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Chapter 9 Managing Careers

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Eighth Edition DeCenzo and Robbins. Chapter 9 Managing Careers. Strategy for Human Resource Management Lecture 18. HRM 765. Last Lecture. Topic. Introduction.

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Chapter 9 Managing Careers

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  1. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management Eighth Edition DeCenzo and Robbins Chapter 9 Managing Careers Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  2. Strategy for Human Resource ManagementLecture 18 HRM 765

  3. Last Lecture Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  4. Topic Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  5. Introduction • Traditionally, career development referred to programs offered by organizations to help employees advance within the organization. • Today, each individual must take responsibility for his or her career. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  6. Introduction • Organizations now focus on matching the career needs of employees with the requirements of the organization. • While many organizations still invest in their employees, they don’t offer career security and they can’t meet the needs of everyone in a diverse workforce. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  7. What is a Career? • Definition • Pattern of work-related experiences that span the course of a person’s life. • Reflects any work, paid or unpaid. • Broad definition helpful in today’s work environment where employees and organizations have diverse needs. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  8. What is a Career? Individual versus Organizational Perspective • Organizational career planning – Developing career ladders, tracking careers, providing opportunities for development. • Individual career development – Helping employees identify their goals and steps to achieve them. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  9. What is a Career? • Career Development versus Employee Development • Career development looks at the long-term career effectiveness and success of organizational personnel. • Employee training and development focuses on performance in the immediate or intermediate time frames. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  10. What is a Career? Value for the Organization • Ensures needed talent will be available. • Improves the organization's ability to attract and retain talented employees. • Ensures that minorities and women get opportunities for growth and development. • Reduces employee frustration. • Enhances cultural diversity. • Promotes organizational goodwill. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  11. What is a Career? Value for the Individual • Individuals’ external career success is measured by criteria such as: • progression up the hierarchy, type of occupation, long-term commitment, and income. • Internal career success is measured by the meaningfulness of one’s work and achievement of personal life goals. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  12. What is a Career? Mentoring and Coaching • Effective coaches give guidance through direction, advice, criticism, and suggestion in an attempt to aid the employee’s growth. • Mentors are typically senior-level employees who: • support younger employees by vouching for them • answering for them in the “highest circles” • introducing them to others • advising and guiding them through the corporate system Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  13. What is a Career? Mentoring and Coaching • Disadvantages include: • tendencies to perpetuate current styles and practices • reliance on the coach’s ability to be a good teacher • Considerations for organizations: • coaching between employees who do not have a reporting relationship • ways to effectively implement cross-gender mentoring Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

  14. Summary Fundamentals of Human Resource Management 8e, DeCenzo and Robbins

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