Career Development Part II Selfmanaging careers Career planning

Career Development, Part II • Self-managing careers • Career planning for men and women • Career management for organizations • Career planning and human resource planning

Career Self-Management • Make choices • Monitor progress • Plan departure

Making Choices • Think about organizations as a long term commitment • Consider short term trade-offs for benefits in the long term • Consider the impact of specialized or isolated positions

Monitor Your Progress • Stay aware of opportunities • Assess your current performance with brutal honesty • Recognize when it’s time to move on

Plan Your Departure • Leave at your convenience (if possible) • Leave on good terms • Don’t leave until you’ve locked up the next job

Career Planning for Men & Women • • Some research findings The glass ceiling The mommy track The dual career couple track

Some Research Findings • Men benefit more than woman from training • Men benefit more than women from being married and having children • Women benefit more than men from coaching and encouragement • Women have fewer developmental opportunities than do men

Glass Ceilings & Mommy Tracks • Glass ceiling: A barrier ( usually not an obvious one) that prevents women from reaching top management. • Mommy tracks: Career paths which give more time flexibility to allow women to fulfill family commitments.

Dual Career Couples • The Family Friendly Workplace – flexible work arrangements – child care arrangement – support for transfers and relocations – managers who understand dual career couples

Career Management for Organizations • Developing career paths • Internal staffing issues – Promotions – Transfers – Demotions – Separations

Career Planning & HR Planning Career Planning HR Planning Objectives & Plans Business Plans Occ. & Org. Choice Recruitment & Sel. Job Choice Placement Performance Appraisal Performance Mgt. Retirement Succession & Ret. Planning

Backwards & Forwards • Summing Up: We completed a look at career development through self-managed plans, a comparison of career planning for men and women, career management for organizations and the connection between career planning and HR planning • Looking ahead: Next time we begin our examination of performance management