Insight on Coaching
Coaching for a Promotion: What Does it Take to Get Ahead?
Season 5, Episode 8 - Air Date: May 5th, 2008, 11:00 am PSTT
Audio File - Length 54:36, File Size - 24.9 MB
Managing a major promotion is second only to divorce in terms of life stress, according to research from HR consultancy DDI.
Failure to manage your step up the ladder could not only affect your morale and make you lose confidence in your abilities, but could cost the company if you're not able to take on the challenges your promotion requires.
What does it take to get ahead and how can a coach help ambitious employees reach this goal?
Guests
- Fernan Cepero, VP of Human Resources, YMCA of Greater Rochester, NY
- Jane Cranston, Executive and Career Coach, Managing Director, Executive Coach NY
- Anne Loehr, Executive Coach, Riverstone Endeavors, LLC
- Susan Whitcomb, President, Career Coach Academy & Leadership Coach Academy
Summary
According to an April 17th, 2007 article in Personnel Today Magazine titled “Manage a Major Promotion” HR consultancy DDI concludes that “managing a major promotion is second only to divorce in terms of life stress,” as supported by DDI research.
Simon Mitchell, a director at DDI, advises that if you are about to or are going through a promotion, you need to anticipate this stress. Your organization should help you cope with the changes in your new role, with minimum disruption.
However the article notes that just one in three leaders indicated their company provides any type of support to help them make the mental shift required for a big promotion.
What strategies can people apply to successfully get promoted? And how can professionals manage the stress associated with promotions?
What work are professional coaches doing to prepare their clients for promotions, as well as overcome challenges and hurdles once they land the job?
Our panel of experts address these questions and more.
Highlights of the show include:
- Why the overall promotion process is stressful for many people.
- What it takes to get ahead in the corporate world today.
- What executives and managers look for in “promotable” employees.
- Guidelines to use when highlighting your accomplishments and “self promoting” yourself appropriately.
- Strategies for advancement and promotion during our current economic state.
- How coaches are working with professionals to advance up the career ladder.