Promotion is not the goal: A guide to employee capability development in enterprises

Author: Beverly Kay (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This classic work teaches resource managers how to establish a crucial connection between corporate strategic planning and individual career planning and development. Through describing a six-step career development process, author Beverly Kay explains how to: prepare a career development plan based on the company's needs; outline an employee's technical skills, relational skills, and overall skills; select appropriate goals within a broader range of options; help employees develop a strategic action plan; provide effective skill development programs; and develop evaluation procedures that meet the company's needs. For career development practitioners, trainers, human resource management professionals, career counselors, corporate development consultants, managers, and decision-makers, "Promotion Is Not the Goal" is highly valuable, offering effective tools for planning and promoting career development. It elaborates on how to maintain momentum once training programs are in place and provides useful guidance on integrating career development plans into corporate priority initiatives.