{"id":161,"date":"2025-08-23T05:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T05:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/?p=161"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:07:34","slug":"161-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/161-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-Creating Careers of Talents &#8211; Support Your Talents\u2019 Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:430px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-68 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CocreatingTalents.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CocreatingTalents.jpg 1000w, 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style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CocreatingTalents.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CocreatingTalents.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CocreatingTalents-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CocreatingTalents-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Co-Creating Careers of Talents &#8211; Support Your Talents\u2019 Growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/category\/sme\/\" rel=\"tag\">SME<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag is-style-post-terms-1 is-style-post-terms-1--3 wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/tag\/career\/\" rel=\"tag\">Career<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/tag\/retention-talent\/\" rel=\"tag\">Retention. Talent<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Employers support career development of employees by implementing traditional organizational career management practices and more recent career co-creation approaches that acknowledge self-directedness and boundarylessness of contemporary careers. The latter are particularly suitable for highly mobile talents, who contribute disproportionally to organizational success. In this toolkit, we&#8217;ll explore some co-creation approaches for talents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c46939c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover page-nav-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-82 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitBasics.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitBasics.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitBasics-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitBasics-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Co-Creating Careers of Talents &#8211; Support Your Talents&#8217; Growth Basics<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover page-nav-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-85 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitHow.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitHow.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitHow-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ToolkitHow-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">How<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/students\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Students<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-70021b37 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A typical&nbsp;<strong>Organisational Career Management<\/strong>&nbsp;toolbox aims to offer employees career-related information, increase their individual competencies, and provide them with support and visibility. More recent career co-creation approaches, on the other hand, emphasize employability, external marketability and maximization of mutual value creation during the shared \u2018journey\u2019.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c46939c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Talents&#8217; Career Basics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations have traditionally supported their employees\u2019 development and career growth. Organizational career management (OCM) is a set of activities organizations carry out to sustain their employees\u2019 career development, helping them to advance (promotions and pay raises), and assisting their transition into leadership positions. A typical OCM toolbox practices such as career counselling, career planning workshops, mentoring, assessment centers, and leadership\/expert development programs. These practices are intended to offer employees career-related information, increase their competencies (knowledge, skills, and abilities), and provide them with the support and visibility to their managers and peers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to these practices, new ones have recently been added to the toolbox. These approaches explicitly recognize the self-definition and boundarylessness of contemporary careers, particularly talents\u2019 careers, and thus put more emphasis on ensuring employability, external marketability (co-branding) and maximization of mutual value creation during the time when employer and employee share the \u201cjourney\u201d. We feature the following approaches: 1) tours of duty, 2) open developmental networks, and 3) alumni and boomerangs. A tour of duty is an ethical commitment of employer and employee to a specific mission, where employee aims to achieve a specific result valuable to the employer and at the same time beneficial for employee\u2018s personal (career) brand. Open developmental network approach refers to intentional activity where employers systematically assist employees in enhancing and optimizing their developmental networks not only internally but also externally. Alumni and boomerang approach entails a philosophy and set of activities through which an employer develops a sustainable relationship with an employee that lasts beyond employment and remains valuable to both employer and employee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talents are individuals who can make a critical (above proportionate) difference to organizational performance, either through immediate contribution or in the longer-term by demonstrating their full potential. An example of a well-disseminated statement illustrating this is: \u201cThe top software developers are more productive than average software developers not by a factor of 10 or 100, or even 1,000, but 10,000\u201d by Nathan Myhrvold, Microsoft. Retaining talents is important, but it might not be realistic due to talents\u2019 high external mobility and career aspirations that are not bound to a single employer. If organizations effectively combine these traditional and novel approaches, they will be able to create sustainable relationships with their talents and preserve more value in a win-win situation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The novel approaches for supporting talents\u2019 growth are particularly relevant when:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>talents are highly mobile in a tight labor market,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>when talents\u2019 contributions to the focal organization can (at least partially) be codified or materialized (i.e., be appropriated and transferred),<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the focal company has exciting, challenging and visible work packages (projects, initiatives) with identifiable results (\u201cmissions\u201d) for their employees,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>when focal organization\u2019s ecosystem is so tightly coupled that retaining a sustainable relationship with talents (e.g., company alumni) will results in benefits and spill-overs for the organization even after the focal individual is no longer employed by the organization,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>boomeranging (returning to the previous employer) after certain time is a realistic scenario.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Toolkit1Basics.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Toolkit1Basics.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Toolkit1Basics-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Toolkit1Basics-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-72 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/toolkit1Banner.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/toolkit1Banner.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/toolkit1Banner-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/toolkit1Banner-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#727175\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Toolbox for Managing Talent&#8217;s Careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">What is in the toolbox and when to use it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Toolkit1Infographic.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Download Infographic<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tour of Duty (2 of 4)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kbWrA96u4PA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Peiperl, M. (2000)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19001e8b535975e60ef4d13f2fcef8e6\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Organizational career management practices and objective career success: A systematic review and framework<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1705a047575877dee1d06ad44cf77d3\" style=\"color:#444444\">Bagdadli, S., &amp; Gianecchini, M. (2019)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74bcbeb2e8c1bae3a187779c58052ddf\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is the meaning of \u2018talent\u2019 in the world of work?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7e72cdf9f5f160e999cb32e8d6729b1d\" style=\"color:#444444\">Gallardo-Gallardo, E., Dries, N., &amp; Gonz\u00e1lez-Cruz, T. F. (2013)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8794e3cf9a54bca15a5e371790b2f502\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c93d795c5a9efe144f53485e10878b7b\" style=\"color:#444444\">Hoffman, R., Casnocha, B. &amp; Yeh, C. 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In this guide we&#8217;ll explore 3&nbsp;co-creation approaches: tours of duty, open developmental networks, and alumni &amp; boomerangs.&nbsp;This 3 approaches are sensitive to how they are designed and implemented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c46939c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">How to use career co-creation approaches?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to use the tours of duty approach?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acknowledge that guaranteeing long-term employment or expecting long-term loyalty by talents is not viable&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get to know individual values, aspirations, competencies, and potentials of talents&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify challenging, interesting, valuable &amp; visible work packages (projects, initiatives) for a pre-defined time interval&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage in an open and transparent conversation with talents to define and agree on the mission of the tour of duty&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work together with the talent to determine the specifics of the tour of duty, offer company\u2019s commitment and invite talent\u2019s commitment to the tour of duty&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide necessary resources and remove obstacles for the tour of duty&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track progress, offer coaching when needed, and encourage visibility of successful progress on the tour of duty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to use open developmental networks approach?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recruit and select people not only for their competencies but also for their connections&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage talents to think about and visualize their current and desired developmental network (sharing is not necessary)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage in mutual sharing of (instrumental &amp; psychosocial) resources acquired through the organization\u2019s and talent\u2019s&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jointly identify needed activities for moving towards desired developmental network (e.g., external exposure and events)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support talents (&amp; act as an intermediary) in developing valuable internal and external connections&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage talents to keep their networks, resilient, diverse and open&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review &amp; optimize across talents\u2019 networks&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to use the alumni and boomerangs approach?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Instill organizational culture that embraces external mobility of talent and ensures openness and transparency around it&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explain and promote the intentions and benefits of company alumni at the organizational entry&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do pre-emptive \u2018exit\u2019 discussions to ensure that potential for value creation exists before talent mobility starts unfolding&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At exit make sure connection protocols are established with alumni, collaboration opportunities are identified and future re-entry is discussed as a viable option&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At potential re-entry request examine the relationship with the alumnus since s\/he left the company and re-evaluate alignment.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In case alumnus (boomerang) fits, re-hire, and engage in \u2018repatriation\u2019 activities.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review &amp; 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Yeh, C. (2014)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0b64774c6b01fbdf9b1b18dfa1b0125e\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/abs\/10.5465\/AMJ.2011.59215081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">On becoming extraordinary: The content and structure of the developmental networks of Major League Baseball Hall of Famers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aa74c31580f66117dbb4d19ec53fc434\" style=\"color:#444444\">Cotton, R. D., Shen, Y., &amp; Livne-Tarandach, R. (2011)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44bff6548d0245d77f6c888055bcb195\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.orgdyn.2008.02.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How top talent uses networks and where rising stars get trapped<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a25866bf1e14d6dc1a0e73dc52517f1d\" style=\"color:#444444\">Cross, R., Thomas, R. J., &amp; Light, D. A. (2008)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f3;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2b43bde3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<p class=\"page-nav-2 has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f359e32b2d0032796b5d7d494fad1996\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\">&lt; Previous Section: Basics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"page-nav-4 has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3160ff1fef7040125a5123db8645b182\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\">Next Section: Experts Advice &gt;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div 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In the following videos a professional coach reviews some of the key questions around coaching.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3c46939c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Engagement Insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>TBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" 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class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Further Reading on Career Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The list of further reading includes the highly visible or recent research on organizational career management and support. The intention of this list is to provide you with actionable evidence-based research about which OCM practices work for individuals and organizations, making it easier for you to understand your employees\u2019 perspective on careers and thus engage in more informed conversations with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The paper by Ng et al. (2005) provides the most comprehensive meta-analysis to date about&nbsp;<strong>predictors<\/strong>&nbsp;of objective (i.e., salary, promotion) and subjective (i.e, career satisfaction) career success. It directly compares factors such as human capital (e.g., education level), organizational sponsorship, sociodemographic status (e.g., gender), and stable individual differences (e.g., personality) and their effects on individual career success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bagdadli, S., &amp; Gianecchini, M. (2019) provide a recent comprehensive&nbsp;<strong>meta-review on organizational career management practices<\/strong>. In particular, the summarize extant empirical work and categorize OCM practices into 7 clusters: training, international assignment, developmental assignment, assessment and development centre, performance appraisal, mentoring, and networking; and show how they relate to individual objective career success (e.g., promotion, raise). For practitioner the reading is helpful to make sense and to systemize your initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, De Vos &amp; Cambr\u00e9 (2017) make a step further and show how you should combine four career-related sets of organizational practices (supportive and developmental practices, development I-deals, individual responsibility, and consensus) to&nbsp;<strong>achieve higher organizational performance<\/strong>. They discuss optimal and most prevalent configurations of OCM practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tooklkit1Page5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tooklkit1Page5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tooklkit1Page5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tooklkit1Page5-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/3wayswitch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tooklkit1Page5-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Additional Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e1f8b17b0d37a3dd4160f20dfae6d131\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/1099-050X(200024)39:4%3C347::AID-HRM6%3E3.0.CO;2-C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theallianceframework.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1744-6570.2005.00515.x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Predictors of objective and subjective career success: A meta\u2010analysis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-07c2c2347f00e7a7501c6bcb2015e1c0\" style=\"color:#444444\">Ng, T. 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(2005)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a0fc81bd9147ae6b9ecf928d35ff1af\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.aom.org\/doi\/abs\/10.5465\/AMJ.2011.59215081\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Organizational career management practices and objective career success: A systematic review and framework<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1705a047575877dee1d06ad44cf77d3\" style=\"color:#444444\">Bagdadli, S., &amp; Gianecchini, M. (2019)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb90a72e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e8a42787454c56019d4cfa2d30ab3000\" style=\"color:#8f13b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2018.08.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrmr.2013.05.002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.orgdyn.2008.02.001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/hrm.21786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Career management in high\u2010performing organizations: A set\u2010theoretic approach. 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approach?<\/summary>\n<p>No, the optimal mix of traditional and new career co-creation approaches depends on the specific circumstances a company is experiencing. It depends on the composition of the organizations workforce, the intensity\/acceptability of workforce differentiation approaches and the situational factors described in the WHY section above (tightness of labor market; appropriable\/codifiable talent contributions; interesting challenges to be moulded into \u2018missions\u2019; tightly coupled business ecosystem (beneficial roles of alumni after they leave); potential for cyclical flow of talent). Generally, most companies adopt some kind of combination of approaches, but traditional approaches still prevail.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>How is creating open developmental networks different from providing traditional mentoring?<\/summary>\n<p>In traditional mentoring organizations usually assign a single mentor to provide instrumental and psychosocial support to an employee. Some companies offer multiple mentors, but usually these mentors are internal employees. By assisting in growth and optimization of an open developmental network of an employee we acknowledge that helpful developmental resources can accrue from a variety of actors, many of these from the outside of the organization. The key difference is that companies adopting this novel approach encourage and support connecting to the outsiders to make career progress and development even at a risk of people leaving the organization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Is it wrong to try to instil loyalty and commitment of our top talent to remain in the company?&nbsp;<\/summary>\n<p>No, this is definitely not wrong. However, in a very tight labour market and working with top talents we should acknowledge that expectations that we will keep these talents in the organization forever are na\u00efve. Decisions of talents to make a move to another organization should not be met with frustration and anger, but rather with understanding and with a goal to quickly find alternative ways of potential collaboration in the future, that is, by trying to identify ways how value and mutual benefits can be created beyond the duration of the employment relationship. Therefore, keep connected with departing talents, but don\u2019t burn all the bridges when your talent looks for new experiences and opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Who can become an alumnus of a company?<\/summary>\n<p>Everybody can become an alumnus, but it is particularly important that the company\u2019s top talents are encouraged to join and become active alumni. The benefits of using the alumni approach are more likely to be realized if we (can) encourage larger numbers. The more people are included in alumni the better. In this way, we can spread the risks and develop a portfolio of opportunities and it is more likely that at least some of the alumni-company relationships will be valuable. By keeping in contact and providing value, we can create a network of potential qualified candidates down the road for new roles (and thus are people who already have some familiarity with the company).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details alignwide has-custom-off-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Should boomerangs have an advantage over other candidates in selection procedures?&nbsp;<\/summary>\n<p>No, not by default. Fit with the job\/position and equal opportunities of all the candidates should always be considered. However, we have more valid historical information about boomerangs, so some advantages in comparison to new candidates do exist process-wise. 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