Squiggly Careers #458 How To Deal With Any Challenge At Work (Career Scenario Planning)
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Feb 11, 2025 This discussion focuses on using scenario planning to boost career resilience. It highlights how to spot risks and opportunities through a practical matrix. The hosts reveal strategies for navigating uncertainties by considering various outcomes. They share insights on leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT to enhance career planning. A case study illustrates how to apply these methods to real-life situations, emphasizing the importance of proactive actions and building a robust professional network for career crafting.
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Scenario Planning Benefits
- Scenario planning helps anticipate career risks and opportunities, allowing for proactive actions.
- It increases control and reduces confidence-knocking surprises from unexpected changes.
Creating the Matrix
- Visualize a matrix with likelihood on the vertical axis and desirability on the horizontal axis.
- Consider a 12-month timeframe to make scenario planning easier to implement.
Sarah's Scenarios
- Sarah, as a marketing manager at Barclays, used a promotion as her best-case, high-likelihood, high-desirability scenario.
- Redundancy was her worst-case scenario due to her recent move to London and limited network.