Organization Development and Change

Chapter Eighteen:
Developing Talent

Career Planning & Development

 Learning Objectives
for Chapter Eighteen
To examine three human resource management
interventions: coaching and mentoring, career
planning and development, and management and
leadership development
To understand how these OD efforts seek to improve
the individuals personal competencies and enhance
traditional human resource approaches

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Coaching and Mentoring
Goals
Assist in execution of a transition
Address a performance problem
Develop new behavioral skills with leadership
development
Application Stages
Establish the principles of the relationship
Conduct an assessment
Coach and client debrief the results
Develop and Implement an action plan
Assess the results

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Career Planning and
Development Interventions
Career planning is concerned with
individuals choosing jobs, occupations,
and organizations at each stage of
their careers.
Career development involves helping
employees attain career objectives.

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Career Stages
Establishment Stage (ages 21-26)
Advancement Stage (ages 26-40)
Maintenance Stage (ages 40-60)
Withdrawal Stage (age 60 and above)

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Career Planning Mechanism
Communication regarding career opportunities and
resources within the organization
Workshops to assess member interests, abilities,
and job situations and to formulate career plans
Career counseling by managers or human resource
department personnel
Self-development materials directed toward
identifying life and career issues
Assessment programs that test vocational interests,
aptitudes, and abilities relevant to career goals
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Career Stages and Planning Issues
Establishment What are alternative occupations, firms, and jobs?
What are my interests and capabilities?
How do I get the work accomplished?
Am I performing as expected?
Advancement Am I advancing as expected?
What long-term options are available?
How do I become more effective and efficient?
Maintenance How do I help others?
Should I reassess and redirect my career?
Withdrawal What are my interests outside of work?
Will I be financially secure?
What retirement options are available to me?
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Career and Human Resource Planning
Individual Career Planning Human Resources Planning
Personal objectives Business objectives
and life plans and plans

Occupational and Ways to attract and

organizational choice orient new talent

Methods for matching

Job assignment choice individuals and jobs

Development Ways to help people

planning and review perform and develop

Ways to prepare
Retirement for satisfying retirement

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Career Development Interventions
Role & Structure Interventions
Realistic job preview
Job rotation and challenging assignments
Consultative roles
Phased retirement
Individual Employee Development
Assessment centers
Coaching and Mentoring
Developmental training
Performance Management
Work Life Balance

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Management and Leadership
Development Interventions
Goals
Changing the skills and knowledge of organization
members to improve effectiveness and build
capabilities
Application Stages
Perform needs assessment
Develop objectives and design training
Deliver training
Evaluate training

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