The talent development platform : putting people first in social change organizations /

• Main Author: Carpenter, Heather
• Other Authors: Qualls, Tera Wozniak, 1984-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2015]
• Edition: First edition.
• Series: Jossey-Bass nonprofit guidebook series.
• Subjects: Nonprofit organizations > Personnel management.; Manpower planning.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior; Electronic books.

This book provides a holistic process for creating an in-house training and talent development program. The Talent Development Platform offers organizations the tools for ensuring their professional development systems are successful through regular feedback loops, tailored for learning styles, and...

Table of Contents:

• Why Talent Development?
• The Organizational Learning Assessment
• Social Change Competencies
• Creating Job Descriptions
• Mapping Competencies and Proficiency Levels to Job Descriptions
• The Individual Professional Development Assessment
• The Individual Learning Styles Assessment
• Developing Organizational Goals and Setting Objectives
• Setting Individual Goals and Objectives
• Implementing the Plan
• Organizational Evaluation and Performance Assessment
• Third-Party Professional Development Options
• Talent Investing: Raising and Granting Funds to Develop Social Change Leadership
• A Practical Guide on Intercultural Competence for Nonprofit Managers.