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Training and Development

Career Plateau Owner

[Pick the date] The pyramidal structure of many organizations together with a shrinking number of management positions typically means that a time will come in an individual 's career when she or he will no longer be able to move up ' in the organization . In addition , career progress is not likely to be a continuous upward journey , but rather one that includes periods of movement and periods of stability . These factors contribute to what has been termed a career plateau . Career plateauing takes place when an employee reaches

a position from which he or she is not likely to be promoted further . Virtually all people reach a plateau in their careers however , some individuals reach their plateaus earlier than others . Plateaued employees are those who reach their promotional ceiling ' long before they retire

Plateaued employees present a particular challenge for employers . They can affect morale if they become negative , but they may also represent valuable resources that are not being well used . Human resource management should 1 ) assess whether employees are plateaued by determining employees ' perceptions of the extent to which their careers are stalled and attempt to identify the reasons for the plateau , and 2 tailor the action used to resolve an employee 's problems according to the cause of the plateau

Human resource management professionals and organizations can help employees cope with plateaus by providing opportunities for lateral growth where opportunities for advancement do not exist . Other actions that can aid in managing the plateau process are : 1 ) prevent plateauees from becoming ineffective (prevent a problem from occurring 2 integrate relevant career-related information systems (improve monitoring so that emerging problems can be detected and treated early and 3 ) manage ineffective plateauees and frustrated employees more effectively (cure the problem once it has arisen

Because plateaued employees often include a significant number of employees who are worth rehabilitating , it would pay for most managers and supervisors to address this issue seriously

Reference : ADDIN EN .CITE NoeRaymond A NoeEmployee Training and Development4th2006BostonIrwin /McGraw Hill

ADDIN EN .REFLIST Noe , R . A (2006 . Employee Training and Development (4th ed . Boston : Irwin /McGraw Hill TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT ' Page PAGE \ MERGEFORMAT 3...

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