Create a culture of career success

Every year we wish people happy holidays or happy New Year. I recently spoke at a conference
about “Creating a Culture of Career Success©”; I shared my personal insights and some
from clients of mine. It really does not matter what your race, culture; sex, age, or special
circumstance are, today’s workplace demands that you meet the challenges of succeeding in a
multicultural and diverse workplace. Success requires you to build a culture of sustained career
achievement that is aligned with your company’s corporate values, to those of your own and with
appreciation of other peoples’ values; all this subsequently combined with chance, ethics and
merit creates a culture of career success.

Many of my clients have high-paying jobs, great careers, enormous family support and
seemingly nothing to be miserable about and yet they feel unsuccessful. The problem is that they
do not live their lives according to their own success definition. Instead they are governed by
external influences and make decisions based more upon what they believe is expected of them
than what they truly want and desire.

To be successful, you must first define what success means to you. Everyone has a very different
definition of success. To some, success may mean title and a six-figure income. Others want to
fulfill the American dream, or just provide for their family. The secret to success is determining
what your career purpose is and then to make choices based on your purpose, values, personality
type and gifts. Career success really translates to what makes you happy and fulfilled with your
purpose. Enjoy this month’s Insights on creating a “Culture of Career Success”.

--Marlene Gonzalez, President LCG Group