Designing Career Development Systems / Edition 1

by Zandy B. Leibowitz, Caela Farren, Beverly L. Kaye

Overview

This practical, how-to guide provides HR professionals with a detailed framework for designing, implementing and maintaining comprehensive career development systems. Covers a wide range of approaches—workshops, counseling, mentoring—and tells how to enlist the support of management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781555420246
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/16/1991
Series:	Management Series
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

ZANDY B. LEIBOWITZ is a psychologist and principal in the Maryland-based consulting firm Conceptual Systems, Inc.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Organizational Benefits of Career DevelopmentSystems
Part One: Assessing Needs and Current Systems
1. Identifying Organizational Needs and Target Groups
2. Evaluating Existing Human Resource Structures
3. Adapting Career Development to the Organizational Culture
Part Two: Creating a Vision and Plan
4. Applying Theory to Practice in Career Development Planning
5. Selecting Effective Employee Interventions
6. Involving Managers in Employee Career Development
7. Building on Existing Human Resource Programs and Practices
8. Model Career Development Systems: Examples from LeadingCompanies
Part Three: Implementing Action Plans
9. Gaining the Support of Top Management
10. Using Advisory Groups to Build Broad Support andParticipation
11. Implementing a Successful Pilot Program and Developing aStaff
Part Four: Ensuring Results and Maintaining the Change
12. Institutionalizing the Career Development System
13. Keeping the Organization Informed
14. Assessing the Effectiveness of the Career DevelopmentEffot
Conclusion: Considering Future Trends