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Growing & Learning

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Objectives

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• Identify what motivates you

• Provide tools to help you grow and develop in your career

• Answer questions

• Have fun

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What is Growth?

• Growth is simple to define. It’s: Being stretched and challenged in ways that result in personal and professional progress.

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What is Learning?

• The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill.

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WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CAREER?

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YOU!

Each person is responsible for identifying how they want to grow and develop. You own the development of your own career toolbox.

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WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?

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What is Motivation?

Motivation is the combination of desire, values, and beliefs that drives you to take action.

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Motivational Audit

• Tis should take 10 minutes to complete• There are 9 sections• Look at each section of nine statements separately. – You have 20 points to allocate among all nine

statements to reflect what is true to you. You can give all 20 points to one statement or spread the 20 pints as you wish.

– You must allocate 20 points (no more, no less) in each section. Record your allocation of points in the boxes provided. Please use only whole numbers.

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Scoring

• Copy your scores from the questionnaire onto the scoring sheet

• The letters are not in order so be careful transferring numbers

• Copy scores to second page of scoring sheet

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Autonomy

• Ownership of projects or resources• Real decision-making power• Freedom from close supervision• The right to determine strategy• Control over own time

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Wealth

• Individual payment agreements• Reward for effort• Opportunities to excel• Lack of constraints• New opportunities to acquire wealth

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Meaning

• Tasks that fulfill a “higher purpose”• Opportunities to serve a cause• Reinforcement of the value of his/her

contribution• The fellowship of like-minded individuals• Comprehensive understanding of the

organization's values and policies

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Power

• Real control over people and resources• The power to make strategic decisions• Dominance over others• Recognition by others

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Status

• High esteem• Public recognition• Symbols of worth• Recognition of achievement• Deference of others

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Stability

• Well-established organizations• Firms that meet basic human needs• Professional qualifications and status• Long-term commitment• Firms with a “job for life” philosophy

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Team Spirit

• A supportive climate• Team-orientated managers• Cooperative colleagues• Opportunities to participate in decision-

making• Warm relationships with others

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Recognition

• Feedback from others• Positive strokes for good performance• Recognition of achievement or success• Signs of being valued• Regular appraisal

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Mastery

• A learning environment• Technical challenge• Recognition of the importance of well-honed

skills• Complete jobs• Adequate support structures

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Personal Motives

1. Autonomy: “I do it my way”2. Wealth: “I am prosperous”3. Meaning: “My work makes a real

difference”

4. Power: “I control others”5. Status: “I have social standing”

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Personal Motives

6. Stability: “I like to know the future.”7. Team Spirit: “I am a member of the

gang”8. Recognition: “I am recognized and

respected in my field”

9. Mastery: “I am excellent in my chosen vocation”

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VALUES

A person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.

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NEEDS

A thing that is wanted or required.

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SKILLS

The ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well

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How Does One Grow & Learn?

• Learning on the job– Learning new skills, tasks, technology– Conversations & meetings– From experts– Mentoring and training others– Solving problems– Making decisions– Working on different projects– Learning from mistakes & fixing them– Takeaways & learnings from project reviews , performance

reviews, etc.– Giving & receiving feedback– Self-directed study

• Taking on new responsibilities• Taking on more responsibilities• Moving into different roles

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PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHERHomework