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“ Every individual you hire for a leadership roleshould have the capacity to grow into your role ’’

- Carolyn Hope Smeltzer



!ealth ca)e in the w*)l+ is chan,in, an+ the w*)l+ * health ca)e ischan,in, c)eatin, new )*les new w*) settin,s an+ new c*llea,0es*) n0)ses. Chan,es in n0)sin, an+ in the health ca)e s1stem ha2eals* c)eate+ en2i)*nments in which n0)ses m0st bec*me ca)ee) )esilient an+ sel-+i)ecte+. %0)ses m0st tae c*nt)*l * thei) ca)ee)san+ 0t0)es in thei) 30est *) sel-+ete)minati*n as p)*essi*nals.Ca)ee)-)esilience is ab*0t le4ibilit1 an+ a+aptabilit1 s*methin,n0)ses 0n+e)stan+. Ca)ee) )esilience c*n*)ms t* the man1+einiti*ns * n0)sin, p)*essi*nal p)actice that incl0+e a0t*n*m1sel-+i)ecti*n an+ c*ntin0*0s lea)nin,.

%0)ses )e30i)e s0pp*)t in thei) p)actice an+ in thei) p)*essi*nal

+e2el*pment n*w m*)e than e2e). Ca)ee) #lannin, an+ +e2el*pmentis an inte,)al pa)t * +e2el*pin, as a p)*essi*nal whe)e2e) *ne li2esan+ w*)s. %0)ses ha2e +)eams ,*als an+ i+eas ab*0t thei) 0t0)es. The1 nee+ a p)*cess t* ,0i+e them in achie2in, thei) ma4im0m p*tential. !*w can I plan m1 ca)ee)5 !*w can I )emainempl*1able5 What a)e the *pp*)t0nities t*+a1 an+ what will the1 bein the 0t0)e5 an+ Wh* can help me5 A)e the c0))ent 30esti*ns.%0)ses m0st inte,)ate the p)*cess * ca)ee) plannin, an++e2el*pment int* thei) *n,*in, p)*essi*nal an+ pe)s*nal

+e2el*pment.

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It’s Y*0) Ca)ee): Tae Cha),e is +i)ecte+ t*wa)+s in+i2i+0al n0)ses t*help them tae cha),e an+ be in c*nt)*l * thei) ca)ee)s within thee2e)-chan,in, w*)l+ * health ca)e. This is a t)ainin, paca,e that p)*2i+es n0)ses with:6

An *2e)2iew * what ca)ee) plannin, an+ +e2el*pment is an+ wh1 it isimp*)tant.6

A i2e-phase ca)ee) plannin, an+ +e2el*pment m*+el an+ acti2ities t*,0i+e ca)ee) +e2el*pment.6



A t)aine) ,0i+e *) th*se wh* want t* c*n+0ct an It’s Y*0) Ca)ee):Tae Cha),e w*)sh*p an+ *e) ca)ee) c*achin,. These ,0i+elineshi,hli,ht the e1 +imensi*ns * ca)ee) plannin, an+ +e2el*pment an+*e) ,0i+ance t* th*se wh* wish t* e2al0ate the p)esent an+ shapethei) 0t0)e.



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Ca)ee) plannin, is 7a c*ntin0*0s p)*cess * sel-assessment an+,*al settin,89. It helps n0)ses a+apt t* chan,e in thei) *wn+e2el*pment in the p)*essi*n an+ in the en2i)*nment in which the1li2e an+ p)actice. Ca)ee)s nee+ attenti*n an+ n0)t0)in,. The1 a)e 7liee4p)essi*ns * h*w a pe)s*n wants t* be-in-thew*)l+8. As pe*plem*2e th)*0,h thei) ca)ee)s thei) sills +e2el*p thei) nee+s chan,ean+ thei) ,*als an+ plans e2*l2e. %0)ses’ ca)ee)s ,ene)all1 can be+esc)ibe+ as passin, th)*0,h i2e sta,es:

6$ea)nin, which taes place within the basic e+0cati*nal p)*,)ammean+ in a++iti*nal lea)nin,e.,. with specialisati*n.6Ent)1 when newl1 ,)a+0ate+ n0)ses select thei) i)st empl*1ment inn0)sin,.6C*mmitment when n0)ses i+enti1 thei) lies an+ +islies in te)ms * clinical a)ea ,e*,)aph1 w*) lie etc.6C*ns*li+ati*n when n0)ses bec*me c*m*)table with thei) ch*senca)ee) path an+ with thei) )elati*nship between the pe)s*nal an+ thep)*essi*nal.6With+)awal when n0)ses p)epa)e *) )eti)ement.; These sta,es)elect m*2ement th)*0,h a ca)ee) n*t me)el1 m*2ement th)*0,h

<*bs. In each sta,e *ne ma1 ha2e m*)e than *ne <*b *) p*siti*n.

Ca)ee) plannin, can pla1 a c)0cial )*le at e2e)1 sta,e * a n0)se’sca)ee). It is s*methin, that st0+ents be,innin, p)actiti*ne)s an+e4pe)ience+ p)*essi*nals can 0se t* en)ich thei) c0))ent )*le *) t*assist them in chan,in, )*les. As n0)ses )e2iew thei) p)*essi*nal,*als t)ainin, nee+s an+ <*b *pp*)t0nities th)*0,h*0t thei)ca)ee)sthe1 ma1 pass th)*0,h m*st * the sta,es m*)e than *nce



The sills )e30i)e+ t* en,a,e in ca)ee) plannin, an+ +2el*pment a)eth*se same sills n0)ses al)ea+1 0se in thei) +ail1 p)actice as pa)t * p)*blem s*l2in, an+ the n0)sin, p)*cess. =0st as the1 assess planan+ +e2el*p ca)e plans with an+ *) thei) patients s* t** m0st the1lea)n t* assess plan an+ +e2el*p ca)ee) plans *) themsel2es. Thesills a)e the same. The *c0s *) ta),et is h*we2e) +ie)ent. Th0sca)ee) plannin, is n*t a *netime e2ent b0t )athe) is a p)*cess thatbec*mes pa)t * the )epe)t*i)e * sills an+ e4pe)iences an+ enablesthe n0)se t* +e2el*p as a p)*essi*nal an+ achie2e pe)s*nal*b<ecti2es.

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The t)emen+*0s chan,es that ha2e ma)e+ n0)sin, c*2e) the lasthal * the >th cent0)1 ha2e b)*0,ht si,niicant challen,es an+*pp*)t0nit1. C1cles * b**m an+ b0st hi,h 0nempl*1ment an+sh*)ta,es * w*)e)s ha2e been c*mm*n. Chan,e has been then*)m. These chan,es ha2e c)eate+ an en2i)*nment in whichin+i2i+0als m0st tae c*nt)*l * thei) ca)ee)s. %0)ses can n* l*n,e) +epen+ *n *the)s t* +eine thei) 0t0)e *) them. C*ntin0*0s ca)ee) plannin, is a st)ate,1 that can *e) the means t* )esp*n+ t* sh*)tan+ l*n,-te)m chan,es in the p)*essi*n in health ca)e an+ in theW*)place whethe) that be a la),e instit0ti*n c*mm0nit1 a,enc1 *) a small b0siness.

The ca)ee) plannin, an+ +e2el*pment p)*cess helps n0)ses answe) the *ll*win, *0) 30esti*ns:

6 Whe)e ha2e I been56 Whe)e am I n*w56 Whe)e w*0l+ I lie t* ,*56 !*w will I ,et the)e5



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The p)*cess is )eall1 the +e2el*pment * a lie sill *ne that n0)sescan appl1 in thei) w*)places an+ in thei) pe)s*nal lie. It is anin+i2i+0al )esp*nsibilit1 a lie l*n, acti2it1 an+ a necessa)1 sill in achan,in, w*)l+ * w*) an+ health ca)e. When *ne en,a,es inthe p)*cess a sense * en<*1ment p)i+e an+ ene),1 is als* )eali?e+.

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Ca)ee) +e2el*pment is a )epetiti2e an+ c*ntin0*0s )athe) than alinea) p)*cess. It )e30i)es in+i2i+0als t* 0n+e)stan+ thei) w*) an+ lieen2i)*nment assess thei) st)en,ths an+ limitati*ns 2ali+ate thatasessment a)tic0late thei) pe)s*nal ca)ee) 2isi*n +e2el*p a )ealisticplan *) the 0t0)e an+ then ma)et themsel2es t* achie2e ca)ee) ,*als.

The i2e phases * the ca)ee) plannin, an+ +e2el*pment m*+el a)e:

6 Scannin, 1*0) en2i)*nment.6 C*mpletin, 1*0) sel-assessment an+ )ealit1.6 C)eatin, 1*0) ca)ee) 2isi*n.6 &e2el*pin, 1*0) st)ate,ic ca)ee) plan.6 (a)etin, 1*0)sel.

Scannin, Y*0) En2i)*nment

Scannin, 1*0) en2i)*nment is tain, st*c * the w*)l+ in which 1*0li2e. It in2*l2es 0n+e)stan+in, c0))ent )ealities in the health ca)e

s1stem an+ the w*) en2i)*nment as well as the 0t0)e t)en+s at the,l*bal nati*nal an+ l*cal le2els in s*ciet1 health ca)e an+ n0)sin,.Th)*0,h the scannin, p)*cess 1*0 bec*me bette) in*)me+ lea)n t*see the w*)l+ th)*0,h +ie)in, pe)specti2es an+ a)e able t* i+enti1ca)ee) *pp*)t0nities b*th c0))ent an+ 0t0)e. When ase+ t* thinab*0t the w*)+ 7en2i)*nment8 1*0 sh*0l+ ima,ine b*th a cl*se-0ppict0)e * the health ca)e settin, an+ a wi+e-an,le sh*t * the ete)nal



a)ea s0))*0n+in, 1*0. T* 0n+e)stan+ h*w c0))ent t)en+s an+ 0t0)e+e2el*pments in health ca)e mi,ht aect 1*0) ca)ee) 1*0 m0st als*thin ab*0t the b)*a+e) en2i)*nmental c*nte4t as well.



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We *bse)2e lea)n ab*0t an+ assess the w*)l+ a)*0n+ 0s th)*0,h)ea+in, talin, with *the)s an+ c*ntin0in, *0) e+0cati*n. Th)*0,he4p*sin, *0)sel2es n*t *nl1 t* n0)sin, an+ health ca)e in*)mati*nan+ i+eas b0t als* )*m *the) +isciplines an+ i+e*l*,ies we b)*a+en*0) 0n+e)stan+in, * +ail1 )ealities.

Y*0 m0st ha2e a s*li+ 0n+e)stan+in, * the en2i)*nment be*)e 1*0can +eci+e h*w t* 0se 1*0) sills an+ e4pe)ience in the m*stbeneicial wa1 *) 1*0 an+ *) s*ciet1. Scannin, is the easiest an+m*st p)*+0cti2e wa1 t* place 1*0)sel as an *bse)2e) )athe) than apla1e). Y*0 can see be1*n+ 1*0) imme+iate ci)c0mstances t* ,)asp

what is p*ssible t* thin ab*0t thin,s in new wa1s an+ t* *pen1*0)sel t* *pp*)t0nities.

The p)*cess * scannin, is ,ene)ic alth*0,h the speciics * the scanwill 2a)1. The)e a)e c0lt0)al p*litical an+ s*cial +ie)ences am*n,c*0nt)ies an+ it is th)*0,h attenti*n t* th*se cha)acte)istics that ascan is c*mplete+. Th)*0,h*0t *0) ca)ee)s each * 0s m0st scanc*ntin0*0sl1 an+ in a 2a)iet1 * wa1s. S*0)ces * in*)mati*n *) thescan incl0+e p)*essi*nal an+ p*p0la) <*0)nals news me+ia theInte)net *bse)2ati*ns )ien+s an+ c*llea,0es an+ e2e)1+a1e4pe)iences. Rea+in, talin, an+ listenin, all pa)t * the )epe)t*i)e* n0)sin, sills a)e the means t* mae sense * the in*)mati*n wec*llect. Once c*llecte+ the in*)mati*n m0st be *),ani?e+ int* ,l*balnati*nal an+ l*cal cate,*)ies.

Thin * the scan as a w*) in p)*,)ess s*methin, t* bec*ntin0*0sl1 0p+ate+ t* )elect the chan,in, en2i)*nment. Scannin,is n*t a tas t* be c*mplete+ at s*me )e,0la) *) i))e,0la) time b0t)athe) an inte,)al pa)t * e2e)1+a1 p)*essi*nal an+ pe)s*nal lie

i+enti1in, the ,l*bal nati*nal an+ l*cal t)en+s an+ iss0es in s*ciet1health ca)e an+ n0)sin,. !e)e a)e s*me 30esti*ns t* help 1*0c*mplete an en2i)*nmental scan:6What health/s*cial iss0es seem t* be w*)l+wi+e phen*mena56What a)e the n0)sin, iss0es that seem t* be ,l*bal in thei) sc*pe5



6What a)e the health an+ s*cial t)en+s in 1*0) c*0nt)156What a)e the iss0es aectin, n0)ses in 1*0) c*0nt)156What a)e s*me * the imp*)tant s*cial an+ health iss0es in 1*0) l*cala)ea56What a)e the imp*)tant n0)sin, iss0es in 1*0) l*cal a)ea56Whe)e a)e the ,aps between patient/c*ns0me) nee+s an+ se)2icesp)*2i+e+5

C*mpletin, Y*0) Sel-Assessment an+ Realit1 Chec

C*mpletin, 1*0) sel-assessment an+ )ealit1 chec enables 1*0 t*i+enti1 2al0es e4pe)iences n*wle+,e st)en,ths an+ limitati*ns.These sh*0l+ be line+ th*se with 1*0) en2i)*nmental scan t* helpc)eate 1*0) ca)ee) 2isi*n an+ i+enti1 the +i)ecti*ns *) 1*0) 0t0)e.

As 1*0 be,in sel-assessment 1*0 will *c0s *n 1*0)sel an+ s* that1*0 can )ec*,nise 1*0) att)ib0tes what 1*0 ha2e t* *e).

C*mpletin, 1*0) sel-assessment an+ )ealit1 chec will all*w 1*0 t*,i2e h*nest acc0)ate answe)s t* the tw* 30esti*ns 7Wh* am I58 an+7!*w +* *the)s see me58

T* c*mplete a sel-assessment 1*0 nee+ t* all*w time an+c*ncent)ati*n t* l** inwa)+ tae st*c an+ t* +e2el*p a pe)s*nalan+ p)*essi*nal p)*ile. A sel-assessment )e30i)es c*nsi+e)able)electi*n the abilit1 t* as 1*0)sel s*me ha)+ 30esti*ns an+ the+ete)minati*n t* 2ali+ate 1*0) )esp*nses with *the)s. Oncec*mplete+ 1*0) sel-assessment will all*w 1*0 t* p)*m*te 1*0) sillsan+ talents an+ t* 0n+e)stan+ whe)e t* imp)*2e *) a++ t* 1*0) sills.

With an acc0)ate pict0)e * 1*0)sel 1*0 can in2esti,ate the 0llspect)0m * a2ailable an+ p*tential *pp*)t0nities an+ +eci+e which*pti*ns a)e )i,ht *) 1*0.



7Wh* Am I58

!*w w*0l+ 1*0 +esc)ibe 1*0)sel5 Answe)in, this 30esti*n in2*l2esm0ch m*)e than +esc)ibin, what 1*0 +* *) what 1*0) <*b title is. W*)is <0st *ne pa)t * *0) li2es th*0,h man1 pe*ple +esc)ibe themsel2es*nl1 in )elati*n t* the w*) the1 +*. As 1*0 m*2e th)*0,h 1*0) sel-assessment eep the wh*le 1*0 in min+. Remembe) that 1*0 a)e ac*mple4 h0man bein, the s0m * past an+ c0))ent e4pe)iences.

Wh* we a)e incl0+es *0) belies 2al0es n*wle+,e an+ sills an+*0) inte)ests. elies a)e the wa1 we 2iew *0)sel2es an+ the w*)l+a)*0n+ 0s. 'al0es a)e the p)inciples *) stan+a)+s that +)i2e *0)

+ecisi*ns acti*ns beha2i*0)s an+ )elati*ns. The1 a)e the i+eals that,0i+e an+ ,i2e meanin, t* *0) li2es an+ w*). n*wle+,e an+ sillsa)e the abilities an+ beha2i*0)s we 0se t* p)*+0ce )es0lts an+inte)ests a)e the acti2ities in which we lie t* spen+ m*st * *0) timean+ )*m which we ,ain pleas0)e. C*nsi+e) the *ll*win, 30esti*ns:

'al0es:6What is imp*)tant t* me in m1 w*) an+ in m1 pe)s*nal lie56Wh* *) what +* I nee+ t* c*nsi+e) in m1 lie at this time56What a)e m1 p)i*)itiessel amil1 c*mm0nit1 *) *the)56What n*wle+,e an+ sills ha2e I +e2el*pe+ pe)s*nall1 an+p)*essi*nall156What a)e m1 st)en,ths56

What a)e m1 limitati*ns56What n*wle+,e an+ sills )e30i)e 0)the) +e2el*pment5

Inte)ests:6What ha2e 1*0 lie+ ab*0t 1*0) past an+ c0))ent <*bBs5



6What ha2en’t 1*0 lie+56What in+ * en2i)*nment b)in,s *0t the best in 1*056What +* 1*0 lie t* +* *0tsi+e * the w*)place56What ene),ises *) m*ti2ates 1*05

As 1*0 inish 1*0) sel-assessment 1*0 sh*0l+ be able t* i+enti11*0) st)en,ths limitati*ns an+ si,niicant acc*mplishments.

Acc*mplishments a)e the hi,hli,hts* 1*0) pe)*)mance in 1*0) )*le. The1 )elect th*se times in which1*0 achie2e+ a pe)s*nal *) p)*essi*nal best. The *ll*win, 30esti*ns

will help 1*0.

6 In the past ; t* D 1ea)s what ha2e been 1*0) m*st si,niicantacc*mplishments at w*) an+ *0tsi+e * w*)56Can 1*0 +esc)ibe th*se times in 1*0) pe)s*nal *) p)*essi*nal liewhe)e 1*0 ma+e a +ie)ence5 Once 1*0 ha2e c*mplete+ 1*0) sel-assessment an+ answe)e+ the 30esti*n 7Wh* Am I58 1*0 m0st2ali+ate it b1 +*in, a )ealit1 chec.

7!*w +* *the)s see me58 is the c*mplementa)1 an+ c)itical sec*n+30esti*n 1*0 m0st as 1*0)sel. A )ealit1 chec is acc*mplishe+ b1seein, ee+bac )e,a)+in, 1*0) st)en,ths an+ limitati*ns )*mpe*ple with wh*m 1*0 li2e an+ w*). It e4pan+s 1*0) 2iew * 1*0)sel b1 )electi*n *n *the)s’ pe)specti2es. A )ealit1 chec is essential t*+eepenin, 1*0) le2el * sel-awa)eness an+ acilitatin, 1*0) ,)*wth.

T* c*mplete 1*0) )ealit1 chec as 1*0)sel the *ll*win, 30esti*ns:

6 What ee+bac ha2e I )ecei2e+ ab*0t m1 achie2ements )*mc*llea,0es )ien+s an+ amil156What +i+ the1 i+enti1 as m1 st)en,ths an+ limitati*ns56What th)ee a+<ecti2es w*0l+ the1 0se t* +esc)ibe me b*th in an+*0tsi+e m1 w*)place an+ wh15



6!*w +i+ m1 assessment * acc*mplishments c*mpa)e with *the)s’assessments5

C)eatin, Y*0) Ca)ee) 'isi*n

Once 1*0 +ete)mine a )ealistic an+ c*mp)ehensi2e pict0)e * 1*0) *wn 2al0es belies n*wle+,e an+ sills an+ ha2e l**e+ at th*sein the c*nte4t * the )eal w*)l+ scan 1*0 ha2e c*mplete+ 1*0 a)e)ea+1 t* thin ab*0t 1*0) ca)ee) p*ssibilities. eca0se the 2isi*n * 1*0) p*tential 0t0)e is ,)*0n+e+ in 1*0) scan an+ sel-assessment itis *c0se+ *n what is p*ssible an+ )ealistic *) 1*0 b*th in the sh*)tan+ the l*n,e) te)m. Y*0) ca)ee) 2isi*n is the lin between wh* 1*0a)e an+ what 1*0 can bec*me.

!a2in, a ca)ee) 2isi*n is pe)haps the m*st *)ce0l m*ti2at*) *) )eai)min, *0) c0))ent sit0ati*n *) *) main, a chan,e. C)eatin, aca)ee) 2isi*n answe)s the 30esti*n 7What +* I want58 I 1*0 +* n*tha2e s*me i+ea * whe)e 1*0 want t* ,* 1*0 will m*st liel1 simpl1)eact t* e2ents as the1 *cc0) )athe) than ch**se a +i)ecti*n in whicht* ,* an+ be able t* anticipate *) tae a+2anta,e * an *pp*)t0nit1when it *cc0)s.

(an1 n0)ses ha2e ne2e) c*nsi+e)e+ that the1 c*0l+ ha2e a pa)t t*pla1 in +esi,nin, thei) ca)ee) 0t0)es. S*me ma1 ha2e t* )eethemsel2es )*m a ca)ee) path that *the)s ha2e e4pecte+ * thembe*)e the1 can be,in t* *)m0late thei) *wn ca)ee) 2isi*n. Othe)s willsee that the1 ha2e m*)e ch*ices than the1 ha+ e2e) c*nsi+e)e+.These chan,es )e30i)e a shit in *)ientati*n. Y*0 m0st m*2e )*mbein, the *bse)2e) ab*0t what *the)s thin 1*0 sh*0l+ be +*in, with1*0) ca)ee) t* bec*min, an acti2e pa)ticipant in the pict0)e a ,*alsette) a +*e).

W*0l+n’t it be ,)eat t* +esi,n 1*0) w*) the wa1 1*0 want it5 Y*0ma1 be able t* +* that b0t i)st 1*0 nee+ t* c)eate a 2isi*n *) 1*0) w*). It ma1 be a m*)e c*mp)ehensi2e 2e)si*n * what 1*0 a)eal)ea+1 +*in, *) it ma1 be 2e)1 +ie)ent. The)e a)e tw* ,ene)al30esti*ns that will ,0i+e 1*0 in this p)*cess. 7Whe)e w*0l+ I lie t*,*58 0ncti*ns lie a wa)m-0p *) b)ainst*)min, sessi*n. Openthinin, is at w*) he)e n* answe) is w)*n,. 7What is m1 i+eal 2isi*n



*) m1 w*)58 p)*2i+es m*)e *c0s as 1*0 be,in t* c)eate 1*0) new*) 0p+ate+ ca)ee) 2isi*n.

As 1*0 m*2e+ th)*0,h this p)*cess 1*0 ma1 c*me t* the p*intwhe)e 1*0 sa1 t* 1*0)sel 7I want t* Bill in 1*0) *wn )esp*nse b0t Ican’t beca0se I’m t** *l+ *) I +*n’t n*w h*w t* ,* ab*0t appl1in,*) the p*siti*n *) I’m n*t ,**+ en*0,h.8 (an1 n0)ses +* n*t belie2ethat the1 can +* what the1 )eall1 want t* +* in thei) ca)ee)s. Sel-limitin, belies bl*c 0s an+ *0) p)*,)ess. Alth*0,h the en2i)*nmentcan imp*se ba))ie)s t* *0) p)*,)ess what we belie2e ab*0t *0)sel2esan+ what c*0l+ be p*ssible a)e p*we)0l +ete)minants * *0) beha2i*0).

When 1*0 sta)t 1*0) 2isi*n +*esn’t ha2e t* be t** )ealistic that

c*mes late) in the p)*cess when 1*0 set 1*0) ca)ee) ,*als. &*n’tw*))1 ab*0t 1*0) 2isi*n bein, t** bi, t** 2a,0e *) seemin,l1imp*ssible. It sh*0l+ be ,)an+ inspi)in, an+ i it is an imp*)tant+)eam it ma1 be a little sca)1. As 1*0)sel the *ll*win, 30esti*ns:6What +* I want5 What am I seein,5'al0es:6What is imp*)tant t* me in m1 w*) an+ in m1 pe)s*nal lie56Wh* *) what +* I nee+ t* c*nsi+e) in m1 lie at this time56What a)e m1 p)i*)itiessel amil1 c*mm0nit1 *) *the)56What n*wle+,e an+ sills ha2e I +e2el*pe+ pe)s*nall1 an+p)*essi*nall156What a)e m1 st)en,ths56

What a)e m1 limitati*ns56What n*wle+,e an+ sills )e30i)e 0)the) +e2el*pment5

Inte)ests:6What ha2e 1*0 lie+ ab*0t 1*0) past an+ c0))ent <*bBs5



6What ha2en’t 1*0 lie+56What in+ * en2i)*nment b)in,s *0t the best in 1*056What +* 1*0 lie t* +* *0tsi+e * the w*)place56What ene),ises *) m*ti2ates 1*056What +*es m1 i+eal +a1 l** lie5 What am I +*in, whe)e am I+*in, it an+ wh* is the)e with me56Is s*me*ne c0))entl1 +*in, the in+ * w*) I’+ lie t* +*5 &esc)ibethe cha)acte)istics * that w*).

6What a)e the sel-limitin, belies that c*0l+ p)e2ent me )*m +*in,what I )eall1 want t* +*56What a)e the en2i)*nmental c*nst)aints that I m0st c*nsi+e) be*)e Ican +* what I )eall1 want t* +*59F9D



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A st)ate,ic ca)ee) plan is a bl0ep)int *) acti*n. It speciicall1 i+entiiesthe ,*als acti2ities timelines an+ )es*0)ces 1*0 nee+ t* help 1*0achie2e 1*0) ca)ee) 2isi*n. This is the pa)t * the p)*cess whe)e 1*0sta)t t* p0t *n pape) the speciic st)ate,ies 1*0 will 0se t* taecha),e * 1*0) 0t0)e. O c*0)se this is als* whe)e the spi)al *) )epetiti2e nat0)e * the p)*cess is )ein*)ce+. The st)ate,ic ca)ee) plan is alwa1s a 7w*) in p)*,)ess8 c*ntin0*0sl1 bein, e2al0ate+ an+)e2ise+.

&e2el*pin, a st)ate,ic ca)ee) plan is c)itical t* tain, c*nt)*l * 1*0) *wn ca)ee). &esi,nin, it is n*t s*methin, that s*me*ne else can +**) 1*0. Y*0 m0st +* it *) 1*0)sel t* ens0)e that 1*0 a)e c*ntin0all1an+ satisact*)il1 p)*,)essin, t*wa)+s 1*0) pe)s*nal ca)ee) ,*als.The *b<ect is t* ens0)e that 1*0 ha2e a plan that is b*th 0ni30el11*0)s an+ easil1 c*n2e)te+ int* acti*n. It m0st be +e)i2e+ )*m 1*0) ca)ee) 2isi*n an+ sh*0l+ *0tline speciic acti*ns that 1*0 can tae t*achie2e clea)l1 +eine+ ,*als.

The m*ti2ati*n t* +e2el*p a plan c*mes )*m bein, ,en0inel1inte)este+ in a ca)ee) )athe) than bein, s*lel1 c*nce)ne+ with ha2in,)e,0la) empl*1ment. A ca)ee) is a liel*n, in2estment an+ as withan1 in2estment plannin, pa1s *.

&*c0ment 1*0) planin w)itin,. The e4e)cise * 7w)itin, it +*wn8*)ces 1*0 t* incl0+e each * the c)itical c*mp*nents an+ maes iteasie) *) 1*0 t* c*ntin0all1 )e2iew )eine e2al0ate an+ )e-e2al0ateb*th 1*0) ,*als an+ 1*0) p)*,)ess. A st)ate,ic ca)ee) plan incl0+es

the i+entiicati*n * ,*als acti*n steps )es*0)ces timelines an+in+icat*)s * s0ccess.

Set "*als A ,*al is the *b<ecti2e *) an en+ea2*0). It eeps 1*0l**in, t*wa)+s the 0t0)e *c0se+ *n inishin, *n +*in, it all an+*n +*in, it )i,ht. Ca)ee) ,*als sh*0l+ be )ealistic -- I can +* it



+esi)able -- I want t* +* it an+ m*ti2atin, -- I will w*) t* mae ithappen.

Speci1 the Acti*n Steps Once 1*0’2e +ete)mine+ 1*0) ,*als 0sespeciic acti*n steps t* b)ea them +*wn int* +isc)ete an+ c*nc)eteacti2ities. Acti*n steps c*mplete the sentence 7In *)+e) t* achie2ethis ,*al I willG8

I+enti1 Res*0)ces The p)*cess * +e2el*pin, a plan )e30i)es 1*0 t*thin ab*0t wh* an+ what will help 1*0 implement it. (ain, ath*0,ht0l in2ent*)1 * 1*0) a2ailable an+ p*tential )es*0)ces is thei)st step in implementin, the acti*n steps ass*ciate+ with each* 1*0) ,*als.

Establish Timelines S0ccess0l ca)ee) plans beneit )*m the )i,*0) * speciic timelines. Oten we hesitate t* establish ta),et +ates *) ea) * n*t bein, able t* meet them 1et we all ha2e e4amples * planswhe)e +ea+lines ha2e helpe+ 0s t* acc*mplish the i+entiie+ tass.

I+enti1 the In+icat*)s * S0ccess !*w will 1*0 n*w that 1*0) plan isw*)in,5 As 1*0 +esi,n 1*0) *wn plan thin ab*0t what s0ccess willl** lie *) 1*0. Rec*)+ 1*0) pe)s*nal in+icat*)s t* help 1*0 e2al0ate1*0) plan at th*se +ie)ent sta,es. These in+icat*)s ma1 be e4te)nalas well as int)insic.

Ca)ee) plans sh*0l+ be +1namic )esp*nsi2e t* pe)s*nalci)c0mstances an+ p)*essi*nall1 stim0latin,. Y*0 sh*0l+ be )ea+1 t*a+<0st 1*0) plan as aspects * 1*0) sel-assessment chan,e as 1*0) c*ntin0*0sl1 0p+ate+ en2i)*nmental scan in+icates that si,niicantchan,es ha2e *cc0))e+ a)*0n+ 1*0 *) as 1*0 m*2e int* +ie)entsta,es * 1*0) ca)ee).

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Re,a)+less * whethe) 1*0 ha2e ch*sen a n0)sin, )*le as anempl*1ee *) ha2e +eci+e+ t* emba) *n sel-empl*1ment 1*0 willnee+ t* ac30i)e sel-ma)etin, sills. This in2*l2es the abilit1 t*paca,e 1*0) p)*essi*nal an+ pe)s*nal 30alities att)ib0tes an+e4pe)tise s* that 1*0 can eecti2el1 c*mm0nicate eithe) t* 1*0) empl*1e) *) client what 1*0 ha2e t* *e) an+ wh1 1*0 a)e the best



pe)s*n *) the se)2ice that nee+s t* be +eli2e)e+.

Sel-ma)etin, is acilitate+ b1 establishin, a netw*) ac30i)in, ament*) an+ +e2el*pin, w)itten an+ 2e)bal c*mm0nicati*n sills.Th0s sel-ma)etin, entails scannin, the en2i)*nment an+ 7n*win,1*0) b0siness.8 !a2in, the abilit1 t* a)tic0late wh* 1*0 a)e what 1*0want an+ what 1*0 can +* )ep)esents *nl1 hal the e30ati*n. The*the) hal is the abilit1 t* pe)s0a+e *the)s that what 1*0 ha2e t* *e) meets the +eman+s an+ challen,es * the e2e)-chan,in,en2i)*nment. Y*0) st)en,ths c*0ple+ with a c*mmitment an+ belie in1*0)sel mae 1*0 1*0) *wn best ma)ete).

%etw*)in,. Establishin, a netw*) is 0n+amental t* ma)etin,1*0)sel. The p)*cess * netw*)in, in2*l2es the +e2el*pment *

m0t0all1 beneicial )elati*nships th)*0,h the e4chan,e * pe)s*nalan+ w)itten )es*0)ces. Eecti2e netw*)in, enables 1*0 t* establish1*0) p)esence t* c)eate wi+esp)ea+ 2isibilit1 an+ e4p*s0)e an+ t*mae *the)s awa)e * 1*0) sills talents an+ acc*mplishments.eep in min+ that what is m*st imp*)tant is wh* n*ws 1*0. When1*0 meet pe*ple c*ncent)ate *n wh* 1*0 a)e an+ what 1*0 can +**) them.

%etw*)in, is e1 t* eepin, 7in the n*w8 ab*0t what is ,*in, *n inn0)sin, an+ health ca)e. This all*ws 1*0 t* p*siti*n 1*0)sel st)ate,icall1 an+ maintain p)*essi*nal 2isibilit1. Once 1*0 ha2eestablishe+ 1*0) netw*)Bs 1*0 can ta),et ce)tain in+i2i+0als an+be,in t* b0il+ an+ maintain a s0pp*)t ,)*0p. S0pp*)t ,)*0ps a)ebase+ *n the p)inciple that ew pe*ple ha2e e2e) acc*mplishe+ thei) *b<ecti2es s*lel1 *n thei) *wn. Y*0) s0pp*)t ,)*0p sh*0l+ c*nsist * in+i2i+0als wh* belie2e in 1*0 an+ want t* see 1*0 s0ccee+.

Hin+in, a ment*). The sec*n+ step in a sel-ma)etin, st)ate,1sh*0l+ be t* ac30i)e a ment*). It is especiall1 imp*)tant t* ha2e a

ment*) t* ,0i+e 1*0 as 1*0 plan t* t)ans*)m 1*0) +)eams int* )ealit1.In the n0)sin, w*)l+ ment*)s ,ene)all1 a)e e4pe)ience+ n0)ses wh*0n+e)stan+ the health ca)e en2i)*nment ha2e ,**+ c*nnecti*ns an+ha2e m*)e access t* in*)mati*n than less e4pe)ience+ *ten1*0n,e) n0)ses. These e4pe)ience+ n0)ses wh* al)ea+1 ha2e ma+ea si,niicant c*nt)ib0ti*n t* n0)sin, a)e *ten inte)este+ in sha)in,thei) n*wle+,e an+ *ste)in, lea+e)ship sills in less e4pe)ience+



n0)ses. 0t +* n*t )est)ict 1*0)sel t* the n0)sin, c*mm0nit1 t* in+ ament*). Y*0) s*cial c*mm0nit1 an+ b0siness c*nnecti*ns a)e als*e4cellent )es*0)ces.

&e2el*pin, Y*0) C*mm0nicati*n Sills: (a)etin, Y*0)sel *n #ape).C)eatin, a ta),ete+ )es0me an+ *the) w)itten c*mm0nicati*n *) e4ample b0siness ca)+s is an imp*)tant pa)t * sel-ma)etin,. Awell-c*nst)0cte+ )es0me is 1*0) best-w)itten p)*m*ti*nal piece. $ie1*0 it is 0ni30e. An eecti2e )es0me will )ep)esent 1*0) n*wle+,esills an+ talents in s0ch a c*n2incin, wa1 that the )ea+e) can ,et animme+iate sense * wh* 1*0 a)e an+ what 1*0 can +* *) them.

W)itin, *) p0blicati*n is an*the) wa1 in which 1*0 can 0sec*mm0nicati*n sills t* ma)et 1*0)sel. The)e a)e n0me)*0s

*pp*)t0nities t* hi,hli,ht 1*0) n*wle+,e an+ p*tential t* +i2e)sea0+iences. C*mm0nit1 newspape)s p)*essi*nal <*0)nals an+ healthca)e in*)mati*n pamphlets a)e b0t a ew * the 2ehicles 1*0 can 0set* let *the)s n*w what 1*0 can +*. Re2iew 1*0) en2i)*nmental scan1*0) sel-assessment an+ 1*0) plan t* help 1*0 be,in t* thin ab*0tthe w)itten sel-ma)etin, *pp*)t0nities 1*0 can c)eate.



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&e2el*pin, Y*0) C*mm0nicati*n Sills: (a)etin, Y*0)sel in #e)s*n.&e2el*pin, 1*0) p)esentati*n sills th)*0,h p)*essi*nal speain,p)esentati*n an+ inte)2iewin, a)e the ne4t steps in the sel-ma)etin,p)*cess. Each time 1*0 meet s*me*ne new *) ha2e thechance t* spea t* a ,)*0p 1*0 a)e p)esente+ with a ma)etin,*pp*)t0nit1 t* accent 1*0) p*siti2es tae c)e+it *) 1*0) acc*mplishments an+ )emin+ *the)s * what 1*0 ha2e t* c*nt)ib0te.

The inte)2iew is an*the) e4cellent sel-ma)etin, *pp*)t0nit1 that 1*0will ha2e man1 *ccasi*ns t* 0se *2e) the c*0)se * 1*0) ca)ee).Inte)2iewin, is a p*we)0l sel-ma)etin, t**l in which 1*0 can ens0)e

that 1*0 ha2e p)esente+ 1*0)sel in the m*st p*siti2e an+ app)*p)iatemanne).

&e2el*pin, A 0siness Ima,e. (a)etin, is a si,niicant c*mp*nent* b0siness s0)2i2al *) sel-empl*1e+ n0)ses an+ *) th*se wh* a)eempl*1ees. H*) n0)ses wh* a)e empl*1ees the b0siness ima,e is*ne mean t* eep 1*0) empl*1e) an+ c*llea,0es awa)e * 1*0) c*nt)ib0ti*n t* the w*)place an+ * 1*0) inte)est in its 0t0)e ,*alsan+ plans. H*) the sel-empl*1e+ n0)se a b0siness ima,e incl0+esmain, an+ maintainin, c*ntact with p*tential ma)ets. e awa)e thata p*siti2e ima,e is b0ilt ,)a+0all1. !*we2e) a ne,ati2e ima,e+e2el*ps 30icl1 an+ is 2e)1 +iic0lt t* )e2e)se. Re,a)+less * whethe) 1*0 a)e empl*1e+ *) sel-empl*1e+ sel-ma)etin, entails0sin, all 1*0) )es*0)ces t* p)esent 1*0)sel in the st)*n,est m*stp*siti2e wa1. Remembe) 1*0 a)e 1*0) *wn *)em*st )es*0)ce inshapin, 1*0) 0t0)e. eep 1*0) ,*al in min+. C)eatin, an eecti2esel-ma)etin, st)ate,1 taes time e*)t an+ patience. H*ll*win,these st)ate,ies will help 1*0 )ealise 1*0) ,*als. C*nsi+e) the*ll*win, 30esti*ns:

6!*w is 1*0) ma)etin, )ea+iness56Which a)eas nee+ s*me attenti*n56!a2e 1*0 +e2el*pe+ a plan t* a++)ess th*se nee+s5



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#0blicati*ns with m*)e +etaile+ in*)mati*n an+ e4e)cises t* help 1*0in 1*0) ca)ee) plannin, an+ +e2el*pment ha2e been +e2el*pe+*ll*win, the lines p)esente+ in these ,0i+elines. The1 a)e a2ailable)*m the IC% #0blicati*ns &epa)tment Bsee bac c*2e).

S*me n0)ses will ch**se ca)ee) paths that in2*l2e assistin, *the) n0)ses t* plan an+ +e2el*p thei) ca)ee)s. The T)aine)’s "0i+e will bean e4cellent )es*0)ce *) these c0))ent an+ 0t0)e n0)se ca)ee) c*aches. It p)*2i+es n0)se ca)ee) c*aches with tips t* p)epa)e an+eecti2el1 +eli2e) an It’s Y*0) Ca)ee): Tae Cha),e w*)sh*p an+ t*c*ns0lt with in+i2i+0al n0)ses ab*0t thei) ca)ee) plannin, an+

+e2el*pment nee+s.

The T)aine)’s "0i+e has i2e c*mp*nents:6#)e-w*)sh*p p)epa)ati*n.6W*)sh*p +eli2e)1.6H*ll*w-0p: in+i2i+0al ca)ee) c*achin,.6Ca)ee) plannin, an+ +e2el*pment )es*0)ces.6

Appen+ices Bincl0+in, a c*mplete set * *2e)hea+s *n +is.Ca)ee) plannin, is essential *) the n0)ses * t*+a1. These mate)ialswill help 1*0 as in+i2i+0als +e2el*pin, 1*0) *wn ca)ee) an+ p*ssibl1as 0t0)e t)aine)s * n0)ses inte)este+ in e4pl*)in, thei) ca)ee) *pp*)t0nities.

C*ncl0si*n

A ca)ee) is pe)s*nal an+ in+i2i+0al. It is ab*0t an in+i2i+0al’s 2al0esch*ices ,*als an+ plans. Ca)ee) plannin, an+ +e2el*pment m0st bean inte,)al pa)t * n0)ses’ p)*essi*nal +e2el*pment. It m0st besit0ate+ within thei) li2es an+ ca)ee)s an+ n*t an *ccasi*nal act. It’sY*0) Ca)ee): Tae Cha),e p)*2i+es n0)ses with in*)mati*n an+



acti2ities that the1 can 0se t* enth0siasticall1 shape thei) ca)ee)s an+0t0)es.

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9. leinnecht (. . !ee)in E. A. B9JK.Assistin, n0)ses t*wa)+p)*essi*nal ,)*wth: A ca)ee) +e2el*pment m*+el. =*0)nal * %0)sin,

A+minist)ati*n 9BD ;>-;L.. !0+s*n H. B9JJJ. Ca)ee) c*achin,. Ca)ee) #lannin, an+ A+0lt&e2el*pment =*0)nal 9DB LJ-KL.;. &*nne) ". =. B9JJ. Ca)ee) +e2el*pment an+ m*bilit1 iss0es. In

A. a0m,a)t =. $a)sen BE+s. Cana+ian n0)sin, aces the 0t0)eBn+ e+. pp.;FD-;L;. St. $*0is (O: (*sb1 Yea) **.F. &*nne) ". =. B9JJK. Tain, c*nt)*l * 1*0) 0t0)e: The time is n*w.In ". &*nne) (. Wheele) BE+s. Tain, c*nt)*l * 1*0) ca)ee) an+1*0) 0t0)e: H*) n0)ses b1 n0)ses Bpp.;-99. Ottawa: The Cana+ian%0)ses Ass*ciati*n.

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