Over the years, I’ve worked with dozens of organisations that want to support career development but don’t quite know how. The answer lies in culture, not checklists. When it comes to career development, we often focus on the individual or their line manager. But what about the organisation itself? In my book Confident Career Conversations,
Leadership development and career management aren’t working. Well that’s the conclusion of the Corporate Executive Board (CB) anyway. In their paper, “The New Path Forward”, they highlight the improvements needed for both organisations or employees. They describe a chasm between what employees are looking for from their careers and the support they are getting from
Well, what an exciting start to 2019! Yesterday we learnt that our Career Conversations Programmes have been shortlisted for a Career Development Award in the category of Innovative and Impactful Employer Engagement Activity. We’re delighted! The Award is sponsored by the Careers and Enterprise Company. The winner of the Award will be announced at the UKCDA ceremony,
It’s that time of the year when everyone reviews what’s happened this year and all the “best of” lists surface. For us, 2018 was a year focussed on mentoring and career conversations. And it seems it was the same for our readers. Here are our most viewed blog posts and resources in 2018. Some of
This is the third post in our series about entrepreneurial leadership. In my last post, you discovered the 11 Characteristics of Entrepreneurial Leaders. In this post, you’ll discover how to develop them and specifically, the role that mentoring can play. Learning Through Doing The reality is that anyone can develop the skills and behaviours needed
In a time when the job market is uncertain, I am convinced organisations that invest in career conversations and career development for their employees will have a proven competitive advantage. Are you having regular career conversations with your employees? We all know the theory: employees are more engaged when they see a future for themselves
Welcome to my second blog post about entrepreneurial leadership. In my last post, Entrepreneurial Leadership: Why is it important? you read what it was and why we need it. A key message was that entrepreneurial leaders need to embrace high levels of change. And they need to thrive on the unique challenges posed by growth.
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