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I speak to Jane Buckley just after what must have been a pretty good couple of days for her. On 13th May, at the virtual British Book Awards, she won [...]

Leadership is a word often used among fire chiefs. There is no shortage of theory, books, articles, discussion and philosophies on leadership. While many organizations across the country have excellent [...]

While serving as a logistics majors' assignment officer for 2 years, I was often asked what it is really like to work at the Army Human Resources Command (HRC). I [...]

Getting caught listening may not be indispensable for a great career or rapid advances in management, but it is the common denominator in promotions to the top job. How do [...]

Brenda Lauderback should have been ecstatic. She had been promoted to a buyers post, a seemingly impressive start for an ambitious college graduate who wanted to become one of the [...]

Anew year gives you a new chance to promote your career and develop a strategy to move forward. Through the course of my more than 35-year career in law enforcement, [...]

To take total quality management one step further, clinical laboratories need to focus more attention on the responsibilities and achievements of middle managers. To be successful during the next few [...]

The promotion of employees to first-level management positions has become more complicated and costly. Making a wrong decision when selecting a manager causes organizations to lose the time and resources spent to train the manager, as well as losing opportunities that would have been attained by selecting the right candidate. Employers should obtain as much information as possible about each job candidate so that they will be more prepared to evaluate the match between the job and the employee. The wrong candidate is often selected because the employer either confuses employees' ability to market themselves with their ability to do the job, or relies too heavily on previous experience. Assessment tests, such as work-related written examinations or simulations, can help employers select the right candidates. The factors that employers should consider when developing an assessment process include the way in which information will be used, the way in which the assessment process will be communicated to employees, and the way in which success will be measured.

Specific strategies can be useful in examining existing company job development programs and in developing and establishing new ones. The primary issues in career guidance include strategic redirection, organizational direction, and workforce values and characteristics. The needs generated by these issues include providing multiple career paths for professionals, enhancing training and development programs for non-exempt workers, and strengthening core career development programs. The common defects in many career development programs include an inappropriate number of levels, indistinguishable characteristics between levels, and false parallelism between functions. The key steps in implementing successful career development systems include identifying the strategic capabilities for success, selecting criteria for describing career tracks, and developing staff distribution templates for managing tracks.

Career plateauing, which occurs when opportunities to advance within an organizational hierarchy are not available to employees, is an important personnel management issue because there is a large percentage of workers in the labor force between ages 35 and 44 who are likely targets for plateauing. Plateaued employees who want to make changes can use a variety of strategies to manage their careers including increasing their visibility and reputation in firms; asking for specific feedback; and determining what is missing on the job. Managers can also use strategies to help employees such as redesigning jobs to make them more flexible; encouraging new ways to do tasks; and providing job training opportunities., What To Do About Some time ago there was a popular song called 'Making It.' The refrain went, 'The top of the ladder is waiting for me. . . . [...]

'Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people' John D. Rockefeller It's that time of year again that brings fear and trepidation to [...]

It is commonly agreed that performance appraisals and bonuses go hand in hand. Most organisations are geared towards performance through the achievement of long-term strategies. Therefore, it makes sense to [...]

Question: My bookkeeper answers the phone and helps set up estimating appointments. At times, she can be abrupt with customers and I am concerned she is not doing a good [...]

1. Get clear about your own priorities What is the work you find most satisfying? Identify what you're good at and what's required to get you to the next level. [...]

? The corporate ladder can be shaky. See if you have what it takes to climb it. BY LILA BATTIS If you're here, you're ready to take charge. But don't [...]

Byline: Leslie G. Sarasin 'Who is going to do this job when __________________ leaves?' is a frequent refrain. The expression 'big shoes to fill' is a shorthand means of addressing [...]

Employers implementing a bring-your-own-device policy should take the following steps: * Determine the reasons for the policy. * Decide to whom the policy applies within the company. * Retain control [...]

A woman manager who has been passed over for a promotion should ask the person who made the decision for advice on how to get the next promotion and avoid acting resentful. Colleagues inside and outside the company are other sources of advice.

Many nurse practitioners want to be promoted, but few are aggressive enough to make an outright demand to their superiors. To increase one's chances of promotion, a nursing professional should anticipate what the employer wants, let superiors know what you have to offer, keep precise records of accomplishments, make suggestions on new ideas and volunteer for tasks which others shun.

Byline: john Lees moving forward: work smarter not harder You have a finite amount of energy, so working longer hours and harder can only produce limited results. If you really [...]

if you only do 5 things 1 Adapt your mindset to taking on a new role 2 Develop your team 3 Build up a new peer group 4 Be confident [...]

n Are you wondering why you didn't win that promotion? If so, don't try to reinvent the wheel - follow where others have gone before you. While researching what gets [...]

The Internet and automation have made an impact on the process of recruitment and hiring of employees by the U.S. government. The government uses various methods of evaluation for selection and promotion of its employees.

A few months ago, a Career Development column in PURCHASING Magazine featured a breakdown of the steps on a typical purchasing promotion ladder in Fortune 500 companies (See 'Want to [...]

'The common idea that success spoils people is erroneous; on the contrary, it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. Failure makes people cruel and bitter.' -- [...]

No matter what you are designing, the one thing you cannot do without is copy. As tempting as it might be I to send out a promotion with just a [...]