Individual Development Planning
HR functions have often taken the initiative in developing and introducing development planning and career development processes for managers and for employees in other company functions. Yet they have often been slow to adopt such processes for their own staff.
Progress is evident, however, among companies surveyed. Most of the companies provide development planning tools for their human resource professionals to use. These include:
• Self development planning tools or formats
• Coaching, counseling, mentoring
• Assessment (e.g., multi-rater) and feedback
• Guides to development resources
• Company internet resources
In some cases, these development planning tools were the same as those provided to professionals in all areas of the company – the process is the same as the company-wide development planning process . “It is part of our annual goal setting process, but it is crude and unevenly used.” “We have been careful not to reinvent processes that we have in place elsewhere”.
An additional eight companies adapted the company-wide process to fit the specific needs of human resource professionals. “The process is similar to, but not exactly the same as our company-wide process”. “It has elements of processes used in other functions.” “We are redefining our protocols to apply in HR.”
Ten companies designed their own process for human resources. One reported adapting a process used by another company. “We developed an assessment tool for rating skill levels in HR functional areas and assessing behaviors.” “We are doing this in each functional area of the company.”
HR functions have often taken the initiative in developing and introducing development planning and career development processes for managers and for employees in other company functions. Yet they have often been slow to adopt such processes for their own staff.
Progress is evident, however, among companies surveyed. Most of the companies provide development planning tools for their human resource professionals to use. These include:
• Self development planning tools or formats
• Coaching, counseling, mentoring
• Assessment (e.g., multi-rater) and feedback
• Guides to development resources
• Company internet resources
In some cases, these development planning tools were the same as those provided to professionals in all areas of the company – the process is the same as the company-wide development planning process . “It is part of our annual goal setting process, but it is crude and unevenly used.” “We have been careful not to reinvent processes that we have in place elsewhere”.
An additional eight companies adapted the company-wide process to fit the specific needs of human resource professionals. “The process is similar to, but not exactly the same as our company-wide process”. “It has elements of processes used in other functions.” “We are redefining our protocols to apply in HR.”
Ten companies designed their own process for human resources. One reported adapting a process used by another company. “We developed an assessment tool for rating skill levels in HR functional areas and assessing behaviors.” “We are doing this in each functional area of the company.”