Career Skills Curricula
Thinking About Career Direction (4 hours) * Finding Career Direction - Discover Yourself and Your Purpose * Developing a Career Strategy - Creating Your Ideal Career * Identifying Career Opportunities - Setting Yourself Up for Success * Schein's Career Anchors - Understanding What Inspires You in Your Career * How Do You "Add Value"? - Understanding How You Contribute to the Bottom Line * Possibilities - Unlocking Your Own Potential * Holland's Codes - Shaping a Career That Suits Your Personality * Locus of Control - Are You in Charge of Your Destiny?
Understanding Your Strengths (4 hours) * Test Your Skills - Find The Resources That Will Help You Most * Personal SWOT Analysis - Making the Most of Your Talents and Opportunities * Strengths Finder - Discovering Your True Potential * Benziger's Personality Types - Checking You're Using Your Natural Talents * Your Reflected Best Self - Getting a Deeper Understanding of Your Strengths
Career Tests (4 hours) * Psychometric Testing - Measuring "Hidden" Traits * Myers-Briggs Personality Testing - Understanding How we Relate to the World * The Hogan Development Survey - Identifying Career Derailing Behaviors * Behavioral Assessments - How Personality Affects the Way People Do Their Jobs * The Big Five Personality Traits Model - Understanding If People's Personalities Fit Their Roles
Enhancing Your Job (4 hours) * Creating Job Satisfaction - Getting the Most From Your Job * "Intrapreneurship" - Learning to Think Like an Entrepreneur * Working with Purpose - Bringing More Meaning to Your Career * Job Crafting - Shaping Your Job to Fit You Better * The MPS Process - Discovering Work That You Love
Effective Working Relationships (4 hours) * Emotional Intelligence - Developing Strong * How Emotionally Intelligent are You? - Boosting Your People Skills * Why Soft Skills Matter - Making Sure Your Hard Skills Shine * Working With Powerful People - Manage Your Relationships for Maximum Career * Satisfaction * Managing Your Boss - Developing an Effective Working Relationship * Motivating Managers - Improving Morale and Engagement * Getting a New Boss - Starting a Positive New Relationship * Finding Your Allies - Building a Personal Support Base * Professional Networking - Building Relationships for Mutual Benefit * Working in a Virtual Team - Using Technology to Communicate and Collaborate * Eldred's Power Strategies - Avoiding "Tall Poppy Syndrome" * Gifts in the Workplace - Showing Your Appreciation Appropriately * Building Trust - Creating Honest, Open Relationships * Tolerance in the Workplace - Respecting Others' Differences * Winning by Giving - Succeeding Through Kindness * Building Rapport - Establishing Bonds
General Career Skills (4 hours) * Managing Your Emotions at Work - Controlling Your Feelings... Before They Control You * Professionalism - Developing this Vital Characteristic * Customer Service Mindset - Getting Passionate About Satisfying Others * Representing Your Organization at a Conference - Getting the Most from Conferences * Working Abroad - Making the Most of an Overseas Placement * Sales Skills for Non-Salespeople - Pitching Your Idea or Product * When Work Involves Socializing - Knowing What's Appropriate... and What's Not * How to be a Good Role Model - Setting a Good Example at Work * How to Be a Good Team Player - Maximizing your Contribution * Preserving Integrity - Consistently Making the Right Choices * Developing Commercial Awareness - Understanding How Businesses Make Money * Being Effective at Work - Essential Traits and Skills * Authenticity - How to Be True to Yourself * Dealing With Supplier Contracts - Understanding the Terms and Risks of Agreements * Developing Charisma - Increasing Your Influence in the Workplace * Building Your Reputation as an Expert - Making the Most Your Knowledge * Working in a Matrix Organization - Working Effectively With Several Bosses
Getting Ahead (4 hours) * Making the Right Career Move - Choosing the Role That's Best for You * Getting Noticed - Staying "Visible" at Work * Get the Recognition You Deserve - Learning How to Get Praise * Future Proof Your Career - Developing Skills For Your Future As Well As For Today * How to Ask for a Pay Raise - Objectively Evaluating Your Value to Your Organization * Success Programming - Affirming Your Successful Future * Mastermind Groups - Harnessing the Power of Collective Wisdom * What's Your Reputation? - Building a Reputation Consistent With Your Career Goals * Self-Mastery - Learning Personal Leadership * Building Expertise - Developing In-Depth Knowledge * Taking Initiative - Making Things Happen in the Workplace * The PVI Model - Standing Out From the Crowd * Developing Personal Accountability - Taking Responsibility to Get Ahead * The Power of Good Habits - Using High-Performance Habits to Achieve Significant Goals * Intentional Change Theory - Achieving Manageable, Meaningful Change * Maintaining a Positive Online Reputation - Using the Web to Enhance Your Career
Getting a New Role (4 hours) * Writing Your Resume (CV) - Highlighting Your Skills and Experience * Interview Skills - Preparing for Your Ideal Role * Get Ready for Promotion - Showing What You Can Do * Promotion Selection Panels - Creating a Great Impression for Everyone * Succeeding in Test and Assessment Centers - Highlighting Your Knowledge and Skills * Changing Career Within Your Organization - Staying Challenged With a New Role * "Re-interview" for Your Own Job - Getting Rehired After a Company Restructure * "Disrupting" Your Career - Finding a Rewarding Career Path * Into the Deep End - Gaining Control in an Unexpected New Role
Key Career Points (4 hours) * Starting a New Job - Getting Used to Your New Role * From Technical Expert to Manager - Learning Management Skills * Surviving a Merger - Taking Control and Proving Your Value * Life after Job Loss - Coping With the Emotional Turmoil * I'm Back! - Returning to Work After an Extended Absence * A Happy Ending - Wrapping Up Your Current Role Before Moving On * Returning From Vacation - Handling Work After a Break * Achieving Quick Wins - Securing Early Success for Long Term Results * Kelley and Conner's Emotional Cycle of Change - Keeping Going When You * Make a Voluntary Change
Mentoring and Coaching (4 hours) * Mentoring - A Mutually Beneficial Partnership * Mentoring Skills - Using Your Knowledge and Experience to Help Others * Finding a Mentor - Getting Support From the Right "Someone" Who's Been There Before * Mentoring: An Essential Leadership Skill - Mentoring from a Mentor's Perspective * Coach Yourself to Success - Learning to Help Yourself
Finance for Non-Specialists (4 hours) * Understanding Accounts - Basic Finance for Non-Financial Managers * Managing a Budget - Setting and Sticking to Financial Targets * The Thrifty Manager - Cutting Costs the Smart Way * Supply and Demand Curves - Understanding Price and Quantity in the Marketplace * Preparing and Implementing a Traditional Budget - Projecting Future Income * Activity-Based Costing (ABC) - Understanding What Really Drives Costs * Words Used In... Financial Accounting * Words Used in... Corporate Finance
Understanding Different Sectors (4 hours) * Managing in Nonprofit Organizations - Understanding the Not-For-Profit Environment * Professional Services Organizations - Understanding How They Work * Managing in Public Sector Organizations - Exploring the Challenges * Working in a Public-Facing Role - Strengthening Your People Skills * Working for a Small Business - Understanding the Pros and Cons * Working in a Family Business - Understanding the Pros and Cons * Entrepreneurial Skills - The Skills You Need to Build a Great Business * Working for Yourself - Surviving and Thriving in Self-Employment
Understanding Culture (4 hours+) * Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions - Understanding Workplace Values Around the World * The Seven Dimensions of Culture - Understanding and Managing Cultural Differences * Handy's Four Types of Culture - Choosing the Best Culture for Your Organization * The Cultural Web - Aligning Your Organization's Culture With Strategy * Deal and Kennedy's Cultural Model - Understanding Rites and Rituals in Corporate Culture * The Congruence Model - Aligning the Drivers of High Performance * The Competing Values Framework - Analyzing Corporate Culture * Cultural Intelligence - Working Successfully With Diverse Groups * Cross-Culture Communication * Cross-Cultural Leadership * Wibbeke's Geoleadership Model - Effective Cross-Cultural Leadership * Cross-Cultural Business Etiquette - Learning the Ins and Outs of Global Business * Avoiding Cross-Cultural Faux Pas - Understanding the Impact of Cross-Cultural Differences * Avoiding Cross-Cultural Faux Pas - Food - Making the Best Impression
Dealing with Challenges (4 hours) * Asking for Help - Getting Help Without Looking Weak * Living with a Lack of Job Security - Coping with Uncertainty * Surviving a Downturn - Managing Your Career in an Unstable Economy * Generation Y's First Recession - Standing Out While Blending In * Overcoming a Lack of Qualifications - Gaining the Skills You Need * Breaking the Glass Ceiling - Reaching for the Top with Everyday Tools * Career Progression in a Flat Organization - Furthering Careers Without Promotions * Escaping Micromanagement - Becoming More Independent * Combining Parenthood and Work - Understanding and Managing the Challenges * Doing More than One Job - How to Juggle Multiple Roles at Work * Back On Track - Overcoming a Major Setback in Your Career * Developing Resilience - Overcoming and Growing from Setbacks * Whistleblowing - Understanding the Issues and Risks * Dealing With Discrimination - Addressing Unfair Treatment * Making Amends - Moving On After a Mistake
Dealing with Difficult People (4 hours) * Good Manners in the Office - Realizing There's No Excuse for Discourtesy * Egos at Work - Managing a Co-worker's Superiority Complex * Dealing with Difficult People - Learning to Fight Back... On Your Terms * Dealing with Office Politics - Navigating the Minefield * Stop Playing the "Blame Game" - Finding Solutions Rather than Finding Fault * Dealing With Bullying - Identify and Deal With Bullying at Work * Working with Lazy People - Motivating Idle Colleagues * Dealing with Bossy Co-Workers - Managing Controlling People in the Workplace