Career mapping

Strategic plans are essential for any company to succeed. They guide leaders and employees in their decision making and help ensure everyone understands and meets objectives. This type of formal document can be just as valuable for those in your department when it comes to their professional aspirations. Everyone from accounts payable clerks to senior accountants and managers needs to have a detailed path in mind in order to achieve their goals. As a supervisor, …

…the position, as well as provide training in specific areas. Career planning is a useful way to support your employees' professional development and enhance their contributions to your company. With a clear plan in mind, staff members will better understand how their work is contributing to their longterm goals and ambitions. The time you invest in this process now will help ensure your company has qualified internal candidates to fill seniorlevel positions in the future.