Career Development: Progress Matters!
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Jeff Kahler
Kelly Sundberg
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In life and in travel, you must know where you’re headed before you can begin your adventure. The same is true in your career and the careers of your employees. Planning a manageable career path can be the key between just hiring another employee and watching employees thrive within your organization. Consider: what is the one thing employees need? What is it that keeps them going? Could a convenience store clerk have a career path? The answer is a resounding, “Yes!” In this episode, Jeff Kahler provides the tools you need to help your employees develop a plan for career growth. When you plan your work and work your plan, you have something that employees can sink their teeth into and get excited about.
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