{"id":226,"date":"2010-04-20T05:48:39","date_gmt":"2010-04-20T09:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/?p=226"},"modified":"2010-04-19T13:24:50","modified_gmt":"2010-04-19T17:24:50","slug":"what-happens-to-your-career-when-a-volcano-erupts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/what-happens-to-your-career-when-a-volcano-erupts\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens to your career when a volcano erupts?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Volcanic eruptions are not everyday career bumps.\u00a0 Would you be ready if you woke\u00a0up one day to learn that a long dormant volcano in Iceland has erupted and you job was gone?\u00a0 Would it feel like the end of the world? \u00a0There was a time in my life and career, that I thought so.\u00a0 Today, I know better.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An unexpected career bump can cause as much of an economic crisis to you, your family, your plans, goals, and retirement, as the grounding of flights has to the British and European economy.\u00a0 The experts estimated the grounding of flights would be \u00a3520<\/a> million ($800 million) impact to the airline industry alone by April 18.\u00a0\u00a0 In our global economy, this event has impacted air travel, the Boston Marathon<\/a>, the price of flowers and vegetables and much more. \u00a0\u00a0Was this a totally unexpected event?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is my view the signs were there that something was up with the volcano<\/a>.\u00a0 Day to day most of the world does not have what is up with a volcano in Iceland on the radar screen.\u00a0 However, both recent events and the fact that Iceland is known for its glaciers and volcanic landscape provide information that this was not a totally unexpected event.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Could this volcano continue sending ash into the air for 14 or more months<\/a> or longer?\u00a0 It happened before.\u00a0 Like geophysicists who monitor what\u2019s up with the Earth;\u00a0top talent monitors what\u2019s up in their business, operation and career,\u00a0and they understand what the impact could be if an event caused a 14-month change to their revenue stream, aka their paycheck.<\/p>\n

Knowing what is going on, requires an awareness and willingness to see the signs that tell you things are up in business that can impact you and your job. \u00a0\u00a0For most, focus on\u00a0career comes after all the other stuff is done.\u00a0 What would happen to your career if it was derailed for 14 months?\u00a0<\/p>\n

As with the volcano eruption, if you ignore or unaware of the signs around you; you get surprised!\u00a0 Being aware and having a plan can help you avoid or lessen the impact of a sudden event that could derail or destroy your career.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can leverage your talent and be ready.\u00a0 What\u00a0if you walk in one day and receive a pink slip due to a 5% reduction of the workforce?\u00a0 What\u00a0if your job is changed to a new title or function that required you to do something that you don\u2019t want to do for the next five, or more years even for the same money and the same earnings potential you have now?<\/p>\n

Your career need not die, or change in a direction you will be unhappy with.\u00a0 Nor should your bank account be destroyed by a business change, new boss, or some other event on the scale of volcanic eruption.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nature and business can be unpredictable.\u00a0 Predicting volcanic eruption is not my area of expertise, career management is, and working with top talent to manage the career they want is not hard.\u00a0 The tools are not complex\u00a0nor are you dealing with factors\u00a0as unpredictable as figuring out if a volcano will ground planes and changes lives forever.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Top talent does not overlook, fail to monitor and study trends, or “see” what\u00a0changes are in the environment.\u00a0 Top talent does\u00a0possible scenario planning.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Scientists strive to understand what does and could happen when the Earth\u2019s plates move.\u00a0 Do you do this for your career?<\/p>\n

For so many people, what\u2019s up in the business, industry and the impact on their job is out of sight and out of mind.\u00a0 They are clueless as to the signs of what is going on around them.\u00a0 Even for top talent, it is easy to put your head down, go to work, focus on the day to day operation and never look up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The impact of \u201chead down, tail up\u201d working and never looking at the \u201cradar screen\u201d all too\u00a0often results in being surprised by an unexpected event.\u00a0 It also results in the misdirected view that your career path and your earnings are unpredictable and out of your ability to influence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What can you do to avoid this?\u00a0 Understand your business, industry, and your job. Have an ongoing plan to accelerate your career and continually move it forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Do these \u00a0five basics 1) stay aware of changing trends, 2)\u00a0maintain contact with your network, 3) make your goals known, 4) have a plan to achieve your goals, and 5) update your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 every 90 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Simply executing on these basics\u00a0will blunt the impact of an unseen or unpredictable event that might happen.\u00a0\u00a0 Top talent does not get caught \u201cflat footed\u201d time and time again.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s going on around you?\u00a0 Have you allowed your busy life to take the place of staying focused on your career goals?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Top talent does not stay on top by becoming overly focused on the day to day operations, and short term goals at the expense of long term goals, and the bigger view.\u00a0 You\u00a0know it is easy to\u00a0waste time on meaningless stuff and stop doing the basics.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fix it now, before the eruption. Have a plan, execution the basics of the plan, review your\u00a0progress, and as needed update to the plan.<\/p>\n

What are you doing to accelerate your search or your career?\u00a0 What will you do this week to lessen the impact to your career when a volcano does erupt?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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