leadership OKR’s
[Seamus McMahon OKRs]
Objective 1: Create a business portfolio website showcasing my filmmaking skills and experiences to market myself to future employers.
KR1: Gather all visual projects, films, and productions that I have participated in. (photos, videos, reflections, etc.) - 10/15/24
KR2: Write detailed descriptions of each opportunity, touching on the people I worked with, responsibilities I held, and skills I learned. - 10/30/24
KR3: Creatively format the gathered materials into an engaging website that advertises my abilities and achievements. (use google sites) - 11/30/24
KR4: Link the portfolio to my Linkedin page and begin referencing it in all future application and interview processes. - 12/1/24
OKR 1 Outcome Summary
Having completed this goal, I will have provided myself an essential tool for navigating the job search process. Although individual portfolios often go overlooked in the hiring process, I will have committed myself to an exercise in marketing my talents and developing language that operationalizes my strengths and experiences. I do not foresee significant challenges because a majority of these steps are internally generated, using resources and reflections already available to me. I don’t reserve any fears about pursuing this particular goal, but I definitely feel significant anxiety towards my ability to get work in the entertainment industry. However, I think these anxieties may be relieved if I commit more time to pursuing goals such as these and focusing more on my interests within filmmaking.
Objective 2: Graduate cum laude from the MSM program, leverage the Notre Dame network (as well as my own) to acquire a job in film production.
KR1: Travel to New York and assist the documentary shoot for Professor Whalen from my undergrad at Santa Clara University. - 10/4/24
KR2: Attend class diligently, dedicate the appropriate time for study, improve my schedule and sleep discipline, meet with professors and collaborate with peers. - 10/1/24 - 5/15/25
KR3: Apply for the Page program at NBC in January, complete the MSM program, research ND alumni within the industry and reach out for advice. - 5/15/25
KR4: Utilize my film and business experience from both undergrad and this program respectively to convey my value and drive to learn in order to acquire a job. - 6/1/25
OKR 2 Outcome Summary
Although it has always been a personal dream to attend Notre Dame, I think I am most excited to celebrate my completion of the program with my father. He has always been my greatest supporter, mentor, and confidant, and knowing how proud he will be is more than enough reward for me. However, I do hope, desperately, that I will also be able to walk away from this campus with solid plans for my future in the film industry. I am well aware of the tough competition for a foot in the door of this industry, but I am also confident in the contributions I have to give to filmmaking. My biggest fear is not that I won’t succeed in this life, it is that I will commit myself to something that I don’t absolutely love. In setting these goals for myself, I hope to continue to navigate myself towards a life that fulfills me.
Objective 3: Be a social, ethical, and emotional mentor and role model for my sister.
KR1: Take my sister Nuala to Sunday mass, ask her if she would continue to join me each Sunday moving forward. - 10/13/24
KR2: Remain socially proactive both on and off campus, encouraging her to do the same. Remain a resource for her so she feels more comfortable in new settings. - 10/1/24 - 5/15/25
KR3: Engage with an on-campus organization. Perhaps AcoustiCafe, TEA, or the student government within my program. - 1/15/25
KR4: Dedicate time to speak with my sister. Understand her challenges, listen to her struggles, and offer what wisdom I have. Try to learn from teaching her.
OKR 3 Outcome Summary
I don't see myself formally celebrating the completion of this goal. Frankly, I don’t see this goal as ever being completed, while there are actions I would like to take in the next few months that will result in a significant effort to accomplish this goal. Unlike my job search, there are few tangible hurdles to this goal. Instead, I will have to discipline myself to consistently consider my actions and whether or not they align with my goal. My biggest fear in relation to this goal is failure. The last thing I want to do is change her view of me in a negative way or for her to think that my mistakes are acceptable behavior. At the end of the day, I want to motivate her to be a generous, strong-willed, and intelligent young woman; hopefully, in my efforts to be a good role model I will exemplify those traits genuinely, thus improving my character.
