Benchmarch Your Career

Seven Reasons to Benchmark Your Career

Benchmarking is traditionally a method of improving corporate performance by comparing an organization's performance to those of other who is achieving greater success in some aspects.  Benchmarking can also be applied to one's personal success and objectives.

By benchmarking your career success with CareersPlus Inc. you can

1. Discover your potential
   When working with clients, I have found that people frequently underestimate their potential. By not benchmarking your career, you may be short changing yourself out of hundreds of thousands of dollars over the lifetime and the opportunity to be in a position that can offer other benefits as well.

2. Prepare for a promotion
   Research has indicated that the next position in the corporate hierarchy will require changes in your behavioral style. In today's fast paced environments, the expectation is that you successfully handle your new role from the outset. Benchmarking your career success will allow you to develop those traits that are are critical to your success in a more senior position.

3. Avoid “The Peter Principle”
   Senior executives will move to new positions without fully assessing whether accepting this position would be a wise decision. Sometimes, even moving to a similarly titled position in another organization will require a different behavioral style and career interests than what has led to your current level of success.  You may think accepting the new position is a great opportunity but it could be a career-limiting move.

4. Improve your probability of advancement
   Possibly you are aware that the next position or the one above is are not likely to be awarded to you. There are several common mistakes that directors and vice-presidents make that mitigate their chances of successfully attaining higher level positions.  In my research of the factors that lead to the attainment of the position of Chief Executive Officer, the CEOs I interviewed avoided these pitfalls.

5. Expand your choices.
   Your success and potential are limited by the choices you make.  Unfortunately, there are many factors of which you are unaware that influence your decisions.  Learn what these are for you and then implement some practical strategies to make more informed choices. 

6. Open doors to other organizations
   By engaging in the benchmarking process of CareersPlus Inc, you will gain the clarity needed to map out a strategy and action plan to enhance your career.  When speaking with executives of other organizations, you will have the ability and confidence to express what you bring to their organization. 

7. Discern new options
   Recent research indicates that over 50% of people are dissatisfied with their career or job. Many people are in careers that they did not choose, that they do not enjoy and which are causing them an inordinate amount of stress, not only on the job but also in the spill-order effect upon their personal relationships. The benchmarking process that CareersPlus Inc. uses can assist you in seeing new possibilities. Wake up each morning feeling enthusiastic.

 

5 Reasons to benchmark you career with Doug Schmidt and CareersPlus Inc.

1. The assessment instrument I use is continually updated using data based on the performance of executives primarily employed in Canada.  The benchmarks are established by looking at those behavioral traits and career interests that differentiate the high performer from the average performer in senior executive roles. For some positions, different benchmarks apply for the same position due to the size, industry or culture of the organization.

2. Having worked in organizations of varying sizes for over 25 years, I can appreciate and understand the issues involved in successfully managing one's workplace performance and career objectives in today's environments.

3. I have successfully worked with executives for the past seven years and have found that my clients easily establish rapport with me and trust me. The relationship is of utmost importance to the process if you are to gain the maximum from your investment in this work. Openness is essential to the process. All my work is on a 1:1 basis and on a strictly confidential basis.

4. My educational background and training in counselling gives me the expertise to support you.   I hold an undergraduate degree (specialist) in psychology and Master and Doctoral degrees specializing in counselling psychology. I've been interested in the field of personal success and development for over 35 years.

5. You benefit from my personal experience. At midlife, I assessed my career and personal life and made the decision to make a major career change. I know the risks, the planning involved and the commitment needed to make a major change. The result is I now have the joy of waking each day to engage in work that brings personal satisfaction. My passion is to help others have the same experience.

Decide to move forward today.  Call CareersPlus Inc. at (905) 272-8258 and speak with Doug or email him today.

 

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