PS Village Mentoring Program

I am finding the PS Village mentoring program to be extremely valuble because it fills a nich that is difficult to otherwise fill in my daily work day or though other programs that have a broader focus. As the leader of Professional Services you do not always have resources within the company to turn to when you have questions or want to bounce ideas off of. PS Village and the mentoring program specifically provides this outlet. My PS Village mentor also provides career advice with an independent perspective that I may not receive within my company. The web based training sessions have also been valuble because they are focussed on relevant topics and delivered by service professionals. Finally, its designed to facilitate networking. Overall, this is a top notch well run program.

Link to Professional Services Career Paths - 11/6/2008 Presentation

Today, PSVillager Joe Longo, VP PSO MetricStream, presented to our Mentoring group on the topic of Career Path. Joe helped define the options that every PS resource has when developing his/her career. We captured the presentation in GoToMeeting and posted it at Career Path Presentation. The recording is available for 14 days after post. It is roughly 40 minutes long.





In summary, Joe helped those on the call recognize that there are different paths to career advancement through field management and through operations management within an organization. An excellent question raised on the call was the option to pursue independent consulting outside of a PSO group. Answer was along the lines of there are far greater risks with this option, but far greater rewards as well, so weigh the pros and cons carefully.





Thanks again for a great meeting and thank you Joe for sharing your insight on career paths.



Debbie Stovall, PCC, Strategist

http://www.succcessrealities.com/