What two essential outcomes does a career map provide simultaneously for the individual employee and the organization, respectively?
Clarity for the individual and scalability for the business
The implementation of career mapping yields distinct, yet complementary, advantages for both parties involved in the employment relationship. For the individual employee, the map brings clarity by transforming an abstract aspiration, such as reaching the Director level, into a concrete sequence of achievable, measurable steps, thereby demystifying the progression pathway. Simultaneously, for the organization, the standardized nature of these maps across various roles provides scalability. This scalability is achieved by enabling better talent management, identifying internal talent pools ready for succession or cross-training, and ultimately reducing the organizational dependency on expensive and time-consuming external hiring processes for senior positions.
