Cher Forman
"Ask Cher"
Cher Forman has over 20 years of domestic and international Human Resources experience in organizations ranging from startups to $3B. As Director or Vice President, she has managed Human Resources groups at Applied Materials, Stanford Telecom, Ask Computer Systems, Teledex and Tri-Data Corporation and consulted on H.R. philosophy, values and infrastructure with many start-ups as well. Cher has managed several of these firms through rapid expansion and significant organizational challenges. While at Applied Materials, she led her business unit as the company grew from 6,000 to 16,000 employees in three years. Ms. Forman has specific expertise in employment, corporate legal compliance, development of cost effective compensation/benefit strategies, organization development and international HR management. She has a degree in Organization Behavior from the University of San Francisco and has participated in advanced training at several other colleges and universities.
Dear Cher:
Why do so many of your materials tell people not to start their career planning until they’re “ready”? What does “ready” mean?
George, Louisville, KY
Answer:
Dear George:
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Being ready is another way of saying “at ease” with yourself and your situation, having resolved past career and family issues that may have left you unsettled.You can be ready only when you know all you need to about your current situation and are not rattled about it. You must be able to comfortably tell anyone you meet you are “in transition”, without feeling anger, sadness, nervousness or regret. You speak about your accomplishments with pride, and are optimistic about the future.
Ready is knowing you’ve done the necessary self examination and made plans to be in the best possible position in which to start something new. You have been honest with the people closest to you and know you have their respect and support. Additionally, you are taking care of yourself, have decompressed from your last job, feel the energy to take on a new challenge, and are confident you are ready to build a career plan that will take you to a new, maybe different, and more fulfilling period of your life.
If you try to dive into a new career plan before “normalizing” concerns or nagging feelings from the past, those issues have a way of subtly undermining your progress. Get rid of them first so you can move forward with ease and optimism. Then you will be “ready”. Try it!
Best, Cher
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