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Bibliographic details of sourceAuthor:Fiona Elsa Dent & Vicki HoltonYear of Publication:2016Title of chapter/article/webpage:How to Survive and Thrive as a Working WomanBook edition/journal volume and issue:FirstPublisher and city (books):Bloomsbury, Page number span of chapter/article:Date you accessed online source:URL (websites) or DOI (online articles):ISBN PB 978-1-4729-3064-4Name of database you used to access source:Port Phillip LibraryWhy am I reading this text? How is it relevant to my assignment question?Personal InterestPage 8, Skills and qualities AuditPersonal Skills and Qualities Skill level currentImportant to current jobSelf ConfidenceInitiativeResults OrientatedFlexibleCollaborativeSelf-BeliefEmotional AwarenessDeals with AmbiguityArticulateRelationship Skills and Qualities Skill level currentImportant to current jobInterpersonal SkillsDevelops othersMotivates OthersBuilds RelationshipsTeam WorkerDeals with ConflictStrategic Skills and Qualities Skill level currentImportant to current jobInfluentialChange ChampionProblem SolverDecisiveInspirationalInnovativeLeadership abilityCareer Skills and Qualities Skill level currentImportant to current jobResilienceNetworkerImpression ManagementAmbitionDeterminationBusiness AwarenessTechnical SkillsDevelopment Areas Skill level currentImportant to current jobPage 12, My Personal CVQuestionAnswerAgeLocated inImportant people in my life3 words to describe myself3 Words others describe meMain hobbies and interests outside of workAchievements I am proud ofDescribe current work.life balance?Current role and employerWhat do I like about current job?What do I dislike about my current workplace?What are the challenges at my workplace?Frustrations at my current workplace?3 words to describe from your boss3 words from colleagues3 words from teamPrevious role?How did I feel in that roleWhy did I change roles?What did I do before that role?What did I like about that role?Why did you leave that role?What did you do before that?What did you like about that?Why did you leave that company?Describe your dream job, what are you ambitions?18 year plan3 year plan5 year planPage 16, Personal Values ReviewQuestionAnswerWhat must be present for me to feel fulfilled and happy? What values must I honour and never compromise on?Rank the top 10 valuesDescribe why each value in the ranked list is important?Write down examples of times when you have lived by and demonstrated your values and the outcomes and implications of doing so.Write down examples of times when you have had to compromise on your values and describe the outcomes and implications of doing so.Reflect back over your notes in response to this exercise and note down any insights and learning that have emerged.Think about your values and insights you have gained, how does your current job measure up?Page 20, My happiness ReviewSituationLevel of happinessCurrent RolePrevious RoleCurrent OrganisationPrevious OrganisationCurrent IndustyPrevious IndustryInsights?Page 22, My life TimelineHappy MemoriesAgeUnhappy MemoriesQuestionAnswerWhat have you learnt from your happy memories?What have you learnt from your unhappy memories?What did you achieve when you went through these events?What insights does this give you about:Page 26, My Finest MomentsIn each personal best situation:Briefly make notes about the event, situation or achievement.Think about how it make you feel, then and now.Rfeflect about who helped you and how you prepared for it.What skills or abilities did you use or develop during te process of attaining the finest moment?What did you learn about yourself and your strengths, skills and development needs at the time and now?How might you use this learning now and for the future?Finest moment at:AnswerWorkSchoolHobbyFamilyPage 28, My Career Support NetworkPageMain points Is it a (Q)uote, (P)araphrase or (S)ummary?My comments /questions/analysis31Q: There are several benefits in making this (feedback) part of your worth ethic: youBegin to create a feedback culture in your work environment.Build good-quality trusting relationshopsDevelop confidence and self-efficacy.Develop new skills.Increase your self-awareness.Demonstrate emotional acuity.32Q: Carina’s job requirements:‘I enjoy being part of a team who are creating something new in the technology field. I think my future lies in a small organisation or a start-up where I will have the opportunity to use my skills and not be hampered by hierarchy and bureaucracy. Location is not an issues for me in fact I am happy to move to find the right job/ Salary and package wise I want to feel that I am being rewarded appropriately for what I am doing but for the right job this would not be a deal breaker. The deal breaker for me would be in the company lacked moral integrity.I need to condense what I want into something like this.Page 33, Job Environment ReviewPage 34, Results of Career Anchor Questionnaire by Edgar ScheinSee Resources for downloadable excel spreadsheet for this.Page 35, What is my ideal job?QuestionAnswerWhat is my ideal job Page 38, SWOT Analysis on myselfStrengthsWeaknessesOpportunitiesThreatsPage 39, Summary so farQuestionAnswerWhat have you found out about yourself that is new?What have you found out about yourself that is important for your career/job now and in the future?How satisfied are you in your current job?Have you identified any pressure or stress areas that you need to deal with?What changes do you anticipate making in the short term/long term?Have you identified any development needs – for example skills to develop, job or project secondment opportunities, formal training etc?Page 52, Career Multipliers and DerailersExamples from your careerPersonal Learning from thisCareer MultipliersCareer DerailersPageMain points Is it a (Q)uote, (P)araphrase or (S)ummary?My comments /questions/analysis53Q: Another general issue … is that women are sometimes too cooperative at work compared with their male colleagues, who are more selective – and that women will take on any task they are asked to, simply because they are asked!This applies to me.58Q: other times it will be lack of confidence that means it’s more comrfortable to stay where you are… this lack of confidence is stopping women from climbing the business career ladder and achieving their potential. So it’s important to know that you can learn confidence – in exactly the same way you can learn finance, leadership, marketing, art of quantum physics.Strategies to improve include doing more presentations, volunteering to write business proposals, get more ppl skills.Page 63, Work time StatementYes, No, SometimesObservationsI generally work longer than forty hours each weekI generally work between forty and fifty hours each weekI generally work more than fift6y hours each weekI generally work through my lunch breakI generally do not take all my holiday allowanceI generally take work homeI generally stay connected via mobile phone and email all the time.Are you happy about this? If not, what can you do about it? Page 65, My current life vs my ‘ideal’ lifeQuestionAnswerWhat have I got that I want to keepWhat have I got that I want to changeOne action I could take to start this process of change – and when?Page 69, about your careerQuestionAnswerWho are some of your women role modelsAm I in the right place/ job/sector/company?How do others see me – do I work hard and add value?What are my weaknesses, and do these matter?What are my strengths, and how do I make the most of these?What do you think I could achieve if I set my mind to it?Page 70, Career choices you may makeMy current careerWhere am I now?Some of the current career choices I have made to get to this point (and how these have helped me). Field service engineering, medical devices My future careerWhere would I want to be five years from now?Some of the career choices I could make to get to this point (and how these will help me). My career life stageWhere am I now and the career choices I made to get to this point?Career choices I could make to get further (and how these will help me?)Early Career (20s – 30s)Searching for what I would like to spend the rest of my career doing. Mid career (30s – 40s)Time to settle down and have kids?Mature career (50s – 60s)PageMain points Is it a (Q)uote, (P)araphrase or (S)ummary?My comments /questions/analysis77Q: … A word about oppurtunities. If you are offered an oppurtunitity, then do please think about it, consider all the reasons why you should take it and seize it. Women often have the opposite redundancy – to think about all the reasons why they can’t do something.Page 83, Essential Skills and QualitiesDevelopment Areas NotesInfluenceInfluencing is largely about applying soft skills in a strategic way.Influence is about getting people to take steps in the direction you are proposing.Individuals like to be influence with the following themes:Involving them in the process.Demonstrating confidence about the topic. Having a good track record of successShowing appreciation for others’ contributions (increasing likability)Provide evidence to help them understand your rationale.Be clear and conciseDemonstrate passion and energy about the topic.The main way people want to be influence by others is: Involvement, Clarity and Authenticity.Impression ManagementImpression management is about self-presentation. It’s the manner in which you portray yourself to others, the impact you have on others and the image you are trying to create. It affects how you influence others, how you create credibility and build your reputation.Think about:Your appearanceWhat you say and how you say it The situation and the people you are interacting with.Focus on being consistentDemonstrate authenticityBe yourself and be aware of the impact on others. What you want people to feel about you before you leave them.Taking the Stage: How Women Can Speak Up, Stand Out and Succeed by Judith HumphreySelf Confidence/ BeliefThe number one capability mentioned by women as needed to develop, and the single most important ability for success in many aspects of our lives.Outwardly self-confidence is demonstrated by the behaviour used when interacting with others, but you also need to feel it yourself. Developing and demonstrating self-confidence is largely about your own attitudes: being aware of your strengths and weaknesses so that you can demonstrate and capitalize on your strengths while also finding ways to develop your weaknesses, and operating from an optimistic frame of mind where you avoid negative self-talk.Key situations include: meeting new people, chairing a meeting, making a presentation, managing a difficult situation, taking on new responsibility, dealing with senior people, expressing yourself in public, influencing others, saying no, dealing with ambiguous situations. Dealing with ConflictSix steps that contribute to dealing with conflict effectively by The Leader’s Guide to Managing People by Brent and DentA key aspect of dealing with conflict is having clarity around the actual issues, giving people time to calm down and having a plan.PageMain points Is it a (Q)uote, (P)araphrase or (S)ummary?My comments /questions/analysis89Q: Being results-focussed is only one aspect of this capability; you must also be willing to promote your results as your achievements. Common for many women. Reflect on how to keep people in your network up to date of what you achieve. 101Q: Key indicators of being able to deal effectively with ambiguity are having the ability to adapt easily to change, taking on new challenges and facing risks, dealing with the unfamiliar and being able to make decisions when you only have part of the story.I would consider this one of my key strengths.104Q: If someone interrupts you … try some techniques used by politicians – Margaret Thatcher was good at this. Listen and thank them for their contribution, but then go on to add ‘but if I could just finish what I was going to say’.110Q: The Ashford Management Index – identified the main motivators for managers in organisational life. The top six are:Being treated with respectChallenging/interesting workOpportunity to continually learn and developKnowing my decisions have an impact on the organisationHaving authority and freedom to run my own showWorking in a pleasant environmentGen Y say salary, challenging work and career progression, which I also think are relevant. 126S: Decision making tools inclide SWOT, force field analysis, PEST (political economic social technological)The Decision Making Pocketbook by Russel-Jones and Hailstone140S: Women seem to have their sights lower than men and are willing to settle more. More women play down their ambition more due to lack of self-confidence or self-belief.Q: Leave the nice, safe, comfy job and go for the one that scares you.Stop trying to be nice and polite all the time. Page 132, Leadership StyleStyleDescriptorRankParticipativeYou actively involve others in discussion and decision-making SituationalYou vary your style to suit the situationVisionaryYou inspire others through your energy and commitmentTransactionalYou give direction and expect it to be metValue BasedYou lead based on strong personal valuesIntuitiveYou use a more instinctive approach in which both people and situation are considered, often described as your gut feelHierachicalYou rely on your position and statusAdapted from Leadership Style in Women in Business: Navigating Career Successs (2012) by Viki Holton and Fiona Elsa Dent.The Leadership Skills Handbook by Jo Owen – skills and developmentLean in by Sheryl Sandberg or Strong Women by Karren Brady – personal leadership storiesResilience: How to Cope When Everything around You Keeps Changing by Liggy WebbNice Girls Still Don’t Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers by Lois P. FrankelMrs Moneypenny’s Careers Advice for Ambitious Women by Heather McGregorPageMain points Is it a (Q)uote, (P)araphrase or (S)ummary?My comments /questions/analysis161Q: Most of the women we interviewed and many of the survey comments indicated that waiting to be noticed and for things to happen simply doesn’t work. Proactivity and positive action seem to be the secret. ‘stop making excuses about lack of ability and try it.’‘Three simple things in life, 1. If you do not go after what you want you will never have it. 2. If you do not ask the answer will always be NO. 3. If you do not step forward you will always be in the same place.’Advice given from women to their younger self include; take more risks, follow your dreams, being more structured, taking responsibility earlier, going for it, being bold, following your instincts, taking a chance, doing something you enjoy and having more confidence and self-belief to go for what you want.Page 163, 20 Questions about your careerNo.Audit QuestionY/N/Not sureNotes1Are you happy with your job, role, career at the moment.2Do you enjoy your job?3Is your job intellectually satisfying?4Does your work make you feel anxious or depressed?5Do you feel there is room to grow and develop in your current job? 6Are you working too many hours each week?7Do you feel you are suffering from work overload? 8Do you have someone to help deal with work pressures?9Do you feel that you are in control of your career?10Do you feel you have purpose in your career?11Are you confident in your abilities at work?12Do you have skills and capabilities that you are currently not using?13Do you know what your next career move is likely to be? In two years, five years, etc?14Do you feel recognized for your work?15Is your pay and reward package fair and equitable?16Are you happy in your working environment?17Do you work for a supportive boss?18Do you have supportive colleagues?19Do your family and friends support you?20Are you happy overall?Page 164, SummaryPageMain points Is it a (Q)uote, (P)araphrase or (S)ummary?My comments /questions/analysis164Q: An obvious one that we hear often is that women think far more about reasons why they should not take an opportunity rather than thinking about why they should. 165Q: ‘Don’t be scared to leave a company to progress and follow your dreams – take your career management into your own hands and a level of uncertainty is OK.Page 186, Sixteen top tips for success.Negotiate! About salary, promotion, workloads or work-life balance, remember the power of negotiation and do not simply accept what you are intitially offered. Be aware of stress, pressure and potential burnout: there is a price to pay about working 60-80 hours each week. Learn how to be resilient.Beware of the danger of wanting to be ‘perfect’.It is never too late to change your job, role, or sector, to start your own business.Keep your CV up to date. Tailor it for any job you apply for and use active words such as ‘achieved, negotiated, delivered, launched and won’.Have a plan for your career, and life in general. Set career goals, and take time to understand key assignments and critical skills.Speak up, contribute, step forward, volunteer, these are all key attributes that will help you get noticed. Think of yourself as a brand!Build your confidence and self-esteem.Choose your battles wisely. You may not like office politics but you need to be aware of them. Understand who influences whom in your company, learn about different ways to influence people.Find supportersFind a good bossBuild a good team around youBuild and develop strong and relevant relationship networks. Earn a reputation as someone who delivers what they promise.Understand the principals of good coaching – you need to set yourself challenging goals.Be persistent and determined. ................
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