Skills for career success: maximizing your potential at work

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction: Get Your Career on Track

Part One: Take Charge of Your Career

Step 1: Establish Your Lifelong-Learning Mindset

Step 2: Find the Right Career Path

Step 3: Design Your Personal Development Plan

Step 4: Stay on Course

Part Two: Skills for Career Success

Lifelong Learning

Skill 1: Exhibit a Growth Mindset

Skill 2: Create a Personal Development Strategy

Skill 3: Learn from Experience

Skill 4: Accept and Act on Feedback

Skill 5: Optimize Formal Learning Opportunities

Self-Perception

Skill 6: Show Self-Awareness

Skill 7: Exhibit Career Ambition

Skill 8: Understand Personal Style

Skill 9: Improve Weaknesses

Skill 10: Display Self-Confidence

Skill 11: Practice Resiliency

Communication

Skill 12: Communicate Clearly

Skill 13: Give and Receive Feedback

Skill 14: Influence, Persuade, and Negotiate

Skill 15: Speak in Public

Skill 16: Write Proficiently

Interpersonal Savvy

Skill 17: Build and Manage Relationships

Skill 18: Collaborate with Others

Skill 19: Appreciate People and Differences

Skill 20: Resolve Conflict

Skill 21: Network with Others

Self-Management

Skill 22: Maintain Composure

Skill 23: Exhibit Self-Control

Skill 24: Manage Time

Skill 25: Stay Organized

Skill 26: Balance Life

Professional Presence

Skill 27: Practice Political Savvy

Skill 28: Exhibit a Professional Image

Skill 29: Advocate for Self

Skill 30: Adapt to Situations

Skill 31: Model Corporate Expectations

Leadership Capability

Skill 32: Lead Self

Skill 33: Lead Others

Skill 34: Lead Ventures

Planning and Prioritizing

Skill 35: Practice Systems Thinking

Skill 36: Plan and Organize Tasks

Skill 37: Set Goals

Skill 38: Be Resourceful

Skill 39: Demonstrate Problem-Solving Ability

Achieving Results

Skill 40: Manage Projects

Skill 41: Attend to Details

Skill 42: Make Key Decisions

Skill 43: Be Accountable

Skill 44: Sell Ideas

Organizational Alignment

Skill 45: Demonstrate Business Acumen

Skill 46: Promote the Organization's Vision and Values

Skill 47: Initiate Process Improvement

Skill 48: Champion and Manage Change

Skill 49: Practice Creativity, Innovation, and Appropriate Risk Taking

Skill 50: Market, Sell, and Develop Business

Skill 51: Exhibit Technology, Analytics, and Data Knowledge

Part Three: Crossing the Finish Line

Challenge 1: Build Character

Challenge 2: Don't Allow Your Career to Run Amok

Challenge 3: Managers Support Employee Development

Part Four: Support for the Race: Tools and Activities

Balancing Career and Life Goals

Mind Maps

Individual Development Plan

My Career Development Plan

Resources and References

Acknowledgments

Index

About the Author

About ATD