Showing posts with label career assessment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label career assessment. Show all posts

Monday, December 7, 2009

THIS WEEK: Taming the Jealous Mistress: Career and Life Management for Lawyers Presentation

JALENE HAHN, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER AT WARREN WARD ASSOCIATES HAS ASKED ME TO PRESENT TAMING THE JEALOUS MISTRESS: CAREER AND LIFE MANAGEMENT FOR LAWYERS ON WED DEC 9TH AT THE CHAMBER. PROGRAM WILL BE HELD TWICE – AT 9 AM AND REPEATED AT 7 PM.


Hosted by Jalene Hahn, Certified Financial Planner at Warren Ward Associates. 

Taming the Jealous MistressSM
Career and Life Management for Lawyers

At the Columbus (Indiana) Area Chamber of Commerce on Wed. Dec. 9th at 9 am and 7 pm.  Call 812.350.0306 to register. 


TAMING THE JEALOUS MISTRESS SM
CAREER AND LIFE MANAGEMENT FOR LAWYERS


The practice of law is one of the most stressful occupations. Research shows that as many as 65% of lawyers are considering changing firms or professions within the next two years.


Our Taming the Jealous MistressSM program teaches lawyers to understand underlying issues that create career challenges and how to move forward as a happier, healthier person.

Attendees of this presentation will be provided with:
     - A checklist of typical underlying causes of career and life challenges for lawyers
     - A system to IRAC your career
     - Tips for making small improvements that lead to lasting change
     - Strategies for bringing about large improvements



DR. LEAH R. JACKMAN-WHEITNER


Career consultant, Leah Jackman-Wheitner, Ph.D., has been consulting and coaching professionals like you for 7 years. In addition to her career consulting experience, she brings to the table all her insights and skills gained from 11 years of providing psychotherapy. Dr. Leah enjoys helping lawyers address their specialized career issues, and no one is better equipped to do so.


Dr. Leah is a published author who holds master's and doctorate degrees in counseling psychology from The Ohio State University. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of Indiana. She graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri at Columbia with a double major in psychology and French, with general honors and honors in psychology. Dr. Leah is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Dr. Leah has given hundreds of speeches and seminars and is available for keynotes, CLE's, and workshops on career issues.











Saturday, October 10, 2009

IRAC Your Career

Issue – Lawyers frequently present with a wide variety of issues stemming from an underlying sense of dissatisfaction. They want their lives and careers to be better.

Rule – Career-related happiness and satisfaction, or lack thereof, is a function of the interplay of the following Career Factors:

Personality Style + Behavioral Style + Learning Style + Generational Differences + Learning History + Vocational Identity + Values + Current Situation + Theme/Role

Analysis – Using the services of a trained career consultant psychologist, first, identify and diagram the presenting problems and their hidden, underlying issues by synthesizing the information provided. It is critically important during this step to identify and address not only the known issues, but also the underlying issues that unconsciously cause and perpetuate the known problems. Second, develop, analyze and integrate the various Career Factors noted above to create a plan that addresses all the issues and that will lead to greatly increased happiness and satisfaction.

Conclusion – Walk away with a written Analysis and Proposal setting forth concrete steps personally designed to lead one to their goals.

During the career consultation process, lawyers address the underlying, hidden issues that cause the presenting problems as well as the themes and patterns which perpetuate the presenting problem.

Through this process, lawyers gain confidence, balance their priorities, and achieve their goals.

Monday, October 5, 2009

The depths of one's being

There's a French phrase "Aller au fond de soi-même" which means "to go to the depths of one's being."

That's what the process of career assessment should be - a dive to the depths of one's being. There are those career assessment tools where you can take a quiz online and get a quick and dirty answer about what you should do with your life.

I've never met a lawyer for whom the quick and dirty answer was sufficient. The process of career change, transition, or enhancement is an in-depth enterprise. There's a defined process to it, but it's in-depth.

When were you last at the depths of your being? If you're frustrated with your career, then it's time to go there again.