Mapping Your Career Journey - Microsoft Reactor Toronto

** What is this session about? **
Fundamentally, "managing your career" is about being happy at work, and moving your career in a direction that makes you happy. This talk will share 4 actionable tips to own your career, so that you too can make your career journey enjoyable whether you are starting up, already climbing the ladder or simply looking for a change.

** Who is it aimed at? **
Anyone and everyone!

** Why should people attend? **
It's important to take a step back and rethink your career journey, or take a step forward and own your career.

Transcript

1. Kim-Adeline Miguel @kimadeline_m
2. You do you Feel free to take what resonates with you, and leave what doesn’t
3. meetup.com/Microsoft-Reactor-Toronto/ Starting with the end • Have a plan • Tell people about your goals • Build resilience • Acknowledge impostor syndrome
4. meetup.com/Microsoft-Reactor-Toronto/ Have a plan • What would make you happy? • Set goals • Be flexible and realistic
5. meetup.com/Microsoft-Reactor-Toronto/ Tell people about your goals • People you trust • Colleagues at the same level as you • People who are where you want to be • Your management chain
6. meetup.com/Microsoft-Reactor-Toronto/ Build resilience • Repeat after me: Growth mindset • What’s the worst that could happen? • Go at a sustainable pace • Not everything is under your control
7. meetup.com/Microsoft-Reactor-Toronto/ Acknowledge impostor syndrome • It never really goes away • Practice reinforce positivity • Reflect on your journey
8. meetup.com/Microsoft-Reactor-Toronto/ Tl;dr • Have a plan it will evolve with you • Tell people about your goals leverage others • Build resilience you will be fine • Acknowledge impostor syndrome what you see is not what you get
9. Thank you! https://aka.ms/mapping-career-journey
10. meetup.com/Microsoft-Reactor-Toronto/ Links and references • Personal core values: https://scottjeffrey.com/personal-core-values/ • No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work, by Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy • Reinforced positivity: https://www.autostraddle.com/saturday-morning- cartoons-baopu-15-318590/