Career change ideas: When you were at school and you were seeking a career, were you too encouraged to see what was out there and try and fit yourself into that box? Do you still hold the belief that career change ideas are outside of you? Do you believe hat an opportunity will drop right into your […]
Lets be honest, career change is frightening. In fact, any change is frightening. When we think about potential change we can create all sorts of stories in our minds. These stories do not usually contain too much truth compared with reality. Watching The Boy get himself into a real tiz regarding an after school club, […]
I took the following paragraph from sage journals which describes Professional Identity Construction. As i read it I began to panic at the complexity of the layers of the formation of each identity. I began to feel fearful at the shifting boundaries both internally and outside of each of us. I wanted to harness and […]
Here’s a view of what constitutes professional identity formation within a medical paradigm. I believe that much of it rings true for professional identity formation for the rest of us cross-sector too: A Schematic Representation of the Professional The identity of an individual at any moment represents the sum of the influences impacting three domains. The […]
Here is a definition of professional identity theory: It explores how we become, who we become, at work from Oxford Journals. Did that confuse you? It confused me too. Having worked in the professional development field for a couple of decades here is my translation. Your professional identity comprises multiple facets. Environment; Where do you […]
Have you ever noticed that when you compare yourself with others then you come off worst? Comparing your professional identity with that belonging to another person will never serve you. I received an email on the first day of 2017 saying: “Crisis confidence on Day One. A woman posts photos on the local site and […]
The Daemon Career Coach is sending you’s warmest wish for your winter celebrations. Enjoy your Solstice or Christmas or whichever theme you choose to us to celebrate the returning of the light. I hope your days a full to the brim with a wealth of happiness (& excellent food!). I shall return in a week […]
Wikipedia define Professional Development opportunities as this: “Professional development is learning to earn or maintain professional credentials such as academic degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. It has been described as intensive and collaborative, ideally incorporating an evaluative stage” Therefore learning opportunities equal the the hands on kind […]
Professional Development Trends: The professional landscape changes daily. Changes are driven by money and politics and global markets. Driven by eternal influences this landscape is mostly out of our control. Professional Development trends follow these changes in the work landscape and these too are outside our remit of design. The piece of the employment jigsaw […]
There are three fundamental functions of Supervision according to Kadushin. I believe they do indeed underpin all the other supervision ‘models’ and needs. Get theses right with each supervisee and you can design your alliance from there. The three are Restorative, Educative, and Supportive. Whilst all three are essential to all supervisory relationships, the amount […]