Do a Mid-Year Review of Your Career

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Hard to believe we’re halfway through the year! One of the activities Mr. Bartender and I try to do is a mid-year review of how we’re doing. I’ve noticed other people doing the same. It’s a great opportunity to talk about personal and professional goals – the ones we’ve accomplished as well as the ones we need to refocus on.  

When we set goals, it’s not unusual to have to make adjustments along the way. Sometimes our goals don’t take as long as we anticipated, and we’ve accomplished them. Sometimes, we’ve forgotten about a goal and need a reminder. And sometimes, we need to change or edit a goal because our circumstances have changed. Again, this is totally normal.

If you’re working on a mid-year review or want to encourage others to do their own mid-year review, here are some articles that you might find helpful. These articles might offer reminders or suggestions of things you’d like to focus on for the rest of the year.  

How to Identify Your Most Productive Work Environment

You should be able to share with others what you want and need to be your most productive self. Your manager would love to know this information. And if you’re a consultant or working from home, your family might like to know this as well so they can support your needs. 

10 Activities to Help Improve Your Business Acumen

It’s a challenge to stay current, especially when your plate is already full of work. To keep up on what’s happening in the business world, I find it helpful to occasionally take inventory of the activities that I’m doing. It reminds me to step back and just get focused.

Grow Your Professional Career Through Networking

Even if you’re not looking for a new opportunity, building professional relationships through networking is still a valuable activity. Networking can help us build confidence, boost our communication skills, market ourselves or our business, and learn new things.

5 Reasons You Can’t Achieve Your Goals (and What to Do About It)

Goal setting is important. We should set goals. But we don’t need to set goals just to have some. We don’t need to have lots of goals at the same time. When we set a goal, we should put a plan in place to achieve it. If our situation changes, we should consider whether we need to change the goal. Being flexible with our goals will help us achieve them. 

Career Development Activities to Stay Current and Bring Value

The business world is constantly changing, which means our industries and departments are changing as well. Finding ways to stay current and bring value is critical to our personal success and the success of our organizations.

The purpose of a mid-year review isn’t to load yourself up with a bunch of new projects. Not unless that’s what you really want. A mid-year review is designed to celebrate successes and refocus so you can accomplish the rest of your goals.