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Agenda• Starting a New Job

• Qualities of Successful Employees

•

Managing Conict at Work• !nderstanding Corporate Culture

• Workplace "ips

• Managing #our Career

• $erformance %e&iews• Work'(ife )alance

• Summary



T h e k e y t o s u c c

e s s i n t h e m o d e r n w o r k p l a c e,

a s i n l i f e,

i s n o t f i n d i n g t h e r i g h t j o b o r l i f e

p a r t n e r,

i t ’ s b e c o m i n g t h e r i g h t p e r s o n,

C o n t i n u o u s l y.

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J a r & i s



Starting a New Job• )e punctual+arri&e early

• "ake initiati&e

• )e willing to learn – $olicies and procedures

– Skills and competencies

• )e respectful

• Work hard

• Work smart

• )elie&e in yourself



Qualities of Successful Employees

• Employability Skills – Communication, use numbers, work with others,

work safely

• Attitudes – -ood work ethic, con.dent, team player, positi&e,

e/ible

• Essential Skills – %eading, numeracy, writing, continuous learning



I f w e m a n a g e c o n f l i c t c o n s t r u c t i v e l y,

w e h a r n e s s i t s e n e r g y

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Managing Conict at Work

• )e open to the opinions and ideas of others

• )e willing to listen

• "alk openly to resol&e problems

• Seek help if needed

• )e respectful of others

• Work as a member of the team



!nderstanding Corporate Culture

• Communicates corporate &alues, beliefs, andattitudes

• 2e.nes what3s important 4or not5• Assists indi&iduals to

– 2etermine person+organi6ation .t – 2isco&er 7insider8 language



Workplace "ips

• 9a&e a positi&e attitude

• Ask for help if needed

• Show your enthusiasm

• "ake initiati&e

• )e friendly and willing to learn

•

Ask for feedback• )e honest and respectful



E:ecti&e Career Management• ;denti.es career opportunities

– "oday and in future

• $ro&ides a map – 79ow to get there from here8

• $ro&ides a focus

–

)enchmarking skills – $ersonal and professional de&elopment acti&ities

– (ifelong learning



"ips for Managing #our Career• )e willing to learn

• Welcome new e/periences+opportunities

• )elie&e in yourself • Set goals and follow through

• 2e&elop positi&e relationships

• "ake an acti&e role< don3t e/pect others totake the lead



;mportance of Continuous(earning• (ifelong learning is an essential skill

• )ene.ts include – 1eeping skills+knowledge current – (earning new skills

– Creating opportunities for promotion

– ;ncreasing self'con.dence

– 2isco&ering new interests – Enhancing =ob satisfaction

– ;ncreasing employability



(earning >pportunities• ?ormal education

– Enrolling in courses or programs

• ;nformal approaches – %eading

– Networking

– @olunteering

– >n'the'=ob training – Workshops

– Mentoring



$ersonal (earning $lan

• ;dentify needs for more skills and knowledge

•

2e&elop plan to .ll gaps

Never become so much of an expert

that you stop gaining expertise.

View life as a continuous learning experience.

2enis Waitley



Mentor• A person with speci.c e/perience+e/pertise

to share

• Mentors can help you – )ecome familiar with a new workplace

– (earn about corporate culture

– (earn from e/perience

– Network – ;ncrease producti&ity at work



?inding a Mentor• Someone at work or who does similar work

• (ook for a mentor who is – A good communicator – Able to moti&ate+inspire

– Willing to share knowledge+e/periences

– ;nterested in helping others

– "rustworthy



Success at WorkOne essential ingredient is

to dene what success at work means for you.

If you don’t take time to dene what successmeans

then how will you know if you’ve achieved it!

"or many people their idea of successis closely linked to their work values.



My Work @alues

• Ask yourself

–

Why am ; workingB – What is important to me about workB

– What do ; &alue mostB



$erformance %e&iews

• ;dentify accomplishments, successes,shortcomings

• 9ighlight professional de&elopment+training needs• Communicate career goals of workers

• ;dentify whether organi6ational goals+targets arebeing met

• Support succession plans• $ro&ide rationale for pay increase, or not



$reparing for a $erformance%e&iew

• )e honest only take credit for yourachie&ements

• !se portfolio to highlight accomplishments• )ring emails, thank you cards, or other

7e&idence8

• Ask co'workers and+or clients for feedback

• %e&iew pre&ious performance e&aluations

• Complete a self'assessment



Negotiations• )efore negotiating salary+bene.t changes, ask

yourself – 2oes my performance deser&e an increaseB

– 9as my =ob description changedB

– Am ; being paid fairlyB

– Am ; happy with my current work situationB

• 1now what the =ob is worth – %esearch similar =obs for salary information

• (ook for win'win opportunities – ;f pay increase isn3t possible, perhaps e/tra time o:B



D 7$3s8 of Successful Negotiation• Create a positive en&ironment 4think win'win5

• Prepare –

)rainstorm compensation possibilities and reasoning• Prioritize possibilities to consider

– e*g* will accept lower salary with more &acation days

• )e patient –

Allow time for thoughtful response



Work'(ife )alance• !niue for e&ery person

• ;n&ol&es &alues, priorities, life circumstances

• ;gnoring it can lead to – $oor work performance

– Strained relationships

– ;ncreased illness< $oor health

–

Stress and an/iety – 2epression

– Conict



Work'(ife )alance• )efore taking on new

acti&ities+responsibilities, ask

– Am ; interestedB – 2o ; ha&e the time and ability to do thisB

– Will ; ha&e to gi&e up something elseB

– What will my life look like if ; take this onB

– Can ; say noB What are the conseuencesB



"he )alance Wheel

Work PhysicalActivity

Intellectual Emotional

Spiritual Leisure

Social



"ips for Managing+%estoring)alance• %eect on what3s working and what3s not

• "alk with your employer

• ?ind people to help you

• Eat properly

• E/ercise

• -et enough rest



Summary• "ake time to learn workplace e/pectations

• ;dentify skills and attitudes needed for

success• )e a continuous learner

• %e&iew your own performance regularly

• Acti&ely manage your career

• 2e.ne what success means to you

• Stri&e for life'work balance

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