Career Planning and Succession Management Developing Your Organization's Talent--For Today and Tomorrow

Name: Career Planning and Succession Management Developing Your Organization's Talent--For Today and Tomorrow
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ISBN: 9780275983598

ISBN-10: 0275983595

ISBN-13: 9780275983598

Edition: 2005

Authors: William J. Rothwell, Robert D. Jackson, Shaun C. Knight, John Lindholm

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Many organizations today are scrambling to prepare for an expected wave of retirements. Almost twice as many job openings are occurring from people retiring than from economic expansion--a direct function of a steadily aging workforce. The implications for businesses, government agencies, nonprofits, and educational institutions are enormous, as organizational leaders maneuver to fill the talent pipeline. In this context, organizations are stepping up their investments in career planning (training and development programs to help employees hone their skills and qualify for advancement) and succession management (programs designed to ensure the continuity of leadership). To date, these…

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List price: $57.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 5/30/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.61" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.342

ROBERT D. JACKSON is Senior Consultant for Career Development, Center for Performance Excellence, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT) and an Adjunct Instructor in the Training and Development Maters Program, The Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg.

SHAUN C. KNIGHT is the Career and Business Solutions Associate for the School of Information Sciences and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University. He has had extensive experience in career development counseling, planning, and placement, working with many Fortune 500 firms.

William J. Rothwell (University Park, PA) is Professor of Human Resources Development at Penn State University and the author of The Complete Guide to Training Delivery(0-8144-0490-1). John Lindholm (Worcester, MA) is the Compensation Manager at the University of Massachusetts. William G. Wallick (Dallas, PA) is the Director of the Graduate Human Resources Administration Program at the University of Scranton.



Tables and Figures


Preface


Acknowledgments



Making the Business Case for Moving Beyond Career and Succession Planning: Why They Must Be Integrated



Reflections on the Contemporary Business Scene: Why Career and Succession Planning Must Be Integrated



An Approach to Integrating Career and Succession Planning Programs



Foundations for Integrating Career and Succession Planning



Establishing an Infrastructure to Support the Integration of Career and Succession Planning



Competency Models and Value Systems



Assessment and Evaluation for Career and Succession Planning Programs



Career Planning and Career Counseling



Strategies for Integrating Career and Succession Planning



Training and Development



Mentoring



Career Coaching



Self-Directed Learning



The Self-Assessment Approach: Finding Value in a New Methodology



Other Approaches



Concluding Thoughts



Questions and Answers



The Future of Career and Succession Planning


Appendixes



What Is an Employee? The Answer Depends on Federal Law



Introduction to Career Counseling Competency Statements



Leaders for Tomorrow



Differentiating Between Coaching and Mentoring


Index


About the Authors