The turbulent changes in corporate culture mean that upwardly mobile managers need more than ever to carve out their own career paths. They must take charge of their personal developement and training needs, because they are unlikely to spend more than a few years in any one company. They have to create, their own continuity of career progression, rather than relying on corporate HR Departments to chart the course for them. This book sets out many developments adversely impacting on career progression - including corporate structural change, cultural change, outsourcing, use of management consultants etc- and then deals with the practical steps that companies and career minded managers are taking to counteract them.
The climate of change and 'downsizing' in which companies are operating today means that upwardly mobile managers have a greater need than ever before to carve out their own career paths. Because they are unlikely to spend more than a few years with any one company, they must take charge of their own personal development and training needs.
The more enlightened companies recognize that they can no longer guarantee continuity of employment and that to attract the best talent they must offer options and training facilities to help improve managers' employability.
Career Paths for the 21st Century helps Managers to:
-Seek companies that offer employability as a compensation for career insecurity
-Explore ways to take practical responsibility for their own careers
-Consider self-employment or becoming an 'Interim Manager'
-Investigate the possibilities of working from home - teleworking, networking etc.
