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Career Progression and Life LessonsYour Future Is In Your Hands!
Presented by With grateful acknowledgement to:
Peter Godfrey Glenn Morris
National Deputy President Managing Director – Australia
Engineers Australia Group Director
Meinhardt
Four Critical Success Principles
• “Passion” Principle• Career Phases• Work/Life Balance• The Right Skills
PRINCIPLE #1 : “Passion” Principle
• “Passion” and success go together
• Pursue engineering because you love the idea of being an engineer.
• Build your skills and back your judgement.
PRINCIPLE #2 – Career , Life PhasesPROFESSIONAL
CAREER• Graduate Engineer• Supervising Engineer• Operations Manager• Area Manager• Divisional Manager• National Team Leader• Various Project/Mgt
Roles• Consultant/Snr Manager• Director
FAMILY• 22: Married (Melb)• 28: 1st child (Syd)• 30: 2nd child (Bne,
Sunshine Coast, Bne)
• 40+: Lose parents & grandparents (Melb, Hbt, Melb)
• 50+: Children grown, completed uni. & starting careers. (Melb)
SHADOW CAREER
• Sunshine Coast Chair
• Tasmanian Civil Chair• Tas President/Civil
College Board Chair/Congress
• Councillor• National President
PRINCIPLE #2 – Career , Life PhasesPERSONAL LESSONS• Take up opportunities. Change role, location, industry.
Great upside, but be prepared for the downside too.• Pursue further education: formal (MBA, etc), CPD
(technical, conferences)• Time is visco-elastic. But manage it, and yourself, wisely.• Listen and consult. There are at least two sides to a story.• Think strategically. But also consider the impact on the
detail.• Be objective and open to ideas. From people at all
levels.• Care. About the business & people (clients, employees,
suppliers and other stakeholders).
PRINCIPLE #2 – Career , Life Phases
LEARN FROM BOTH GOOD & BAD BOSSES.• Bob M: Wheeler and dealer, but had issues with ethics.• John B: Instilled “ownership” of the business. Hands off
style, unless you stuffed up!• John L: Too detailed and controlling; OK for junior
levels but log-jammed the business when a senior manager.
• Laurie F: Networker, visionary, listener and decision maker. Felt the “aura”.
• Brad T: Brilliant mind, highly analytical but also outside the box thinking.
PRINCIPLE #2 – Career , Life Phases
LEARN FROM BOTH GOOD & BAD BOSSES.• Peter J: Ultimate business brain. Exudes people skills and
communicates at all levels.• Jim P: Marketing guru, public profile for self and business.• Glen C: Change manager, charismatic but unstable & ruthless.• Walter G: High level strategic thinker but understands the
detail. A force of nature.• Roger O: Focused, strategic and action oriented. A builder of
businesses.• Matt T: Commercial acumen, but pigeon-holes people. A
decision maker but can shoot from the hip.
PRINCIPLE #2 – Career , Life Phases
UNDERSTAND CORPORATE CULTURE.• Boral (toughminded)• Readymix (quality & business improvement)• CCC (Project management control)• William Adams / Caterpillar (customer focus)• Brambles (risk averse)• Coffey (specialist focus)
ABOVE ALL – Think of yourself as an “incorporated entity” and build your brand
PRINCIPLE # 3 – Gain Work / Life Experience and BalanceWHAT WORKS FOR ME:•Family•Shadow career with Engineers Australia•Continue with sports – hockey, tennis, skiing, bushwalking
These are the life threads that provide stability and a sense of self.
PRINCIPLE # 4 – Develop the Right SkillsKey Skills• Communication, Communication, Communication!!• (Listening / Written / Verbal / Non verbal)
Other Skills (Non-Engineering Areas)• Facilitation, Business Management, Team Leadership,
Project Management, Sales & Marketing
How?• Push your employer; and/or• Do it yourself anyway!
SUMMARY: PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESS1. Be Passionate about Engineering as a Career2. Plan your Career as a series of 3 – 7 years Career
and Life Phases / Milestones3. Pursue your Career with Work / Life Balance4. Develop the Right Skills ( people, business,
technical)
PURSUE YOUR CAREER AND ENJOY!
ENGINEERS CAN SHAPE THE FUTURE
NEIL ARMSTRONG JIMMY CARTER
ROWAN ATKINSONLEONARDO DA VINCI
LEONID BREZHNEV JACK WELCH
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