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The Best Way to Move Toward Leadership in Your Career:

Discover the keys to advancing in your career through leadership opportunities. Learn how to define leadership, identify opportunities, and capitalize on possibilities for growth and innovation. Explore trends in your field and develop a personalized strategy to enhance your leadership skills. Be opportunity minded and seize the future!

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The Best Way to Move Toward Leadership in Your Career:

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  1. The Best Way to Move Toward Leadership in Your Career: BE OPPORTUNITY MINDED! Presented by Caitlin Williams, Ph.D. March 27, 2019

  2. “The only missed career opportunities are those not prepared for.  Never stop learning.” Lorelle Swader, Associate Executive Director, Offices & Member Relations American Library Association

  3. [LIMITATIONS]

  4. P O S S IB I L I T I E S

  5. Big Questions for you: Question #1 How do you define leadership?

  6. Some further Leadership questions to consider… • What draws you to pursue leadership? AND • How do you want to…

  7. Question #2 How do you define opportunity?

  8. How do you define an opportunity? Your turn: How do you define an opportunity? Be Opportunity Minded

  9. Consider this definition: An Opportunity is … … a chance to GROW

  10. Why Now?

  11. OLD WORKPLACE RULES

  12. At a time when:

  13. Where we’ve gone… from this… to this…

  14. You may be saying to yourself…. So What?! Be Opportunity Minded

  15. Capitalizing on Leadership Opportunities • represents ….. … the new Career Smarts!

  16. Challenges & Possibilities for Leaders (and Potential Leaders) Possibilities Creativity & Innovations New programs & services Awareness of and making use of trend information Newer recruitment strategies & focus on developing talent Focus on customer experience Challenges • Reduced budgets • Non-stop changes • Need to stay current/ ahead of technologies • Engagement & commitment of employees • Newer demands of customers

  17. So, you may be wondering… So, you may be wondering… …what are the best ways to find, pursue and grow your leadership possibilities?

  18. 3 HINTS for you… #1 Get to know yourself really, really well (and how others perceive you, too). #2 Focus on the work that needs doing now & in the future. #3 Become more opportunity- minded.

  19. Know YOURSELF really, really well. Your MOTIVATED SKILLS Your VALUES Your STRENGTHS Your ASPIRATIONS Be Opportunity Minded

  20. And don’t forget your E I score!

  21. Know What’s New & What’s Next Be Opportunity Minded

  22. TRENDS in Your Field Aging Advances Unplugged Digital Narrative Connected Toys Creative Placemaking Short Reading Haptic Technology Internet of Things Basic Income Fast Casual Data Everywhere Gamification

  23. AGING ADVANCES = An aging workforce and population will change the United States and other developed nations, impacting the workplace, government budgets, policy, family life, and more “So What?” is important to ask when looking at trends: Be Opportunity Minded

  24. Be Opportunity Minded • ∞ • Know what Opportunities for leadership are out there. “You can’t be what you can’t see.” Sally Ride Be Opportunity Minded

  25. That means looking in multiple directions

  26. Organization initiated Employee initiated • Mentoring/Coaching • Leadership groups • Internships/Returnships • Job rotation • International assignments • Apprenticeships/Fellowships • Tuition reimbursement • Online classes • Learn another language (or two) • Be a connector • Enroll in continuing education • Develop a personalized learning program (joint w/ org.) • Create a leadership portfolio Where you’ll find opportunities Inside work setting Outside work setting • Volunteer for community, assignments • Join associations & take on leadership roles • Stay current through reading, presenting, conferences, etc. • Stretch assignments • Lateral moves • Opportunities that enhance current skills, build new ones, offer visibility

  27. Choose the right Opportunities for you Be Opportunity Minded

  28. Positively Challenging Be Opportunity Minded

  29. Personally Meaningful Be Opportunity Minded

  30. Professionally on-target Be Opportunity Minded

  31. And give these a try! Play in a new sandbox!

  32. Backcast your way to your future!

  33. List Leadership Opportunities you could explore right now

  34. SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS! 1. Know You & the World Around You 4. Go for Your Top Opportunities 2. Go Leadership Opportunity Seeking 5. Make Your Opportunities a Reality & Celebrate 3. Choose & then Narrow Your Choices

  35. Here’s toyoubeing Opportunity Minded and delighting in your Leadership possibilities ! Thanks for joining us today! Caitlin P. Williams, Ph.D. ◊ Drcaitlinwilliams@gmail.com Author of the new book: Be Opportunity Minded: Start Growing Your Career Now (ALA Editions 2019)

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