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You'll be way ahead of the game in all the ways that count. This is something that will really open doors to you.
Article appearing on the globeandmail.com talks about "trends to embrace and watch out for" in terms of career intelligence. The author, Barbara Moses, lauds coaching, and pegs some big trends.
"Ironically, while organizations talk about the need for broad knowledge, emotional intelligence and the ability to solve complex human problems, they ignore people who don't have specialized degrees. But these general degrees have taught them critical thinking skills -- the very skills that organizations are in search of."
Much of what she talks about could be lumped under "multicultural" - she mentions the generations trying to blend, but it's cosmopoliltan and global on top of that. Having a business lunch in the Renaissance Tower in downtown Dallas today, I heard as many accents as I hear in the dining room of the Royal Caribbean cruise ship where I've often been a speaker.
The cruise ships hire for diversity. It would appear that everyone has it now, whether intentional or not and how are you going to get along and get the project moving??
Clips from the article. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE training helps with every single one of these and is the underlying theme.
- management training
- the important of 'softer' skills such as emotional intelligence
- Coaching -- caveat emptor. Everyone wants a coach but check out the coach's credentials. I agree (and feel free to check out mine.) IVery important to check credentials in an unregulated field such as coaching. I have a master's degree in clinical psychology and a liberal arts background combined with many years experience in the work world.
- succession planning
- young people without specialized degrees are having difficulty finding work, and many older workers are still experiencing age discrimination
- Intergenerational tensions (this is a BIG one and you can only fathom solutions if you have high EQ
- older workers bemoan the lack of work ethic among younger workers
- Young workers want "old" workers out of their way and call the "workaholics"
- In Canada, non-mandatory retirement means "many older workers will choose to stay on in the workplace for both financial and psychological reasons -- leading to continuing frustration among younger workers eyeing those plum opportunities up the ladder."
- Diversity broadens its meaning. No longer women, visible minorities, those with disabilities and gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered people, but ... diversity of age, life situations, personality and motivation. In other words, diversity reflects all differences.
- direction of diversity is changing. Emphasis is on inclusiveness.
- forget balance - you can have it all, but not all at once
- Leadership development - and this is NOT "management." Both are needed.
- younger workers catapulted into management positions with little basic training. (Great opportunity for coaching)
- work that has meaning
- people are defining success in highly personal terms.
- promotion for the wrong reason (demoralizing)
- authenticity reigns. People want to be able to express who they are in their work, and not have to adopt a corporate persona. This means that if they feel they have to compromise their values or repress their personality, they will look for another employer that represents a better fit.
- The employee brand/experience
Organizations are turning their attention to building their employee brand, recognizing that they can't build a successful external brand for clients if it's not consistent with how internal staff experiences the company. - The brand represents the personality of the organization whether that be flexibility, family friendliness, or challenging opportunities.
- midlife renewal (a big area in which I coach - I say "60 is the new 40" and I love coaching midlifers in transition - work and dating)
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