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MANAGING CAREERS / 79

In focus

CAREER STAGES

Individuals just beginning

their careers are usually

more concerned with identifying

organizations that have the

potential to satisfy their career

goals and match their values.

After settling into a job, focus

shifts to achieving initial successes,

gaining credibility, learning to

get along with their boss, and

Directing others

The most important thing you can

do to contribute to the career

development of others is to instill in

them the need to take responsibility for

managing their own careers. Then you

can provide support that will enable

those you are managing to add to their

skills, abilities, and knowledge, in order

to maintain their employability within the

organization. To help those you are

managing develop their careers:

managing image. Managers in the

middle of their careers are more

concerned with career reappraisal,

overcoming obsolescence owing

to technological advances, and

becoming more of a generalist.

In the later stages of their careers,

managers focus more on teaching

others and leaving a contribution

before retirement.

-^ Keep your team updated about^
the organization’s goals and future
strategies so that they will know
where the organization is headed
and be better able to develop a
personal career development plan
to share in that future.
-^ Create growth opportunities for^
your team, to give them new,
interesting, and professionally
challenging work experiences.

• Offer financial assistance, such as
  tuition reimbursement for college
  courses or skills training.
  -^ Allow paid time off from work for
  off-the-job training, and ensure
  that those you are managing have
  reasonable workloads so that they
  are not precluded from having time
  to develop new skills, abilities,
  and knowledge.

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