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THE BUSINESS OF

You

I don’t think it’s a novel idea to say that if we think about
our careers as our business, then we are all the CEOs

of our careers. And yet, so many of us tend to treat our

careers as if we are passive stakeholders in the business,
taking direction rather than determining our direction.

B Y BRIONY LIBER

I realised that I needed to completely So often they say: “I don’t want to mirrors create the myriad of patterns),
rewrite my story. And once I could be an XYZ any more, but I am only what we are seeing are the varying
rewrite my story for myself, and for my qualified to be an XYZ.” Yes, old me combinations of career options
career, I would be able to reposition would have related to that! In most created by the intersect between our
myself for work that I wanted to be instances, long before we work on their competencies, values and interests.
doing, rather than the work I felt I was CVs we start having a conversation that
limited to doing. helps them to see the richness of their So if you find that your career is in
experiences and competencies rather a rut, that you have stepped out of
A few years later, and in the midst of than the history of all the positions your career’s driving seat, and you are
an entirely new career story, I find they have held. wanting to get your career on track,
myself surrounded by people who are 2019, perhaps consider these questions:
also eager to make career changes In Up is not the Only Way: Rethinking • When you look at your career
but haven’t a clue in what direction. Career Mobility, the authors (Beverly as a collection of experiences and
These people are my clients. Many of Kaye, Lindy Williams and Lynn Cowart) competencies, what patterns emerge?
them come to me wanting assistance suggest looking at our careers • What is the kaleidoscope of career
in writing their CVs and updating their through a kaleidoscope rather than options that emerge when you consider
LinkedIn profiles – the trouble is, in so a telescope – in other words, seeing your competencies, your interests and
many instances, they have no idea how an array of options where previously your values?
or where to position themselves. They we saw a linear view. They proceed to • Essentially, in the business of being
have no idea what they want their next mention that when looking through you, are you in the CEO’s office, or some
move to be. a kaleidoscope (in which only three back office taking orders?

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