Career Development
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Why Strategy: Think and act strategically to produce the highest probability of success in any competitive endeavor (6:58)
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Strategy for Career Development: Decide your objectives (Future Picture); Identify what you need to change to get there (Centers of Gravity); Organize and apply your resources (Parallel Operations); Manage success and failure along the way (Exit Points and Plans) (9:51)
Track Your Plans and Progress
Building Your Future Picture
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Future Picture: The high-resolution view of the future you will create in twelve parts called Key Descriptors (15:31)
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• Financial Position: Your future pay, wealth, and debt (7:37)
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• Personal Position: Your competitive standing in your field of endeavor (5:29)
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• Business Areas: Your vocation and avocation (4:47)
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• Innovation: Your path to learning and refreshing your skills (4:18)
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• Insider Perception: How you will be seen by your family and very close associates (4:03)
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• Outsider Perception: How employers and institutions will see you (5:01)
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• Work Skills: The work-related skills you will develop or hone (4:27)
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• Brand: The personal brand you will establish and what it conveys (5:16)
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• Culture/Operating System: How you will make decisions and interact with those around you (5:04)
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• Citizenship: Your philanthropy and volunteer activities (4:12)
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• Ownership: Your intention to own partially or completely your business or to have no equity interests with your employer (3:59)
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• Incentive Philosophy: How you intend to be paid—straight commission, salary, hourly, non-monetary or a mix (4:20)
Centers of Gravity
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Centers of Gravity: The control points you need to manage to achieve your Future Picture; If your resources are limited (and they are), you must “attack” Centers of Gravity (8:14)
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External Centers of Gravity: Identify the Centers of Gravity in your company or external to you that you believe must change to achieve your Future Picture (6:50)
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Internal Centers of Gravity: Identify the your personal Centers of Gravity that you must change to realize your Future Picture. (4:04)
Phase and Impact Planning
Cardinal Rules
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Cardinal Rules Planning: Make sure you have incorporated these Cardinal Rules into your career planning (18:55)
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Cardinal Rules Assessment I: Before you start execution of your plan, do this preliminary assessment to identify the Cardinal Rules you must emphasize and the ones that may give you trouble (1:28)
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Cardinal Rules Execution: Make sure to follow these Cardinal Rules as you make your Future Picture a reality. (18:58)
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Cardinal Rules Assessment II: After commencing execution, periodically do this quick assessment to do a self-check on how well you are following the Cardinal Rules (0:47)
