Strategies for Personal and Professional Growth

Strategies for Personal and Professional Strategies for Personal and Professional

GrowthGrowth Dr. Mari HadleyDr. Mari HadleyP.O. Box 09188P.O. Box 09188

Detroit, MI 48209Detroit, MI 48209313.841.1869313.841.1869313.849.3734313.849.3734

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Strategy and Professional GrowthStrategy and Professional Growth

What is a strategy?What is a strategy?

What is personal and professional What is personal and professional growth?growth?

Professional Growth Professional Growth Key Areas Key Areas

Some areas that have a significant Some areas that have a significant impact on Personal and Professional impact on Personal and Professional GrowthGrowth– Self perceptionsSelf perceptions– Organizational LeadershipOrganizational Leadership– Support SystemsSupport Systems– MotivationMotivation

Self PerceptionSelf Perception

Net worth Net worth

GoalsGoals

Beliefs and NormsBeliefs and Norms

Organizational LeadershipOrganizational Leadership

Training and Development Training and Development

MentorshipsMentorships

Performance EvaluationsPerformance Evaluations

Support SystemsSupport Systems

Work relationshipsWork relationshipsFamilyFamilyNetworkingNetworkingParticipationParticipationRoles and ResponsibilitiesRoles and ResponsibilitiesChange agentsChange agents

MotivationMotivation

ExtrinsicExtrinsic

IntrinsicIntrinsic

Strategy ProcessStrategy Process

Analysis Analysis

DevelopmentDevelopment

ImplementationImplementation

EvaluationEvaluation

CyclicalCyclical

AnalysisAnalysis

SWOT AnalysisSWOT Analysis

Core CompetenciesCore Competencies

Environmental AnalysisEnvironmental Analysis

Competitive AnalysisCompetitive Analysis

ResourcesResources

TOWS AnalysisTOWS Analysis

SWOT AnalysisSWOT Analysis

StrengthsStrengths

WeaknessesWeaknesses

OpportunitiesOpportunities

ThreatsThreats

Core CompetenciesCore Competencies

UniqueUnique

Value building characteristicsValue building characteristics

Competitive advantageCompetitive advantage

Environmental AnalysisEnvironmental Analysis

Remote environmentRemote environment

Industry environmentIndustry environment

Operating environmentOperating environment

Remote EnvironmentRemote Environment

Social FactorsSocial Factors

Political FactorsPolitical Factors

Technological FactorsTechnological Factors

Economic FactorsEconomic Factors

Ecological FactorsEcological Factors

Industry EnvironmentIndustry Environment

Threat of EntryThreat of Entry

Substitute PositionsSubstitute Positions

Jockeying for PositionJockeying for Position

Operating EnvironmentOperating Environment

Competitive PositionCompetitive Position

Self ProfileSelf Profile

Human ResourcesHuman Resources

Competitive analysisCompetitive analysis

BenchmarkingBenchmarking

Best PracticesBest Practices

First moversFirst movers

ResourcesResources

Resource OptimizationResource Optimization

Intellectual CapitalIntellectual Capital

TechnologyTechnology

TOWS AnalysisTOWS Analysis

ConversionConversion

Threats to OpportunitiesThreats to Opportunities

Weaknesses to StrengthsWeaknesses to Strengths

DevelopmentDevelopment

Tactical PlanningTactical Planning

Contingency plansContingency plans

MilestonesMilestones

MetricsMetrics

Tactical PlanningTactical Planning

Short term objectivesShort term objectives

FocusedFocused

Planning HorizonPlanning Horizon

Contingency PlansContingency Plans

ScenariosScenarios

AlternativesAlternatives

What ifsWhat ifs

ProactiveProactive

MilestonesMilestones

PhasesPhases

AdaptableAdaptable

Plan effectivenessPlan effectiveness

Small successesSmall successes

MetricsMetrics

RealisticRealistic

QuantitativeQuantitative

QualitativeQualitative

ObtainableObtainable

ImplementationImplementation

PhasesPhases

Convert broad plans Convert broad plans

Plans of actionPlans of action

Strategy championsStrategy champions

EvaluationEvaluation

Strategy ReviewStrategy Review

Continuous ImprovementContinuous Improvement

Self-defeating StrategiesSelf-defeating StrategiesShort term goalsShort term goals

Long term affectsLong term affects

UnrealisticUnrealistic

Self gratification and satisfactionSelf gratification and satisfaction

Personal and Professional Personal and Professional Growth Strategy EnhancersGrowth Strategy Enhancers

Training and DevelopmentTraining and Development

Professional and Personal Professional and Personal DevelopmentDevelopment

Self analysisSelf analysis

ChangeChangeBehaviorBehavior

ExpectationsExpectations

Beliefs and valuesBeliefs and values

EnvironmentEnvironment

Beware of Strategy OpponentsBeware of Strategy Opponents

NegativeNegative

Self absorbedSelf absorbed

Barriers to successBarriers to success

PerceptionsPerceptions

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

Mari HadleyMari HadleyMDZ Hadley EnterprisesMDZ Hadley EnterprisesP.O. Box 09188P.O. Box 09188Detroit, MI 48209Detroit, MI 48209P 313.849.2006P 313.849.2006

ReferencesReferences

Pearce, J., and Robinson R., (2004) Pearce, J., and Robinson R., (2004) Strategic Management: Formulation, Strategic Management: Formulation, Implementation, and Control,Implementation, and Control, (9th (9th Ed), New York: The McGraw-Hill Ed), New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies.Companies.