ORGA316 Contemporary Organizational Behaviour and Theory- promoted or advancing

1) In the first module we looked at some of the reasons why people are treated differently at work. The argument was made that there is almost no correlation between performance and promotion. So,

 

a.  first off, what would you say are three of your leader’s abilities that will support your success in your career, regardless of position? 
b.  Second, what are three practical ways that you can increase your odds of being promoted or advancing your career either in your current job or in your career generally? In other words, what are three things you can start doing now to better your chances for success?

2) Hopefully this course has helped you to gain a better picture of who you are, including your strengths and weaknesses. 
a. What are three strengths based on your personality profile? 
b. What are three weaknesses or three ways that your personality might limit your career aspirations? 
c. What are two things you can do to address these weaknesses or limitations? 

The goal here is to have you think about how you can manage yourself to leverage your strengths and implement a strategy for minimizing your weaknesses.

3) Finally, if there was one thing that you could improve in yourself, what would that be? Excellent! Now what is one way that that weakness might actually be a strength?