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Welcome to today's session of #HRwithEM, a weekly #TwitterSession #TweetChat to connect, learn and share career development tips, employee experience practices, as well as resolve burning #HR issues and/or questions.

Thank you to everyone joining us this evening. Please identify yourself and the location you are joining from, so we can acknowledge you properly. #HRwithEM #Careers #ElevationNG

Feel free to tweet your question(s) at me with the hashtag #HRwithEM as the session is going on, and I would respond to all at the end of the session. #Careers #ElevationNG #Mentoring

Also, don’t forget to RETWEET all tweets for the benefit of your audience in order to extend this #KnowledgeSharingSession. #Careers #CareerOpportunities #ElevationNG #HRwithEM

Today's #TwitterSession would focus on what I shared with mentees assigned to me at the @elevationng #Careerfair and #Mentoring programme. #Careers #CareerOpportunities #HRwithEM

We discussed extensively on "How To Gain Clarity in Your Career Choices" using cases presented by the team. #Careerfair #Mentoring #Careers #CareerOpportunities #ElevationNG #HRwithEM

In order to advance and/or excel in our careers, we must follow principles that have helped others attain success that we desperately desire. #Careers #Mentoring #CareerOpportunities #ElevationNG #HRwithEM

A framework or model that have worked very well for me, which I shared with the team this morning is the GROW model. #Careers #Mentoring #CareerOpportunities #ElevationNG #HRwithEM

The key to using the GROW model successfully is to first spend quality time clearly identifying what your "G" is. Without a crystal clear "G" the rest of the stages would fall like a pack of cards. #Careers #Mentoring #CareerOpportunities #ElevationNG #HRwithEM

Step 1 of the GROW Model = G

At this stage you need to answer the question: What are your GOALS?

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In setting your GOAL, you need to ensure that it's:
1. crystal clear in your mind - when you are woken up from sleep you can easily describe this goal.
2. both inspirational and aspirational.
3. stretching.

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How do you determine a goal that is stretching? If your GOAL does not scare you, then you have not started. #Careers #Mentoring #CareerOpportunities #ElevationNG #HRwithEM

Step 2 of the GROW Model - R

In this stage you need to answer the question: What is your current REALITY?

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Assess your current situation in terms of the actions taken so far with regard to your career. #Careers #Mentoring #CareerOpportunities #ElevationNG #HRwithEM

This is more like a stage where you carry out a SWOT analysis of your current capabilities and compare same with the goal that you have set for yourself. #Careers #Mentoring #CareerOpportunities #ElevationNG #HRwithEM

Step 3 of the GROW Model = O

At this stage you need to answer the question: What are your available OPTIONS to achieve the goal?

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Take this stage to detail ALL known possibilities and alternatives that can be explored or deployed to achieve your set goal(s) including obstacles the have to be overcome. #Careers #Mentoring #CareerOpportunities #ElevationNG #HRwithEM

Step 4 of the GROW Model = W

At this stage you need to answer the question: What WILL I do to actualize the goal(s)?

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This is the point where you outline all the steps / plan of action you need to take including set timelines that would enable you realise the set goal. #Careers #Mentoring #CareerOpportunities #ElevationNG #HRwithEM

In summary, to GROW your career, you must:

1. Have a GOAL,
2. Know your current REALITY,
3. Weigh all available OPTIONS, and
4. Have the WILL to action steps required to enable you achieve the goal.

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We have come to the end of today's #HRwithEM #TwitterSession.

I look forward to having you again next week, same day, same time! #Careers #Mentoring #CareerOpportunities
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Thank you to everyone who contributed in making this #TwitterSession a success. #Careers #Mentoring #CareerOpportunities
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Keep sending your burning #HR question(s) to [e-mail], and join me every Saturday at 4pm WAT /UTC+1 / GMT+1 to learn how I would handle such a situation.

Have a beautiful weekend!

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