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Your Legacy!<\/span><\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|24.625px|0px”][et_pb_row use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1200px” custom_padding=”20px||0px|” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||” column_padding_mobile=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/david-ivers.png” show_bottom_space=”off” align=”center” disabled_on=”on|on|” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ animation=”off” sticky=”on”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|” _builder_version=”3.0.62″ text_font=”PT Sans|on|||” text_text_color=”#02b875″ text_font_size=”20″ text_line_height=”1.2em” header_text_color=”#000000″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”140px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20px||0px|”] DAVID IVERS<\/span><\/a> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|” _builder_version=”3.0.62″ text_font=”PT Serif||on||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”16″ text_line_height=”1.4em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”140px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”10px||60px|”] David Ivers is from Sydney, Australia. He is a qualified Primary and Secondary School Teacher. In total, he has served on school leadership teams for 16 years in senior leadership roles. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.16.1″ text_font=”PT Serif||||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”24″ text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” text_line_height=”1.5em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”720px” custom_margin=”0px||0px|”]<\/p>\n

O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>Between their lov\u2019d home and the war\u2019s desolation!<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>Blest with vict\u2019ry and peace may the heav\u2019n rescued land<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>Praise the power that hath made and preserv\u2019d us a nation!<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>And this be our motto – \u201cIn God is our trust,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave<\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>O\u2019er the land of the free and the home of the brave.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The Star-Spangled Banner: <\/span><\/i>
\n<\/span><\/i>National Anthem of the United States of America<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

In the United States, the end of October and the month of November holds much significance. The celebration of Halloween (on the eve of the Feast of All Hallows \/ Saints), Thanksgiving followed by Black Friday and then Veteran\u2019s Day, celebrating all who have served their country. Veteran\u2019s Day is celebrated on 11 November. In other countries such as Australia, 11 November is known as Remembrance Day, recalling all who served and died in defense of freedom. It comes from Armistice Day, which recalls the end of World War I at the 11<\/span>th<\/span> Hour in the 11<\/span>th<\/span> Month on the 11<\/span>th<\/span> Day in 1918. This year is the centenary of Armistice Day, 100 years since the end of World War I.<\/span><\/p>\n

What does this have to do with Careers in Government? On the surface perhaps not a lot! However, why do we still remember the fallen and all who served, 100 years after the guns fell silent? Indeed, why celebrate Independence Day on 4 July or even Martin Luther King Day?<\/span>
\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_color=”#f7f7f4″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”on” custom_width_px=”680px” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|” make_equal=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on” background_color_2=”#efefe9″ parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/vets3.jpg” show_bottom_space=”off” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.16.1″ animation=”off”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ column_padding_mobile=”on” background_color=”#efefe9″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/culture1.jpg” show_bottom_space=”off” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.16.1″ animation=”off”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|” _builder_version=”3.16.1″ text_font=”PT Serif||||” text_text_color=”#818178″ text_font_size=”24″ text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” text_line_height=”1.4em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20%|10%||10%” custom_margin_tablet=”|10%||10%” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|desktop”]When you finally reach that point where you can retire from your career, what will people genuinely say about you?<\/span>
\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.62″ text_font=”PT Sans|on|||” text_text_color=”#888888″ text_font_size=”12″ text_letter_spacing=”2px” text_line_height=”1.2em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”20px||20%|” custom_margin_tablet=”20px|||” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet”] DAVID IVERS [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”0px||0px|”][et_pb_row use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”1200px” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”4″ custom_padding=”0||0px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px|||” column_padding_mobile=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” parallax_method_4=”off” admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.16.1″ text_font=”PT Serif||||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”20″ text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” text_line_height=”1.4em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”60px||0px|” custom_margin_tablet=”40px||0px|” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet”]The answer is simple. All of these events are comprised of people who have left a legacy for us to honour and remember. We value those who fought to defend our freedom and indeed fought for our independence. We value the people who have contributed so much to our world, that we are still the beneficiary today. Simply put, they left a legacy!<\/span><\/p>\n

This begs the question, in the context of your career, what will your legacy be? When the time comes for you to move from one organization to another, from one Government agency to another, what will your legacy be? Moreover, the legacy you leave gives your future employer insight as to what the future might be like with you on board. The same question holds for retirement also. When you finally reach that point where you can retire from your career, what will people genuinely say about you? Would anybody bother to come to your farewell?<\/span><\/p>\n

Whilst some would argue that you should start to think about your legacy at approximately 50 years of age, this author would contend that it starts the day you begin your career, typically somewhere in your twenties. Every action you do, every project you collaborate with, every interaction you make, contributes to the perception that people have about you. Through a process of iteration, day builds upon day, year upon year, until you establish a reputation for yourself. Once people have conceived a thought about you professionally, it can take decades to change their minds, especially if the perception is a negative one.<\/span><\/p>\n

At one level this could be considered \u2018self-branding\u2019 or being a savvy professional. However, creating a positive legacy that people will remember you by is more than that. It\u2019s about creating that positive atmosphere daily, that leads people to want to work with you. It\u2019s not about making yourself indispensable as an employee either. A person who leaves a positive legacy, leaves behind an organization that will continue to prosper because of the systems and processes they left behind. In short, in your twenties, you cannot stay where you are, career wise, for the next 40 years. It would be unhealthy for your personal and professional growth and unhealthy for the organization. <\/span><\/p>\n

Writing in forbes.com on this very topic, Phyllis Weiss Haserot poses a series of questions to help get you across the line in discerning what your legacy looks like. Before considering those, it is worth remembering those fallen soldiers and the soldiers that returned from defending their country. For the United States, they saw themselves as being from the \u2018land of the brave and the home of the free\u2019. These soldiers had the training needed to undertake the work they did. They had to rely on the team, they had to believe that the systems in play would work and they had to believe in themselves and in each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Phyllis Weiss Haserot, in considering your legacy, you should ask these questions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Questions to Consider<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

You can do some advance transitioning planning, too, either alone or with work colleagues, by thinking about these questions:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n