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Workshop Goal
Goal:
s To provide knowledge and tools to lead
the strategic development of the work
force for the mutual benefit of the
organization and its employees.
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Workshop Objectives
Objectives:
s Learn to motivate employees to take
the initiative in their own strategic
development
s Learn to reinforce, coach, sustain
employees’ strategic development
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DEVELOPMENT
Development is strategically planned,
continuous learning and improvement,
maximizing employee strengths,
potential, interests and values.
-Conceptual Systems, Inc. 1992.
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Purpose
s Maximize individual potential
s Increase growth/movement
opportunities
s Provide work satisfaction
s Improve employee retention
s Attract new employees
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A Win-Win Partnership for:
s Employees
s Supervisors
s Frazer Center
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The Key
s Development planning and other
human resource systems revolve
around competencies.
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Development can’t take place in a
vacuum. Supervisors will have to
guide their employees through the
organizational assessment to explore
trends and identify business challenges,
and provide resources and links about
the organization and the industry.
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Some employees will need a lot of help to
interpret their self-assessment, write
goals, or plan their development.
Administration can offer supporting
instructional activities, tips, and
coaching assess to ensure that
employees get the most out of the
process.
12. Training
Staffing Compensation
Competencies
Performance Development
Management Planning
Succession
Planning
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Competencies
s Competencies are capabilities
– Skills
– Knowledge
– Experiences
– Attitudes
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Competencies
s The competencies that are most critical
for your workgroup are driven by the
challenges facing it. These challenges
cascade from the external business
environment to the organization to the
business unit to the workgroup and,
finally the individual.
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Competencies
s For employees to be motivated to
develop their competencies they need
insight into the business challenges that
determine what competencies are
critical.
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Key Messages
s Development at Frazer Center begins by
“growing in place.”
s Development does not always mean
“moving up.”
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Development Options
s Growing in Place = Enrichment
s Moving Up = Vertical
s Moving Across = Horizontal
s Moving Down = Realignment
s Casting About = Exploratory Research
s Outward Bound = Relocation
- (Kaye, 1997)
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Roles/Responsibilities
s An ongoing partnership
– Employees
– Supervisors
– Human Resources
– FRAZER CENTER
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Benefits/Payoffs
s Accrued Benefits to:
– Employees
– Supervisors
– Frazer Center
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s Partnering Together in Continuous
Learning and Improvement
s Facing the Challenges of the Future
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References
s Conceptual Systems, Inc. (1992). Development 21
for managers and coaches, 2-3. Silver Springs, MD:
Conceptual Systems, Inc.
s Kaye, B.L. (1997). Up is not the only way: A guide to
developing workforce talent. Palo Alto, CA: Davies-
Black Publishing.