Career Anchors

Many people feel dissatisfied with their current jobs, and they are unsure of the direction they should take in their careers. For nearly 50 years, those people have turned to Career Anchors to discover the combination of perceived areas of competence, motives, and values related to occupational work choices.

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Career Anchors: Tapping into the Power of Talents, Motives, and Values

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14088-Career-Slider-LongAre your employees or clients feeling stuck in their choice of careers or unhappy with their current job, unsure of how to make a change? Perhaps “career anchors” have something to do with it. Developed by Dr. Edgar Schein at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, a career anchor is a combination of one’s competencies, motives, and values. And it’s the dominant element of a person’s real self that he or she will not forfeit, even if it leads to dissatisfaction, frustration, and a loss of productivity.

Join us on August 13th at 2pm ET for Career Anchors: Tapping into the Power of Talents, Motives, and Values. Led by Dr. Edgar Schein, this one-hour webinar is ideal for Human Resources Managers and Organizational Development Professionals as well as anyone who wants to gain valuable insight about career anchors and how they can impact professional success. Dr. Schein will discuss the different types career anchors, illustrate how you can identify them, and offer solutions for making better career choices.

Participants Will Learn

  • The different types of career anchors
  • How career, self-development, and family priorities interact
  • How to determine if career anchors match job responsibilities
  • Identify potential areas for career growth

 Who Should Attend

  • Organization Development Professionals
  • Human Resources Managers
  • Employees
  • Career Advisors
  • Outplacement Managers

Register for this webinar today!

A leadeEd Sheinr in the field of career and professional studies, Dr. Edgar Schein is an expert in organizational culture, organization development, process consultation, and career dynamics. He received his master’s degree in psychology from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University. Dr. Schein is a former professor of organizational psychology and management and he is currently Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus. An award-winning writer, Dr. Schein has authored numerous books and training materials, including Organizational Culture and Leadership, The Corporate Culture Survival Guide, and Career Anchors. His clients include Apple, Citibank, General Foods, Procter & Gamble, and Con Edison, just to name a few.
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Career Anchors – The What and The Why

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14088-Career-Slider-SocialMost of today’s organizations “manage” their workers’ careers, even when they claim to have your best interests in mind.  Often times they operate according to what’s best for the organization, and not the individual. That is why it’s so important to be self-reliant when it comes to managing your career, on your own terms. You need to help identify your “Career Anchor”, which encompass your primary areas of competence, motives, and career values.

There are very few processes available for adults to increase their self-insight regarding careers and life.  If you are interested in tapping into the power of talents, motives and values, then we’ve got a powerful, one-hour webinar custom made for you!

The presenter, Dr. Edgar Schein, is a leader in the field of career and professional studies, and an expert in organizational culture, organization development, process consultation, and career dynamics. He received his master’s degree in psychology from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in social psychology from Harvard University. Dr. Schein is a former professor of organizational psychology and management and he is currently Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus. An award-winning writer, Dr. Schein has authored numerous books and training materials, including Organizational Culture and Leadership, The Corporate Culture Survival Guide, and Career Anchors. His clients include Apple, Citibank, General Foods, Procter & Gamble, and Con Edison, just to name a few.

Join Dr. Schein and HRDQ-U for this free webinar on Wednesday, August 13th.  Register here today!

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The Gift of Learning: How Managers Can Become Mentors

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Managers as MentorsYesterday, we hosted a free webinar, Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning, with Dr. Chip Bell, the founder of The Chip Bell Group. Dr. Bell is a well-known consultant and a sought-after speaker. Close to 200 people listened to the webinar live.

You may view the archived webinar here.

Dr. Bell began his presentation with this quote by author Carl Rogers, “No one can teach anyone anything of significance. The goal of teaching (or mentoring) is to help another person remember, renew and make ready to use. It is not about transmitting knowledge, it is about facilitating discovery that leads to understanding.”

He emphasized how keeping in mind the goals of teaching (or mentoring) will help you became a better teacher (or mentor).

There are Four Challenges of Mentoring that are vital to understanding how partnerships can be built.

  1. Learning is a door opened only from the inside. How do you get the protegé to open that door?
  2. Learning is all about taking risks. How can I create a safe haven for my protegé to learn?
  3. We are not just conveying our knowledge – we are trying to provide insight. What do I need to do to make that occur?
  4. What do I do to encourage and support the transfer of learning?

So what is mentoring…really?  Mentoring is the part of the leader or coach’s role that has learning as its primary outcome.

A good mentoring partnership has five key features:  focus, family, feeling, freedom, and a shark. Tune in to the archived webinar if you want to know more, and understand how exactly a shark is a feature. Because it is. A very important one!

As adults, we need to feel relevance when we are learning. We need an immediate application. Adult learners need to tie what we know to something we love. It is often the only way the message will stick. Learning is anchored to the heart.

Another key piece to the mentoring puzzle is the sense of reciprocity. When we learn together, we form a partnership. When we have a sense of partnership, we become more open to learning.

There are many barriers to creating those needed relationships and many challenges. Time, rapport building, humility (knowing there is something you need to learn, and not being afraid to ask for it), and opening up of yourself, to name a few.

It is ok to make mistakes. It is actually good to make them. You can learn from mistakes and you can teach from mistakes.

hand-to-ear-listeningDr. Bell also discussed “Dramatic Listening without Judgement”.  This type of listening is different than active listening as there are several facets of it. When you participate in dramatic listening, you look like you are listening and you listen to learn. There are no distractions. There is nothing else. It is important to bring your best self and to be judgement-free.

It is also imperative to ask permission to give advice. Your protegé will be much more likely to heed your advice when it is delivered in a kind way with a sense of partnership behind it. Praise without critique. You can always critique later – but often there is no need.  Glow and grow.

To fully understand all of the concepts that are mentioned here, you must watch it yourself. The webinar is just under an hour. Make it a gift to yourself and go learn something new.

Sign up to make sure you don’t miss our next free webinar on August 13th.