Chapter 6 career development and work stress

• Describe the characteristics of adult development • Explain Levinson’s concept of life structures • Recognize career anchors and their significance • Describe the functions that mentor

Chapter 6

• Describe the characteristics of adult development

• Explain Levinson’s concept of life structures

• Recognize career anchors and their significance

• Describe the functions that mentors perform

• Identify trends in career management and planning

• Explain the transactional model of career stress

• Assess your current life-career situation and

Career Anchors

Security and Stability Creativity/ Entrepreneurship Technical/ Functional Competence Managerial Competence

Autonomy and Independence

…Career Anchors

Service Pure Challenge Lifestyle

Career Functions of Mentors

• Sponsorship

• Exposure and visibility

• Coaching

• Protection

• Challenging assignment

Psychosocial Functions of

Mentors

• Role modeling

• Acceptance and

confirmation

• Counseling

• Friendship

The Future

Tripod of Life Plan

Perspectives

Life Plan

A Path With Heart

Resonance

The New “Protean” Career

Contract

• Career managed by person, not

organization

• Career as lifelong series of

experiences, skills, learnings, transitions, and identity changes

• Development is continuous learning,

self-directed, relational, and found in work challenges

Ingredients for Career

Success

To learn-how

To employability

To protean careers

To whole self

From know-how

From job security

From organizational

careers

From “work self”

The New “Protean” Career

Contract

The organization provides:

Challenging assignments Development relationships Information and other developmental resources

The goal: psychological success

Major Causes of Stress

• Change

• Lack of control

• High workload

COSTS OF STRESS?

• Decreased job satisfaction

• Decreased job performance

• Increased absenteeism

• Increased alcohol and drug abuse

• Increased illness

Transactional Model of Career

Stress

Dynamics of Work Stress

Intrinsic to the Job

Role in the

Organization

Relationships at Work

Career Development

Organizational

Structure and Climate

Sources Of Stress Symptoms Of Stress Disease

Individual Symptoms Raised Blood Pressure Depressed Mood

Excessive Drinking Irritability

Chest Pains

Organizational Symptoms High Absenteeism

High Labor Turnover Industrial Relations Difficulties

Coronary Heart Disease Mental Illness

Prolonged Strikes Frequent and Severe Accidents

Individual

TYPES OF COPING

• Direct action – remove the stressor by

changing the situation

• Cognitive reappraisal – change the way

we think about the stressor or situation

• Symptom management – treat the

stress reaction via exercise, meditation,