Rob Livingstone - Australian Payroll Association's Annual Conference - Is global warming likely to shrink the (skills) iceberg on which you have based your career?

1. Is global warming likely to shrink the (skills) iceberg on which you have based your career? Rob Livingstone Principal Payroll News Conference 27th May 2011, Melbourne, Australia Copyright Rob Livingstone Advisory Pty Ltd. All rights reserved.

2. Agenda Discuss some similarities between payroll and IT Recognising change in the business environment, before it impacts your career Generating influence Transactional skills vs. Transformational skills: What’s your mix? What’s got you this far may not work for you in the future. Seek objective, trusted opinions to help steer you towards an outcome that YOU want.. Who is responsible for your career? Can mentoring drive sustainable transformational change? The multiplier effect of effective mentoring: Change one, benefit many Wrap-up and Q&A

3. 1. Some similarities between Payroll / HR and IT

5. Read widely in your industry, watch for technology and business trends

6. Sort the dross from respected sources for opinions, thoughts

7. Subscribe to relevant eNewsletters, feeds

8. Become informed about world events, read trusted business commentaries

9. Develop a strong peer network OUTSIDE of your employer, or current network

10. Self confidence and personal resilience will grow with knowledge, exposure ,etc

12. Promote ideas, concepts and desired outcomes without compromising your own integrity.

13. Focus on the contribution to the overall organisation

14. Do not waste emotional or intellectual energy on trivial points.

15. Don’t push the idea too hard.

16. Present a realistic cost / benefit for all ideas, or the costs will be presented to you.

17. Objection handling and managing implied criticism: Never speak or send emails when angry or out of control!

19. Efficiency = lowest cost , or highest output for lowest input is where you don’t want to be (for too long).

20. Each career professional should be continually re-investing in their supplemental skills, but NOT just reinforcing skills in their area of specialty.

21. Exceptions to this may be a fire-fighter, medical specialist or airline pilot where continual ‘deep-dive’ skill refresh on a regular basis is critical.

23. Just repeating these behaviours are no guarantee of future success

24. Working hard and achieving results will (or should) automatically result in recognition. Myth??

25. Achieve visibility - Be responsible for your own marketing? Some career professionals are uncomfortable about displaying their own strengths in a positive way. Not innate to some individuals

27. If they don’t, then it’s all theory – just like someone sitting in the lodge describing how you can climb the mountain having never done it themselves.

29. Your life and career is more important that that of the organisation

30. Consciously take some time to actively set your own goals, then

31. put some time and effort into managing your career.

32. Realise the power of ‘personal branding’ – after all you ‘run your own business’, that is …..‘your business is deciding who you wish to work for!’

34. more able to professionally handle objections from non Payroll/HR stakeholders

35. confidence and capacity to thrive in stressful situations;

36. improved ability to cope in ambiguous or uncertain environments;

37. being able to work more collaboratively with stakeholders outside their own area of expertise ;

38. being able to communicate more effectively in a range of unfamiliar situations; as well as

40. 10. Wrap-up, Q&A

41. Thankyou Contact: Rob Livingstone, Principal Phone: +61 2 8005 1972 Mobile: +61 419 632 673 Fax: +61 2 9879 5004 Email:rob@rob-livingstone.com Website:www.rob-livingstone.com Address: PO Box 842, Gladesville, NSW 1675 Twitter:rladvisory Skype:rladvisory