Are You an Entrepreneur or Corporate Climber

Corporate Climber or Entrepreneur How Personality Affects

Career Success and Satisfaction.

Jean Caton MS,MBA,RDExecutive,Leadership,Career CoachMcKinley Coaching & Consulting LLC

Corporate Climber or

Entrepreneur

My Story: Getting to Know MeExperimentingCorporate Climber Entrepreneurial SpiritEntrepreneur Explorer

www.JeanCaton.net

Corporate Climber or

Entrepreneur

Getting to Know You

EntrepreneurEntrepreneurial SpiritEmboldened Corporate Climber Explorer

Corporate Climber or

Entrepreneur

Session Objectives Describe how personality assessments can help (or harm)

career decisions. Describe the impact of personality and job responsibility

‘fit’ on career success and satisfaction. Compare and contrast relevant aspects of corporate

climber and entrepreneur. Explain importance of a career plan a leadership profile to

support your career advancement

Your burning questions!

Personality Assessments

Sneaker Loafer Clog Spike Heel Flip Flop Croc Moccasin Slipper Hiking boot Other

Personality & Career Success

How Was Your Day Honey?

Personality & Career Success

Personality Traits

Personality Assessments

Validated & reliableFun, ice breaker, get people talkingTheory v Practical Guide or map v label

Assessments

Birkman

MAPP

DISC

Print 360 MBTI

Strengths Finder Big 5 Personality

Corporate Climber or

Entrepreneur

Similar Results

Different Definition of work Getting Paid

Demystify

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur

Great Stuff Scary Stuff

Entrepreneur Myths

“Understanding how to do the technical work of a business

has nothing to do with building a business that works. Building a business that works is what an entrepreneur does. Building a business that depends on you to do all the work is what a technician suffering from an entrepreneurial seizure does”

E-Myth Revisited Michael Gerber

Entrepreneur Motivation

Wealth, Fame, FortuneFreedom, Flexibility, IndependenceLifestyleBring an invention to marketOther

Criteria for Success & Satisfaction

Money Status Prestige Balance Change World

Entrepreneur

Variety of Business Models

SolopreneurEntrepreneurBrick & MortarVirtual (online)Product sales v Service businessFranchiseManufacturing

Entrepreneur Reality

Day in the Life of…

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Additional Considerations

Feasible business concept Financial Significant-other supportBiz Plan (v wing it)Passion for business vision

Start up or Give up?

Authentic Self…Know thyselfTake or review personality assessmentConsider your reason Identify success criteriaEvaluate other considerationsExplore with objective resource

Entrepreneur

“Flaming enthusiasm backed by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.”  Dale Carnegie

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Success Traits

Personality Assessments

Corporate Climberor

Entrepreneur

ONE Big Difference

Finance

HR

Sales

Legal

Marketing

Technical Science

R&D QA

Corporate Climber

Take charge of your own career success!

Develop Your Career Plan

"Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can." ~ Richard Bach

Corporate Climber

Take charge of your own career success!

Develop Your Leadership Profile

“Change is a constant in today's organizations. Leaders need to be adaptive, flexible, and innovative.”

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Corporate Climber

Functional Technician

to Manager and Leader

Leadership Profile

Myth of Glass Ceiling

Self-aware Think like a leader Self-marketing Executive Presence…3 V’s Avoid common pitfalls

Leadership Profile

Executive Presence Credibility and respect Visual Verbal Vocal

Market yourself to the top Self-marketing plan

Leadership Profile

Avoid Common Pitfalls How You Play the Game How You Act How You Think How Your Brand & Market Yourself How You Sound How You Look How You Respond

Success Traits

Entrepreneur

Believe in yourselfPassion Self-motivatedNo ProcrastinationPersistentResilientWhat else…

Corporate Climber

Believe in yourselfSelf-esteemSelf-confidentStrong personal

foundationOwn your own powerWhat else…

Corporate Climber or

Entrepreneur

Potential Career Derailer

Overbooked, Overwhelmed, “Overcooked”

“No is a complete sentence”

Corporate Climber or

Entrepreneur

Career Derailer

Fear-based behavior Negative self-talk

Corporate Climber or

Entrepreneur

Don’t Go it Alone

Mentor, Coach, AdvocateAdvisory Board

Corporate Climber or

Entrepreneur

EntrepreneurEntrepreneurial SpiritEmboldened Corporate Climber Explorer

Corporate Climber or

Entrepreneur

Develop Your Game Plan

I will have career success and satisfaction when…

My Personal Action Plan “Great wisdom, not applied to action,

is meaningless data.” Peter Drucker I discovered that… I now know I want (don’t want)… Today, next week, in the next month I will… The information/resource/support I need to make

this happen… I am committed to… What will be different as a result of doing this… I will do this because… I must do (or stop doing) ____ to make it happen I will let go of_____ to make this happen

2009 HBA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE | LIMITLESS LEADERSHIP | SAN FRANCISCO

Strengths Finder 2.0 Tom RathFierce Conversations Susan ScottHow to Say it for Women Phyllis MindellThe Emyth Revisited Michael GerberFeel the Fear and Do it Anyway Susan JeffersPlay Like a Man Win Like a Woman Gail EvansNice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office 101…Lois P. Frankel PhDSee Jane Lead Lois P Frankel PhDLion’s Don’t Need to Roar D. A .BentonMarket Yourself to the Top www.JeanCaton.net Entrepreneur Magazine www.Entrepreneur.com Wall Street Journal www.StartUpJournal.com

Resources

2009 HBA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE | LIMITLESS LEADERSHIP | SAN FRANCISCO

Jean Caton MS,MBA,RDExecutive,Leadership Career Coach

www.JeanCaton.net314.807.6328 info@JeanCaton.net