Career planning and succession management : developing your organization's talent for today and tomorrow / William J. Rothwell, Robert D. Jackson, Cami L. Ressler, and Maureen Connelly Jones, with Meg Brower.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rothwell, William J., 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Career development.

Executive succession--Planning.

Executive succession.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara : Praeger, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on their experience and expertise with workforce development, the authors of this book based its content on a single but important premise. With global economic instability, a slowdown in workforce growth, extraordinary competition for the best talent, and the rapid advance of technology, there is an immediate need to integrate career and succession planning programs. Explaining how to do just that, this practical, user-friendly guide is the first to link those critical business tools, showing readers how to prepare for tomorrow-and the many years after. The book presents a systema

Contents:

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

Human capital, workforce planning, and learning and development

Establishing an infrastructure to support the integration of career and succession planning

The diverse workforce : generations at work

Competencies and values : keys to successful career development and succession planning

Assessment and evaluation for career development and succession planning programs

The role of technology : using information management to enhance career planning and succession management

Strategies for integrating career and succession planning

Coaching and mentoring

Self-directed and lifelong learning

The self-assessment approach

Emerging leaders and leadership development

Employee engagement

Skill gaps and other approaches to employee responsibility and organizational response

Addressing the future of career development and succession planning

The future of career development and succession planning

Frequently asked questions and their answers

Appendixes

Appendix 1. Pitching transformation: how to build a business case for hr and talent management solutions

Appendix 2. Lexicon of workforce-related terms

Appendix 3. 2011 national survey of working america

Appendix 4. Characteristics of four generations that may be found in the same workplace

Appendix 5. Coaching vs. mentoring : 25 ways they're different

Appendix 6. Introduction to talent development reporting principles (TDRP)

Notes

Index

About the authors.

Notes:

Revised edition of Career planning and succession management, 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-305) and index.

ISBN:

9798400623387

9798216057956

9781440831676

144083167X

OCLC:

912237500

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798400623387