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Nuclear Medicine Professional Development
…... What’s In It For Me
A Strategic Plan for Your Career
A Strategic Plan For Your Career
Goals & Objectives: To perform an analysis of yourself and
your career aspirations To realize your professional abilities -
where you are / where you want to be To develop your own professional
strategic plan for your career
A Strategic Plan For Your Career Where Are You? Mission and Vision Goals, Objectives and Action Items Self /SWOT Analysis Critical Success Factors Your Personalized Plan Executive Summary
Where Are You?
“You’ve got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going because you might not get there.” Yogi Berra
Where Are You?
What are your future career aspirations?within your current positionwithin your current institution / companytotally new career
Do you know?How do you start?
Where Are You?
Several factors go into this decision: family / friends finances / income personal life
Making a decision impacts those factors Life is not compartmentalized - “It takes a village”
Ryan, Robin. What To Do With The Rest Of Your Life. New York: Fireside, 2002.
Where Are You?Exercise #1: Bubble Chart
complete the bubble chartplace yourself in the centerlist all those individuals that are
impacted by any career decision you make
Where Are You?Exercise #1: Bubble Chart
You
Where Are You?Every decision we make should come from a
plancontractors have plans before buildingfootball players have a plan before meeting
their opponentspersonal budgeting needs a plan for
investments, children’s education, retirement
Where Are You?We need a plan for our career!
What are our opportunities now and in the future?What are our short- and long-term goals?How can I grow personally and professionally?
Alessandra, A., Cathcart, J. The Business of Selling. New York: 1998.Tiffany, P., Peterson, S. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997.
Strategic Career Plan
Your strategic career plan should include the following items: Executive Summary Mission & Vision Statements Goals, Objectives and Action Items Self / SWOT Analysis Critical Success Factors Your Resume
Mission Statement
Should paint a picture of what you are all about and what you want to accomplish
Should be filled with action, passion and a commitment
Jones, L. The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement For Work And For Your Life. New York: Hyperion, 1996.
Poore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001.
Mission Statement Your mission should contain the following aspects:
the accomplishments you wish to achieve the cause or group you wish to serve (it could be yourself or
your family) it should be supportive of your current employer’s mission if
you decide to advance from within it should be clear, concise and informative
Jones, L. The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement For Work And For Your Life. New York: Hyperion, 1996.Poore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001.
Mission Statement
List 3 action verbs and form the verbiage around it to develop a mission
Example: improve, explore, implementSample mission: “My mission is to improve
my clinical and technical skills, explore educational opportunities and implement that learning in my current position”.
Mission StatementExercise #2: Identify 3 action verbs
and develop a mission statement.
Action Verbs:•________________•________________•________________
Mission Statement:
Vision Statement
The vision statement is an extension of the mission because it:states where you want to go in your careerstates what you want to become
The vision should always point to the future
Jones, L. The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement For Work And For Your Life. New York: Hyperion, 1996.
Maxwell, J. Your Roadmap For Success. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002.
Vision Statement
Your vision should include the following aspects:it describes where you want to go and what you want
to becomeit should be achievable and grounded in realityit should last for at least a decade to allow ample time
for successJones, L. The Path: Creating Your Mission Statement For Work And For Your Life. New York: Hyperion, 1996.
Maxwell, J. Your Roadmap For Success. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002.
Vision StatementFollowing the sample mission statement, a
sample vision may be:“My vision is to advance within the nuclear
medicine profession, either clinically, academically or within industry, with a focus in skill enhancement for myself and others and ultimately leading to a management position”.
Vision StatementExercise #3: Develop your own vision
which states where you want to go and what you want to become.
Vision Statement:
Goals, Objectives and Action Items
Goals are the broad results that you are committed to achieving
Goals dictate your decisions and choices in making your dreams come true
Short-term goals: 1- 5 years Long-term goals: 5 - 10 years
Alessandra, A., Cathcart, J. The Business of Selling. New York: 1998.Tiffany, P., Peterson, S. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997.Maxwell, J. Your Roadmap For Success. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002.
Goals, Objectives and Action Items
Objectives are the roadmap or set of milestones that can be achieved at certain time intervals
Objectives relate to your action plan - items that will help you achieve your goal
Alessandra, A., Cathcart, J. The Business of Selling. New York: 1998.Tiffany, P., Peterson, S. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997.Maxwell, J. Your Roadmap For Success. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 2002.
Goals, Objectives and Action Items
Exercise #4: Link your goals/objectives/action items to your overall career plan.
Goals Objectives Action Items Time FrameExample:
Financial security Higher education Take courses 0 - 5 years
Self / SWOT AnalysisS - StrengthsW - WeaknessesO - OpportunitiesT - Threats
SWOT is your self analysisPoore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001.Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL: Dearborn
Trade Publishing, 2002.
Self / SWOT AnalysisStrengths and weaknesses are internal factors:
they reflect who you arethey state all that you have accomplishedthey define all that you need to overcome
Poore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001.Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL:
Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002.
Self / SWOT AnalysisOpportunities and threats are external factors:
they determine the obstacles you must overcome
they demonstrate the possibilities that are available for success
Poore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001.Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL:
Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002.
Self / SWOT AnalysisSWOT allows you to stay focused and motivated by
monitoring your progressSWOT allows you to see the “big picture” in keeping
your goals in focusSWOT is a living document that should be referenced
frequently and updated as more skill sets are gained
Poore, C. Building Your Career Portfolio. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, Inc., 2001Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL: Dearborn
Trade Publishing, 2002.
Self / SWOT AnalysisExercise #5: Complete your Self /
SWOT analysis chart.
WeaknessesStrengths
Opportunities Threats
Critical Success Factors Critical success factors are the skills and resources that you
must have to win they may be key people in your life who are willing to help
you they may be a function of the professional societies that you
participate in they may be some peripheral activity that could play a major
role in your success
Tiffany, P. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997.
Critical Success Factors
Critical success factors are specific to youthey should be updated as you progress
along the development continuum and get closer to achieving your final destination
Tiffany, P. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997.
Critical Success FactorsExercise #6: List your critical success
factors.
Management Courses
BookstoreManagement Textbooks
American ManagementAssociation
Skills Resources Organizations
Your Personalized Plan
Your career plan should tell a story about you
Your personalized plan is your resumeThis plan states where you are and
where you want to be
Your Personalized Plan
Your personalized plan should include:your educational achievementsyour professional accomplishmentsyour goals and objectivesyour professional skills and talentsyour ability to be an asset to any
organization
Executive SummaryThe executive summary is an overview of your planIt describes your plan in an informative, yet concise
mannerIt allows you to capture the reader into wanting to
learn more about you
Tiffany, P. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997.Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL:
Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002.
Executive Summary
The executive summary should be written after you have completed your career plan so you can extract the key points and describe all of your accomplishments
However, the executive summary should be positioned first in your overall plan
Tiffany, P. Business Plans for Dummies. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1997.Bangs, D. The Business Planning Guide: Creating A Winning Plan For Success. Chicago, IL:
Dearborn Trade Publishing, 2002.
Conclusion
Your career plan is a powerful document for professional growth and development
It should be designed to keep you focused and motivated on reaching your ultimate goals
ConclusionAs you interview for your “dream position”, bring
your career plan it will impress the interviewerit will demonstrate your commitment and
dedicationit will show that you are the ideal candidate for
the positionsell yourself!