CAREER DEVELOPMENT 

 

1. Definitions Sullivan and Baruch defined “career” as “an individual’s work-related and other relevant experiences, both inside and outside of organizations that form a unique pattern over the individual’s life span” (2009), this definition distinguishes both physical movement as well as the interpretation of individual’s perceptions of the career. One definition of career management is that it is the planning of one’s activities and engagements in the job one assumes in the path of his life for better completion, growth and financial stability (Juneja, n.d.). Moreover, Career Development Association of Alberta defined career development as “the lifelong process of managing learning, work, leisure, and transitions in order to move toward a personally determined and evolving preferred future” (2012). Workers want the chance to progress in their careers, “ opportunity is the top reason why 39 percent of employees are engaged.” (Dixon, 2017). Along with that increased engagement, career development programs lead to holding more people who are productive and grow their skills, thus advancing the organization. 2. Career Management Components  If an organization lacks career development programs, it may lose talented employees. By implementing a career development program you will not retain all your valuable talented employees, but you will decrease the risk of losing them, so this program is essential for all organizations, and the components of career development are: 1. Education 2. Capability 3. Network 4. Experience  

2.1 Education The first component/element of career development is education. This includes both training (degree, certificates and classes) as well as self-training like reading, ongoing classes, books and reading blogs and being always up-to-date for new

researches in the relevant field. Successful careers starts with education, getting education to understand the broad concepts and overview of the relative industry is crucial. However, you should not over invest in education without having experience. While education is crucial, it’s a form of power, and how you invest this education is more important than the paper itself. A bachelor degree is the most essential need in any business now a days, however, in resumes education part is usually listed in the bottom (Owyang, 2012). 2.2 Capability The next component of career development, is the capability. Capabilities are the raw skills needed to complete your jobs. These can include data, developing strategies, project management, software management, programming, or a wide range of knowledge working. Most employers agree that having both strategic and tactical skills are needed (Owyang, 2012). 2.2.1 Strategic Skills 6 key strategic skills are: (Brearley, n.d.) 

 Knowing how to prioritize: Arranging your workload is a key strategic skill. Don’t use a complicated process, start with “Must Do” tasks and “Won’t Do” tasks. That’s it. No more classifications.  Knowing when you need to be involved: Another vital strategic skill is understanding where you add the most value. Leaders don’t need to engross themselves in everything their team does. You need to know when to get out of the detail and let your team run things.  Knowing how to manage up: One of the most important strategic skills is know how to manage up. Strategic leaders don’t say “Yes” all the time. They push back on people when they need to and say “No”. If you say “Yes” all the time, you’re going to be overwhelmed in the long run.  Knowing when to delegate responsibility, not just tasks: Handing over isn’t just about tasks. Sometimes, you can delegate responsibility in your team to others. Not only does this provide growth chances for your team, it frees up some of your time.

Knowing how to resource your team properly: Having the right people in your team is a strategic skill in itself. If you don’t have the right skills in your team, you’ll never be able to take advantage of opportunities. You’ll be playing catch-up, because you don’t have the right skills, or enough people.  Being aware of the outside world: Leaders with good strategic skills understand what’s going on around them. Keep an eye out for industry trends or technologies that may help you and your team perform better. The world outside is changing and if you don’t keep an eye on it, it might leave you behind. 2.2.2 Tactical Skills 5 key tactical skills: (Berkus, 2014) 

 Delegate: Nothing is more of a turn off to a minion than having the boss do the work for that person. Worse yet, breakdown to delegate make the leader the key blockage in the flow of work through an organization.  A great leader learns to delegate, first.  Measure the results of delegation: If there is no attempt to measure, no-one will know if the work is up to standards for timeliness, quality, or the vision of the leader.  There are many types of metrics, some very easy to accomplish.  But failure to find and use them regularly is a failure at the top.  Support: A leader’s obligation is to make sure that anything he delegates and measures is given a chance of success by providing the tools required to perform the job.  Those include funding, people, training and facilities.  Reward: “A great leader is a great cheerleader”, knowing when and how to reward effective achievement through all levels of the organization.  People naturally work for rewards, from simple recognition to financial incentives.  Celebrate: There is no greater feeling than to achieve a goal and to celebrate that with some form of out-of-the-ordinary event.  It can be a simple handshake and comment in front of others who count, or an all-company celebration after achievement of a major goal.  A leader who fails to follow through and celebrate misses a major opportunity to enhance the culture of the organization and motivate the troops to further achievements.

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16 Signs He Definitely Loves You, According to Men

1. He picks up thoughtful gifts for you. Even if he’s not the best gift-giver in the world, he buys you socks with corgis on them just because he knows you love corgis. Know what I mean? He pays attention to things you mention, or at least tries to find something you didn’t even know you needed.

2. He inadvertently does lil tasks and chores you hate. Okay, so some dudes just aren’t big on gifts—and that’s fine! It’s a love language after all. But if he’s doing your dishes, taking your trash out, making your bed in the a.m., or doing any sort of chore/necessity that you would otherwise hate doing yourself, it’s a pretty good sign he’s got the hots for you, says Alex Z., 29.

3. He tries to get into the things you like. Like, maybe he’s sat through an entire season of The Bachelor and listened to you rant about the contestants just because?“If it makes her happy, then it makes me happy,” says Francisco C., 26.

4. He is reminded of you All! The! Time! If he finds a way to make every story about you or something that you guys did together, there’s probably a good chance he’s got the feels. "When songs on the radio remind you of her or things you did together," says Ross G., 28.

5. He finds any reason to bring you up to his friends and family. Literally any reason. “When I’m in love, that person typically comes up more often than not in conversation with my friends and family,” says Hayden K., 25. “It’s like everything you talk about reminds you of a story with them.”

6. He doesn’t get FOMO when he’s with you. If a dude has the option to go out with his bois, 90 percent of the time, he’s going to go out with his bois. But if the question is: hang out with the bois or hang out with you, and he makes plans with you instead, that is a *chefs kiss* sign. “I know when I’m not having FOMO when I’m with them,” says Matt D., 25.

7. He’s (almost) always paying attention. You can’t expect him to have a perfect memory, and yet he remembers virtually everything. It’s not just because he has a great memory. It’s because he cares enough to focus on you. He puts his phone down or pauses his movie. You’re not an afterthought. “More than anything, just being a good listener is a good sign,” says Carter M., 

8. He lets you know he’s thinking about you. He might not text you “I love you” but he messages you when he hears that song you had stuck in your head the other day. Or that someone at work used a turn of phrase you hate. You’re always on his mind.

9. He drops everything when you need him most. It’s not even a question. If you need him, for whatever reason, he’s there. He doesn’t drag his feet or complain about it, or remind you later that he helped you out.

10. He notices when something is wrong, even if you don’t mention it first. He knows you well enough to know when you’re not in a great mood, even if you won’t admit it. But also, you should just admit it, since he knows anyway.

11. He puts his hand around your waist and gives it a little squeeze at just the right moments. He knows just when you need a little bit of affection.

12. He leans on you for support. You’re his go-to. You keep his head on straight. He texts or calls you when he feels like walking out of work, or skipping a day at the gym. He trusts you more than anyone.

13. He supports your dreams. He’s not about to let you quit your job so you can move to Spain and try your hand at bullfighting out of the blue, but he absolutely would help you open your own restaurant, or go back to school to major as an engineer. Or… if it made personal sense to you, become a bullfighter.

14. He doesn’t hold a grudge. Sure you might argue, but he isn’t constantly mad at you. Communication is an important part of relationships, and you know that while things might not always be easy, you're ultimately both willing to put in the effort to fix things.

15. He brags about you. Sometimes you feel like he’s more proud of your new work promotion than you are.

16. You catch him staring at you and smiling to himself. If you’ve ever witnessed that, it’s 

safe to say he’s crazy about you.

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