Strategic Career Thinking

Why should an organisation build a network of career supporters for their employees? David North explores the benefits of people other than the line manager providing career support.

How can we help people to navigate changeable careers and achieve growth and satisfaction? In this article we share The Career Innovation Company 7 career skills, their origins, and practical applications to achieve change.

How can you make your career deal work for all employees? David North explores six steps for career-driven social mobility.

How can businesses support those employees who feel ‘stuck’ in their career? David North identifies the key reasons why organisations can fall short in this area and the remedies that they can pursue.

Is there a “right time” to introduce a career strategy? It’s true that many organisations face real uncertainty around their markets, business model and the relevance of the products and services they sell. Yet when the shafts of clarity finally shine through the clouds of doubt, how will you want your people to think and act?

Many organisations are facing an existential problem - the imperative to retain people and deploy skills effectively. And this is even true of those who have a powerful EVP for their people. What is going wrong – and what can be done to improve matters?

Careers have always mattered to individuals. And now more organisations are recognising the importance of a career strategy for business outcomes. Why? The headline reason is that with tight labour markets, companies can no longer rely on recruitment from outside to meet their current and future talent needs.

Recent research has identified a relationship between proactive career management skills and satisfaction with your job and career.