Seven Military Skill Sets Used for Career Planning Success

LTC Chad Storlie — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:15:04 -0500

A reliable career-development plan should emulate military strategies, clearly addressing mission objectives, options, an competitive risks, and then drills all the information into an actionable plan.

“What makes career planning difficult is not the lack of options,” he writes, “but an incredible field of possible options based on companies to work for, attractive industries, emerging technologies, and socially responsible business models. Great work and great careers energize both the soul and the paycheck. However, people struggle with how to take all of these possible options and drill them down into a concrete, actionable plan that supports what they want to in their careers.

There are seven critical aspects in the military planning and mission executions process, and explained how they work well for ensuring your next career step is a success one.

1. Determine What Career Success Looks Like in Specific Detail
2. “War Game” the Possible Paths for Your Career
3. Look at your competitors’ strengths
4. Plans rarely go according to plan … Always have career back-up plans
5. Rehearse the critical tasks in your career advancement
6. Use the After Action Review process to record career lessons learned
7. Get and give more from career coaching sessions

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Seven Military Skills for Career Success

Career planning is not difficult because of a lack of options, but because of the surplus of options.

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Mar 5 at 2015 10:38 AM

Capt Richard I P. — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:38:04 -0500

Sir,

Good points, thanks for posting them here. Connecting the experience you have to the goals you plan to achieve is definitely a challenge.