Hey Friend,
How secure are you in your career?
If you lost your job tomorrow, how quickly and easily could you pick up another role?
This week I’m talking about career resilience and the ability to remain relevant and therefore employed throughout your career.
In some research that I did with Dr. Hamid Pousti last year we found four key areas that if you maintain focus around through your career will keep you employed and fulfilled. The areas are:
🚘Self initiation: which is centred around recognising your drive and motivation to take control of your future and influence the outcome that is right for you.
🐸Adaptability - which means continually evolving and adapting to your surrounding environment. For most of us, what this looks like is first appreciating that businesses constantly evolve and second, anticipating how a specific role might need to change in the future and positioning yourself for that change.
🦉Awareness - which is about becoming aware of what’s going on within you and around you - other people, the environment, the industry and even the economy. It is with increased awareness that you can better predict what is to come and be ready to respond/react when things change in your business and in your environment.
👍Attitude - which involves having an unwavering belief in yourself and what you’re capable of. Your attitude will be the thing that attracts others through the energy you give off. It connects you with other people and allows you to play as an individual contributor and also a team player.
When you are adaptable in your approach, aware of what’s going on around you and have a positive attitude focused on what’s possible, then you become more transferrable, reputable and promotable. You will become the talent organisations will want to keep!
If you’re interested in learning more you might like to download the white paper.
OR... you could arrange a conversation with me directly.
I work with individuals along with teams to become more empowered in their role, more proactive in their approach and more positive in their attitude. It’s a win win for everyone!
Until next time, stay awesome!
Shelley 😁
