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Career Change Late in Your Career: Focus on Your Strengths Rather than Your History

Your Work, Your Way

It does take skill and strategy to persuade a company to invest in an employee that may have less than a decade of serious career growth in front of them. The key to success is to show your commitment to constant growth in your career, no matter your age.

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2 Reasons Employee Engagement is So Hard– And What to Do About It

Let's Grow Leaders

You’ve recognized, mentored, career-pathed, taken some bullets, helped them win… and yet, it somehow wasn’t enough for everyone. I know I have. A few folks still feel frustration and are not afraid to make that perfectly clear on your “stupid survey that no one ever does anything with.”

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The 3 Key Elements to an Employee-Retention Strategy

CMOE

This allows leaders to invest in essential areas such as career development, coaching, and mentoring that can sharpen a business’ competitive edge and reputation. Success and career growth mean different things to different people. How to Achieve This. What would they like to learn more about?

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13 Employee Engagement Trends for 2020

Vantage Circle

AMPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER GROWTH: Employees today seek career progression in their profession more than anything. They want to progressively shape their careers with every job-role they play. Facilitating career growth in the job will become one of the top-seeking employee engagement trends in 2020.

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The Benefits of Promoting Gender Diversity in Leadership

Harvard Professional Development

Over the next five years, 1 million women will remain in entry-level or non-leadership roles while their male co-workers are promoted into more promising career paths. Women tend to be over-mentored and under-sponsored. What difference does that 10 percent make? Establish clear job performance evaluation criteria.

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10 Employee Engagement Trends for 2019

Vantage Circle

CAREER GROWTH. Today’s employees seek career progression more than anything. They want to progressively shape their careers with every job-role they play. Therefore, facilitating career growth in the job will become one of the top-seeking employee engagement trends in 2019. INTERESTING AND CHALLENGING WORK.

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10 Basic Employee Needs And How To Meet Them

Vantage Circle

Mentoring and job shadowing opportunities. Make sure to have regular open discussions with your employees regarding their career growth. Look for ways to customize plans for career development according to their specific career path. Leadership courses. Hosting webinars, conferences, and seminars.