Organisational development, changes brought about by mergers and acquisitions as well as the need to provide key employees with support through a change of role or career are often catalysts which inspire companies or individuals to seek Career Management Coaching. There is increasing trend for individuals to take greater responsibility for their personal and professional development and even those who are employed in large organisations are no longer relying on employers to provide them with all or some of their career development needs. The last time most of us had any career advice was either at school or university. Discussions were invariably centred on vocational type qualifications and which organisations provided the best graduate training.
We set out on a career path with a clear starting point, a vague mid phase and beyond that usually a complete unknown. Yet promotions follow, head hunters call, offers are accepted and life goes on.
Then at some point, often triggered by a change in personal circumstances, a major birthday or significant external event such as redundancy or restructure, we reach a career crossroads and ask ourselves:
How do I manage my career? How do I reach my potential?
Am I going to continue what I have been doing for the rest of my working life?
Is a change of direction even feasible?
What do I really want to do? How will I make the transition?
Work is one of the most significant – and time-consuming - elements of many people's lives. It’s also the area of their life where people most often feel dissatisfied and unfulfilled. The average person will spend 40 to 50 years of their life at work. That's too long to spend in the wrong job. So we must take stock of where we are, think about where we would like to be and figure out what it will take to get there. We need to examine our skills, marketability and personal preferences. Then decide what to do next and develop a strategy to make it happen.
Baker Coaching specialises in career development working with clients to help them identify and realise their career ambitions.
Whether you find there are too many confusing choices – or feel that you haven’t found your “niche”, planning and proactively managing your career can help.
With our Career Management and Development Plan we can help you analyse your skills and strengths, focus on what really motivates you, and provide a plan to proactively develop and manage your career, fulfilling your ambitions.
"One of the greatest tragedies of life is that so many men and women go to their graves with the music still in them." Oliver Wendell Holmes
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