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Managing Your Personal Career - Tips! 1)         Know yourself, your wants, what you can accept and what you choose not to accept. •           What type of work do you like to do? •           Which activities give you the most meaning? •           What kinds of environments you prefer to work for? •           What sorts of people do you like to work with? •           What abilities do you possess and what do you need to develop? •           What is your personality style (Driver, Influencer, Conscientious, Steady) •           Are you good with details or good with numbers? •           Are you better with relationship building? •           Do you have natural leadership skills? 2)             Identify your core business interest. •           Look at Common Threads Activity •           Identify your top three business interests •           In previous jobs, what kinds of activities did you gravitate toward? •           When working on a proje

A Forbes Article:  What's your social worth? http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2013/11/07/a-twitter-user-is-worth-110-facebooks-98-linkedins-93/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Know your power!  And who's score is to be trusted? CulturaMinds CulturaMinds@gmail.com coachme@culturaminds.com Twitter: Yourprocoach

http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-3388-Leadership-Management-How-having-a-bad-boss-can-teach-you-management-skills/?SiteID=CBHANDLE Author:  CareerBuilder Unfortunately for the American worker, management skills are not always taught in the way they should be. Many books and articles have been written on the subject, but most management skills are most powerfully taught on the ground, experientially. As a result, new managers, for better or for worse, often just mimic what their former managers did when they were under their charge. Many an employee has been subject to a difficult manager, and while these experiences are certainly unpleasant, they're also learning opportunities for those who wish to avoid the mistakes of those who have come before. Here are some habits inspired by bad bosses of this author's past to avoid practicing in management: Being overly controlling: Managers who enjoy their status can often be overly controlling. Whether it's micromanag

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People A Book of Principles by which to live by:  Stephen Covey, renowned author and leader. Habit 1:  Be Proactive: Know that you are free to choose and are responsible for all your free will choices. Habit 2:  Begin with the end in mind:  Work towards long-term solutions; not just quick fixes. Habit 3:  First things first:  Respect people time; prioritize your goals and your tasks Habit 4:  Think win-win:  Long term relationships with mutual respect.  Share credit. Work to find solutions for all involved. Habit 5:  Seek first to be understand then to be understood:  Understand problems without immediately solving;  Learn to listen first without interrupting. Habit 6:  Synergize:  Seek out others to get things done; value other's ideas and try a few. The whole is greater than the sum of it's parts. Habit 7:  Sharpen the saw:  Balance all things in life by renewing your Heart, Body, Mind & Spirituality:  Care for your phy

The role of a Career Architect “Advisor” is very different that the role of a College Advisor.   The Career Architect, sometimes known as a Career Coach, is for those that have been developing their career over 3-7 years and/or for those that have decided to change career altogether and also for those that feel stuck in their current job with no ability to critically develop their competencies. Majority of employers do not have the quality Human Resources personnel needed to put together great career plans, or employers don’t have the financial resources to invest in fields where they must pump money into the development of hundreds of employees. So only very few get noticed.   In times of crises, the most essential roles or someone's critical skills become secured with development or by offering money to the employee so that they won’t leave.    But as luck has it, a CulturaMinds Career Architect can serve as your personal coach in many different facets of your career choi