Career Conversations : How to Get the Best from Your Talent Pool /: How to Get the Best from Your Talent Pool. (2019)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Career Conversations : How to Get the Best from Your Talent Pool /: How to Get the Best from Your Talent Pool. (2019)
- Main Title:
- Career Conversations : How to Get the Best from Your Talent Pool
- Further Information:
- Note: Greg Smith.
- Authors:
- Smith, Greg
- Contents:
- About the author ix Preface xi Introduction xiii 1 The case for proactive career development 1; Why leaders should be aware of the future of work and its impact on jobs and careers, and what leaders can do to prepare for this future 2 Reimagining careers 15; How leadership, creativity, research and analysis, together with transferable skills, can help employees reinvent themselves to align with the changing world of work 3 Fit your own mask first 25; Why self-knowledge is so important for progressive leaders seeking to help employees with their careers 4 Building career self-insight 37; How to develop self-insight for career development applications (including easy and quick practical exercises) 5 What’s your personal brand? 65; Why personal branding matters (with practical tips for successful and effective personal brand management) 6 The goal of goal setting 77; How leaders can help employees to define career goals and maintain their focus on them 7 Who motivates the motivator? 87; Untangling truths and myths of motivation to understand the involvement of our inner drivers in our pursuit of career goals 8 The skilled listener 101; How leaders can use the critical skill of deep listening in career conversations (including why this leadership capability should be continually developed) 9 Facilitating communication techniques 109; Why leaders should choose their words carefully (including the benefits of a growth mindset and how leaders can reframe their communications forAbout the author ix Preface xi Introduction xiii 1 The case for proactive career development 1; Why leaders should be aware of the future of work and its impact on jobs and careers, and what leaders can do to prepare for this future 2 Reimagining careers 15; How leadership, creativity, research and analysis, together with transferable skills, can help employees reinvent themselves to align with the changing world of work 3 Fit your own mask first 25; Why self-knowledge is so important for progressive leaders seeking to help employees with their careers 4 Building career self-insight 37; How to develop self-insight for career development applications (including easy and quick practical exercises) 5 What’s your personal brand? 65; Why personal branding matters (with practical tips for successful and effective personal brand management) 6 The goal of goal setting 77; How leaders can help employees to define career goals and maintain their focus on them 7 Who motivates the motivator? 87; Untangling truths and myths of motivation to understand the involvement of our inner drivers in our pursuit of career goals 8 The skilled listener 101; How leaders can use the critical skill of deep listening in career conversations (including why this leadership capability should be continually developed) 9 Facilitating communication techniques 109; Why leaders should choose their words carefully (including the benefits of a growth mindset and how leaders can reframe their communications for better career conversations) 10 Structuring unstructured conversations 123; Why structuring unstructured career conversations works 11 Leading a career conversation 145; How to start and lead career conversations (some useful tips) 12 Ethics and protocols for career development 153; Ethical considerations and essential protocols for conducting career development conversations 13 Now you’re ready to hold career conversations! 163; A recap of learnings, and why written career plans are essential for career success (including a useful template to follow) References and further reading 171; For leaders interested in further building their knowledge and capability in effective, self-directed career development support Index 177 … (more)
- Edition:
- 1st
- Publisher Details:
- Wiley
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (200 pages)
- Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780730372028
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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