
Building Workforce Strength
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In an environment where information, service, and knowledge are primary sources of value creation, workforce strength is central to securing prosperity. Written by practitioners for practitioners, Building Workforce Strength: Creating Value through Workforce and Career Development bridges the disciplines of organization and individual development, showing those charged with organizational progress why workforce strength is a key component of prosperity-and how it can be achieved.
This hands-on volume is organized in three sections that establish a foundation for workforce and career development, explore implementation in organizations, and examine the process's implications for working with individuals. Showcasing workforce and career development practices and systems for both represented and nonrepresented populations, it provides a framework, techniques, and examples that will guide approaches to building workforce strength. Applications of workforce and career development principles in a variety of sectors, such as healthcare and high technology, offer tangible examples of these principles in practice.
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Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Ron Elsdon
I Laying the Foundation
1 What Does Workforce Strength Look Like and Why Does It Matter?
Ron Elsdon and Rita Erickson
2 Understanding the Needs of Different Individuals
Rita Erickson and Michele McCarthy
3 Linking to Educational Systems and Community Development
Nancy Atwood, Anna Domek and Richard Vicenzi
II Implementing in the Organization
4 Creating Value with Workforce Planning and Development
Bob Redlo and Ron Elsdon
5 Designing, Developing and Measuring Effective Career Development Processes and Systems
Rita Erickson and Ron Elsdon
6 Implementing and Carrying the Career Development Message
Amy Lichty and Darlene Martin
III Working with Individuals in Organizations
7 Acknowledging and Addressing Components of Career Fitness
Michele DeRosa and Cynthia Brinkman Doyle
8 Tailoring Approaches to Address the Needs of Different Populations
Shannon Jordan, Lisa Franklin and Martha Edwards
9 Example Case Studies: Healthcare and High-Technology
Zeth Ajemian, Mark Malcolm and Ron Elsdon
10 Weaving the Threads Together
Ron Elsdon
Appendix A: Examples of Accrediting Bodies in the United States
Appendix B: Prior Learning Assessment
Appendix C: Development Plan Template and Sample Development Plan
References
Index
About the Contributors
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