Creating Sustainable Careers

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Sustainable Careers: Ideas and Suggestions for sustaining your career:

• Network, network, network
• Get a coach or mentor
• Invest time in "me"
• Find a project that stretches me outside my comfort zone
• Join www.linkedin.com
• Find something to give back to others
• "Start with the end in mind"
• Ask someone whose opinion you value for specific feedback
• Take a risk!
• Don't be my own worst enemy
• Know my values and match them to the organisation
• 'Get' a great boss to work for
• Do one thing each month for my development

Useful Articles and Links:

• Are we all becoming entrepreneurs?
  "How can you create a successful and fulfilling career in the 21st century?"
• The Hidden Traps in Decision Making
  "In making decisions, you may be at the mercy of your mind’s strange workings. Here’s how to catch thinking traps before they become judgement disasters."
• How To Become An Authentic Speaker
  "Even sincere speeches often come across as contrived. A four-step process will help you create a true emotional connection with your audience."
• What Your Leader Expects of You
• What to Ask the Person in the Mirror
  "There comes a point in your career when the best way to figure out how you’re doing is to step back and ask yourself a few questions. Having all the answers is less important than knowing what to ask."
• Managing Oneself
  "Success in the knowledge economy comes to those who know themselves—their strengths, their values, and how they best perform."
• 15 Second Pitch
• Advice from quality executive search firms from around the world
• The Existential Necessity of Midlife Change
  "Roll up your sleeves—midlife is your best and last chance to become the real you."
• How Leaders Create and Use Networks
  "Successful leaders have a nose for opportunity and a knack for knowing whom to tap to get things done. These qualities depend on a set of strategic networking skills that nonleaders rarely possess."
• How to Stay Stuck in the Wrong Career
  "You’re ready to chuck it all and start afresh. Just make sure you don’t listen to the usual advice about changing careers."
• What Headhunters Don't Tell You

Useful Websites:

• hbr.org

Career Articles: