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What was the basis for the updated approach to employee development?
How often will promotions occur under the updated approach?
What is the focus of one of the check-ins throughout the year?
How often will performance ratings occur under the updated approach?
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What is the purpose of the Googler Review and Development approach?
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What will the new rating scale reflect?
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What is the benefit of the updated approach to employee development?
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What will employees and managers align on under the updated approach?
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Study Notes
Career Development and Management
- A person's career refers to the series of jobs held during their lifetime, regardless of occupation or job level.
- A protean career is driven by the individual, focused on intrinsic values and psychological success, with the individual taking responsibility for managing their own career.
Career Planning
- Career planning consists of activities and actions taken to achieve career goals.
- A career path is a list of steps to take in one's professional life to progress into different or more advanced roles at work.
- Career planning is important for attracting and retaining talent, reducing employee turnover, and improving morale and motivation.
Issues in Career Planning
- Dual-family careers: the increasing proportion of women in professional occupations.
- Low-ceiling careers: limited room for advancement in certain specialized jobs.
- Declining opportunities: decreased career opportunities due to technological and economic changes.
Career Management
- Lack of career management can result in frustration, feelings of not being valued, and inability to find suitable employment.
- Career management influences career motivation, which includes career resilience, career insight, and career identity.
Career Motivation
- Career resilience: the ability to cope with problems and adapt to unexpected events.
- Career insight: awareness of personal values, skills, and career goals.
- Career identity: the degree to which personal values are defined by work.
- Employees with high career motivation tend to be committed to the company's success and take responsibility for their career management.
Career Development
- Career development is the process by which employees progress through a series of stages: exploration, establishment, maintenance, and disengagement.
- Each career stage is characterized by developmental tasks, activities, and relationships that affect employee retention, motivation, and performance.
Google's Approach to Career Development
- Google's Googler Reviews and Development (GRAD) approach focuses on employee development, learning, and progression throughout the year.
- GRAD includes regular check-ins, feedback, and promotions to help employees grow their careers at Google.
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Learn about the concept of career and its different types, including the protean career which is driven by individual values and self-direction.
