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Managing your career
Heather MoyesCardiff University
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Session objectives
Understand approaches to career management
Consider tools and techniques available in HE context
Articulate a personal career plan
Identify your next step
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The null hypothesis
“It is impossible to manage a career in
higher education administration!”
Discuss…
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Careers in HE administration
The big questions:
•Where are you now? •How did you get here?•Where do you want to be in five years’ time?
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AUA professional behaviours framework
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The behavioursManaging self and personal skillsWilling and able to assess and apply own skills, abilities and experience. Being aware of own behaviour and how it impacts on others.Delivering excellent serviceProviding the best quality service to external and internal clients. Building genuine and open long-term relationships in order to drive up service standards.Finding innovative solutionsTaking a holistic view and working enthusiastically and with creativity to analyse problems and develop innovative and workable solutions. Identifying opportunities for innovation.Embracing changeAdjusting to unfamiliar situations, demands and changing roles. Seeing change as an opportunity and being receptive to new ideas.Using resourcesMaking effective use of available resources including people, information, networks and budgets. Being aware of the financial and commercial aspects of the organisation.
Providing directionSeeing the work that you do in the context of the bigger picture and taking a long-term view. Communicating vision clearly and enthusiastically to inspire and motivate others.Developing self and othersShowing commitment to own development and supporting and encouraging others to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to reach their full potential for the wider benefit of the organisation.Working with peopleWorking co-operatively with others in order to achieve objectives. Demonstrating a commitment to diversity and applying a wide range of interpersonal skills.Achieving resultsPlanning and organising workloads to ensure that deadlines are met within resource constraints. Consistently meeting objectives and success criteria.
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Self-assessment
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The behavioursManaging self and personal skillsWilling and able to assess and apply own skills, abilities and experience. Being aware of own behaviour and how it impacts on others.Delivering excellent serviceProviding the best quality service to external and internal clients. Building genuine and open long-term relationships in order to drive up service standards.Finding innovative solutionsTaking a holistic view and working enthusiastically and with creativity to analyse problems and develop innovative and workable solutions. Identifying opportunities for innovation.Embracing changeAdjusting to unfamiliar situations, demands and changing roles. Seeing change as an opportunity and being receptive to new ideas.Using resourcesMaking effective use of available resources including people, information, networks and budgets. Being aware of the financial and commercial aspects of the organisation.
Providing directionSeeing the work that you do in the context of the bigger picture and taking a long-term view. Communicating vision clearly and enthusiastically to inspire and motivate others.Developing self and othersShowing commitment to own development and supporting and encouraging others to develop their knowledge, skills and behaviours to enable them to reach their full potential for the wider benefit of the organisation.Working with peopleWorking co-operatively with others in order to achieve objectives. Demonstrating a commitment to diversity and applying a wide range of interpersonal skills.Achieving resultsPlanning and organising workloads to ensure that deadlines are met within resource constraints. Consistently meeting objectives and success criteria.
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Meeting your development needs
Get the wider picture CPD: it’s not all about courses Use networks effectively Manage management relationships Seek wisdom: others’ and your own Make positive choices: what’s your
“good”?
Take responsibility!
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The all important next step
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Find out more: http://cpdframework.aua.ac.uk/
My contact details:
[email protected] of University Administrators (AUA)
@The_AUA