Half day open training event held in Toronto in Canada for individuals interesting in progressing their career with their existing employer, securing a promotion or advancing rapidly to a position with additional responsibility.

1. Career advancement, career
development and career progression
by Toronto Training and HR
May 2014

2. CONTENTS
3-4 Introduction
5-6 Definitions
7-8 More definitions
9-10 Keeping a positive attitude
11-12 Mind set changes to aid career progression
13-15 Personality attributes
16-18 Mindfulness
19-20 Personal learning networks
21-22 Cornerstones of career insurance
23-24 The SIGN structure for a career conversation
25-28 Questions to help compose a career offer
29-32 Career decision making
33-34 Questions around career awareness
35-36 Builders and climbers
37-39 Acquiring a global outlook
40-42 Phrases to avoid
43-44 Building deep smarts
45-47 Changing your career
48-49 Effectively adapting to career change
50-51 Conclusion, summary and questions
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3. Page 3
Introduction

4. Page 4
Introduction to Toronto Training
and HR
Toronto Training and HR is a specialist training and
human resources consultancy headed by Timothy Holden
10 years in banking
15 years in training and human resources
Freelance practitioner since 2006
The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR
are:
Training event design
Training event delivery
HR support with an emphasis on reducing
costs, saving time plus improving employee
engagement and morale
Services for job seekers

5. Page 5
Definitions

6. Definitions • Career advancement
• Career development
• Career progression
Page 6

7. Page 7
More definitions

8. More
definitions
• Job
• Profession
• Career
Page 8

9. Page 9
Keeping a positive attitude

10. Keeping a
positive
attitude
• Nothing in life is
permanent, not even you
• Failure is a prerequisite
• Find the silver lining
• Trust the bigger plan
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Mind set changes to aid
career progression

12. Mind set
changes to aid
career
progression
• Abundant thinking
• Creativity
• Emotional non-attachment
Page 12

13. Page 13
Personality attributes

14. Personality
attributes
1 of 2
• Promotion focus
• Prevention focus
Page 14

15. Personality
attributes
2 of 2
WHEN PERSONALITIES
DON’T MATCH
• Underperformance
• Tension
• Power struggle
• Power play
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16. Page 16
Mindfulness

17. Mindfulness
1 of 2
CHARACTERISTICS OF
MINDFULNESS
• Intention
• Attention
• Attitude
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18. Mindfulness
2 of 2
INCREASING YOUR
MINDFULNESS
• Be aware
• Take five
• Do one thing
• Time-outs
• Eat somewhere else
• Listen
• Note accomplishments
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Personal learning
networks

20. Personal
learning
networks
• Ask and listen
• Leverage technology
• Try out Twitter
• Look outside of learning &
development
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Cornerstones of career
insurance

22. Cornerstones
of career
insurance
• Embracing adaptation
• Positioning for the next
advance or change
• Investing in cutting edge
skills
• Tapping into abundant
thinking, creativity and
emotional non-attachment
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The SIGN structure for a
career conversation

24. The SIGN
structure for a
career
conversation
• Self
• Impact
• Goals
• Next step
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Questions to help compose
a career offer

26. Questions to
help compose
a career offer
1 of 3
• What skills and know-how
do I want to acquire in the
future?
• Which teams or individuals
would I like to work with?
• Which projects or clients
would be perfect for me?
• Which of my career drivers
are not being fully
addressed?
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27. Questions to
help compose
a career offer
2 of 3
• What will motivate me to
improve my work
performance?
• How might I be able to
reduce or delegate tasks I
find demotivating?
• What specific projects or
areas of responsibility can I
suggest to improve my
job?
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28. Questions to
help compose
a career offer
3 of 3
• What project ideas,
initiatives or pilot studies
can I suggest?
• How can I communicate
the benefits to my
employer?
• Who else do I need to
convince?
• What quick wins can I offer
my employer that will
benefit our customers and
bottom line?
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Career decision making

30. Career
decision
making 1 of 3
STAGES
• Pre-screening
• In-depth exploration
• Choice
Page 30

31. Career
decision
making 2 of 3
EFFECTIVENESS
• Table for choice
• Circles for choice
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32. Career
decision
making 3 of 3
STYLES
• Rational
• Intuitive
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Questions around career
awareness

34. Questions
around career
awareness
• What kind of work do I find
stimulating, even inspiring?
• What organizational
problems and aspirations
are visible to me?
• How can I exploit the
overlap or create one?
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Builders and climbers

36. Builders and
climbers
• What is a builder?
• What is a climber?
• Questions to ask
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Acquiring a global outlook

38. Acquiring a
global outlook
1 of 2
• Learn by thinking
• Observe
• Study
• Open your mind
• Open your heart
• Learn by doing
• Forge relationships
• Start locally
• Work with others
• Be the centre
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39. Acquiring a
global outlook
2 of 2
• Go
• Speak
• Don’t stop
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Phrases to avoid

41. Phrases to
avoid 1 of 2
• “I can’t do that”
• “You should have…”
• “That’s not my job”
• “I may be wrong, but…”
• “I don’t have time to talk
to you right now”
• “But we’ve always done it
that way”
• “It’s not fair”
• “I think….”
• “I’ll try”
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42. Phrases to
avoid 2 of 2
• “He’s a jerk” or “I hate my
job”
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Building deep smarts

44. Building deep
smarts
• What are deep smarts?
• Observation
• Practice
• Partner and problem
solve
• Take responsibility
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Changing your career

46. Changing your
career 1 of 2
• Check websites
• Look for reports, news
articles and blogs on the
sector
• Speak to people who work
in the industry and their
clients
• Ask people who work in
the industry what they
love, what they tolerate,
what they hate and what
they would want to change
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47. Changing your
career 2 of 2
• Find out how the economy
has affected the sector
• Ask people employed
within the sector if they
had to do it all over again,
would they take the same
path
• Pose similar questions to
professional interest
groups on LinkedIn
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Effectively adapting to
career change

49. Effectively
adapting to
career change
• Reflect on your past
• Choose to associate with
like-minded people
• Do scenario planning
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Conclusion, summary and
questions

51. Page 51
Conclusion, summary and
questions
Conclusion
Summary
Videos
Questions