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employee development
The combination of formal education, job experiences, relationships, and assessment of personality and abilities to help employees prepare for the future of their careers TERM 2
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career
DEFINITION 2 A career that frequently changes based on changes in the person's interests, abilities, and values and in the work environment TERM 3
assessment
DEFINITION 3 Collecting information and providing feedback to employees about their behavior, communication style, or skills TERM 4
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
DEFINITION 4 Psychological inventory that identifies individuals' preferences for source of energy, means of information gathering, way of decision making, and lifestyle, providing information for team building and leadership development TERM 5
assessment
center
DEFINITION 5 An assessment process in which multiple raters or evaluators (assessors) evaluate employees' performance on a number of exercises, usually as they work in a group at an off-site location
leaderless group discussion
An assessment center exercise in which a team of five to seven employees is assigned a problem and must work together to solve it within a certain time period TERM 7
benchmarks
DEFINITION 7 A measurement tool that gathers ratings of a manager's use of skills associated with success in managing TERM 8
job experiences
DEFINITION 8 The combination of relationships, problems, demands, tasks, and other features of an employees' jobs TERM 9
transfer
DEFINITION 9 Assignment of an employee to a position in a different area of the company, usually in a lateral move TERM 10
downward move
DEFINITION 10 Assignment of an employee to a position with less responsibility and authority
self-assessment
The use of information by employees to determine their career interests, values, aptitudes, behavioral tendencies, and development needs TERM 17
reality check
DEFINITION 17 Information employers give employees about their skills and knowledge and where these assets fit into the organization's plans TERM 18
glass ceiling
DEFINITION 18 Circumstances remsembling an invisible barrier that keep most women and minorities from attaining the top jobs in organizations TERM 19
succession planning
DEFINITION 19 The process of identifying and tracking high-potential employees who will be able to fill top management positions when they become vacant TERM 20
content
validity
DEFINITION 20 Consistency between the test items or problems and the kinds of situations or problems that occur on the job
simulation
A training method that represents a real-life situation, with trainees making decisions resulting in outcomes that mirror what would happen on the job TERM 22
avatars
DEFINITION 22 Computer depictions of trainees, which the trainees manipulate in an online role-play TERM 23
adventure learning
DEFINITION 23 A teamwork and leadership training program based on the use of challenging, structured outdoor activities TERM 24
coordination training
DEFINITION 24 Team training that teaches the team how to share information and make decisions to obtain the best team performance TERM 25
team leader training
DEFINITION 25 Training in the skills necessary for effectively leading the organization's teams
