Career Development

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Career Development or Career Development Planning refers to the process an individual may undergo to evolve their occupational status. It is the process of making decisions for long term learning, to align personal needs of physical or psychological fulfillment with career advancement opportunities.

Career Development can also refer to the total encompassment of an individual's work-related experiences, leading up to the occupational role they may hold within an organization. Career Development can occur on an individual basis or an organizational level. Careers that are long-term commitments throughout an individual's life are referred to as 'Steady-State Careers.' The person will work towards their retirement with specialized skillsets learned throughout their entire life. For example, somebody would be required to complete a steady process of graduating from medical school and then working in the medical profession until they have retired. Steady-state careers may also be referred to as holding the same occupational role in an organization for an extended period and becoming specialized in the area of expertise. A retail manager who has worked in the sales industry for an extended period of their life would have the knowledge, skills, and attributes regarding managing non-managerial staff and coordinating job tasks to be fulfilled by subordinates.

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What is coaching?

Coaching is process where a coach partners with a client in a thought provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential. Ok that was a bit formal, to simplify it, coaching is when you have a coach guide you through conversation that helps you identify what challenges you want to focus on and the coach helps guide you towards finding answers. The important thing to note is that the coach will not tell you the answers or find the answers for you. What the coach does is guide you through a "thought provoking" process where you discover the answers yourself.

What topics can I bring to a coaching session?

You can bring just about any topic to your coaching session, depending on the purpose or the goal of your coaching. what is always important before committing to a coaching program or session is to thing about what is your goal for the coaching, what do you want to get out of it? The key question to ask yourself is "If the coaching session is successful what outcomes will it have?"

How long is the coaching session?

A coaching session can be as long as you and the coach agreed depending on what you are addressing. The normal coaching session range between an hour to an hour and half.

Can anyone be coached?

Yes anyone can be coached, what is important is for the person to be "ready to be coached." That means being willing to open up, be vulnerable and prepared to discuss the challenge you want to address. Sometime you might not be ready to talk about a situation and that is ok. That is why its important to ask yourself how ready are you to tackle the issues that you want to tackle in a coaching session

What do I need to look for when choosing a coach?

The important consideration when choosing a coach is chemistry, it is always advisable to have a "chemistry session" with a coach before making any commitments. In the chemistry session, you want to check if you are able to connect with the coach. You also want to learn more about the coach, their experience, their coaching approach and style, what you can expect from him/ her. So these are some of the questions you can ask in the initial chemistry session.