opportunities • T - Threats • SWOT is your self analysis Poore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001. Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002.

  24. Self / SWOT Analysis • Strengths and weaknesses are internal factors: • they reflect who you are • they state all that you have accomplished • they define all that you need to overcome Poore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001. Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002.

  25. Self / SWOT Analysis • Opportunities and threats are external factors: • they determine the obstacles you must overcome • they demonstrate the possibilities that are available for success Poore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001. Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002.

  26. Self / SWOT Analysis • SWOT allows you to stay focused and motivated by monitoring your progress • SWOT allows you to see the “big picture” in keeping your goals in focus • SWOT is a living document that should be referenced frequently and updated as more skill sets are gained Poore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001 Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002.

  27. Self / SWOT Analysis • Exercise #5: Complete your Self / SWOT analysis chart. Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

  28. Critical Success Factors • Critical success factors are the skills and resources that you must have to win • they may be key people in your life who are willing to help you • they may be a function of the professional societies that you participate in • they may be some peripheral activity that could play a major role in your success Tiffany, P. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997.

  29. Critical Success Factors • Critical success factors are specific to you • they should be updated as you progress along the development continuum and get closer to achieving your final destination Tiffany, P. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997.

  30. Critical Success Factors • Exercise #6: List your critical success factors. Resources Organizations Skills Management Courses Bookstore Management Textbooks American Management Association

  31. Your Personalized Plan • Your career plan should tell a story about you • Your personalized plan is your resume • This plan states where you are and where you want to be

  32. Your Personalized Plan • Your personalized plan should include: • your educational achievements • your professional accomplishments • your goals and objectives • your professional skills and talents • your ability to be an asset to any organization

  33. Executive Summary • The executive summary is an overview of your plan • It describes your plan in an informative, yet concise manner • It allows you to capture the reader into wanting to learn more about you Tiffany, P. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997. Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002.

  34. Executive Summary • The executive summary should be written after you have completed your career plan so you can extract the key points and describe all of your accomplishments • However, the executive summary should be positioned first in your overall plan Tiffany, P. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997. Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002.

  35. Conclusion • Your career plan is a powerful document for professional growth and development • It should be designed to keep you focused and motivated on reaching your ultimate goals

  36. Conclusion • As you interview for your “dream position”, bring your career plan • it will impress the interviewer • it will demonstrate your commitment and dedication • it will show that you are the ideal candidate for the position • sell yourself!

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