Career Anchors – The Changing Nature of Work and Careers Participant Workbook, Fourth Edition

Edgar H. Schein is Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of numerous books, including Career Dynamics, Process Consultation Revisited, Organizational Culture and Leadership, and The Corporate Culture Survival Guide. John Van Maanen is the Erwin Schell Professor at the Sloan School of Management at MIT. He has been a Visiting Professor at Yale University, University of Surrey, and INSEAD in France.

Introduction 1 Career Development 3 Th e Internal Career and Career Anchors 3 External Career Stages and Career Movement 4 Development of the Career Anchor in the Internal Career 7 Identifying Career Anchors Through Career History Analysis 11 The Eight Career Anchor Categories 19 Technical/Functional Competence 20 General Managerial Competence 24 Autonomy/Independence 30 Security/Stability 32 Entrepreneurial Creativity 34 Sense of Service/Dedication to a Cause 37 Pure Challenge 39 Lifestyle 40 Review of Ratings and Questionnaire Scores 45 Common Questions 47 Are Th ere Other Career Anchors? 47 Does the Career Anchor Concept Travel? 48 Can a Person Have More Th an One Anchor? 50 Do Anchors Change? 51 Moving Ahead: Reconciling Your Anchor with the Demands of Work, Family, and Self 55 Th e Role Map: Analyzing Your Present Situation 55 Th e Work Career and Family/Life Priority Grid: Analyzing Your Present Situation 64 Looking Ahead 71 Globalization and Restructuring 71 Information Technology and Expertise 73 Support and Service Functions 75 Uncertainty, Anxiety, and Teamwork 76 New Organizational Forms 78 Interdependence and Collaboration 80 Work, Self, and Family 84 Implications for Your Career Development 89 Assessment of Future Requirements 90 Next Steps 94 References and Additional Reading 99 About the Authors 103