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THE ACADEMY OF BUSINESS STRATEGY - THE NEED FOR CAREER MANAGEMENT

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:13:54 -0500

The idea for the Post-Graduate Certificate in Career Management Strategy (CCMS) initially came from the Academy of Business Strategy's human resource related commercial client programmes. These were performance-related programmes that implemented processes which enabled client organizations to be more proactive about the way in which they planned, developed, implemented and managed human resource strategy with a view towards improving the return on human resource capital employed. The way in which these human resource processes achieved their goals was to enable key employees to see their own personal career development objectives as being synonymous with their employer's corporate objectives. The result was improved performance for the client organization and improved promotion prospects for the employee. But there was another benefit which we did not anticipate. The employees in question became more proactive about the way in which they managed their own careers within the organization that they worked for. Consequently the client benefited because they tended to retain key staff for longer periods of time, more senior appointment opportunities were presented to those employees who were involved and the employees themselves were able to exceed their own career expectations. **End Summary** Topics: business consultancy]]> business strategy]]> consultancy]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Pauline Joseph DBA MBA is a human resource specialist who has 11 years experience in HR and 8 years experience within the executive recruitment industry. She now works within the professional education industry and is a registered Professor at the Academy of Business Strategy .

THE ACADEMY OF BUSINESS STRATEGY - QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:33:07 -0500

We all undertake academic qualifications for a variety of different reasons. Perhaps our choice of degree in university was dictated by what we felt we excelled with in high school, or what we felt interested in at that particular time. We may have progressed towards completing a Masters degree in the same subject for the same reasons. We are also influenced by peer pressure of course. Most people who have aspirations of working in a senior capacity within a commercial organization will undertake an MBA at some stage in their careers. After all, everyone else has one! Perhaps our choice of professional qualifications was dictated by our employers in that they were ensuring that we had the skills necessary to excel in the position where we were employed. The majority of professional qualifications are specific and unique to the organizations that promote them and while always useful will probably have little relevance should the employee leave to work within another organization, even if the new employer is from the same industry. **End Summary** Topics: business consultancy]]> business strategy]]> consultancy]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Pauline Joseph DBA MBA is a human resource specialist who has 11 years experience in HR and 8 years experience within the executive recruitment industry. She now works within the professional education industry and is a registered Professor at the Academy of Business Strategy . LINKS Certificate in Career Management Strategy

THE ACADEMY OF BUSINESS STRATEGY - PROACTIVE CAREER MANAGEMENT

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:30:49 -0500

So there stands before all of us a terrific opportunity here surely! If the majority of people are reactive about managing their careers, both generally and within the organization that they themselves work for, then if can we learn to be more proactive about the development and management of our own career, thus moving closer to the 5 per cent proactive category, then we will achieve competitive advantage and ultimately more success with our career achievements? The answer to this question of course is YES. So how is this done? Well just the same as if we are to stand any chance of being successful with our exercise, diet and leisure time over a sustainable period of time, we need to initiate disciplines that empower us to achieve these goals. Finding the right exercise plan, dietary guide, or leisure schedule is an important part of identifying this discipline because we need to empathise with it, believe in it and trust it. **End Summary** Topics: business consultancy]]> business strategy]]> consultancy]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Pauline Joseph DBA MBA is a human resource specialist who has 11 years experience in HR and 8 years experience within the executive recruitment industry. She now works within the professional education industry and is a registered Professor at the Academy of Business Strategy . LINKS Certificate in Career Management Strategy

THE ACADEMY OF BUSINESS STRATEGY - REACTIVE CAREER MANAGEMENT

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:05:48 -0500

Research from the leisure industry tells us that only 7.5 per cent of members who join a gym actually attend on a regular basis. The remaining 92.5 per cent still pay their annual or monthly membership fees but do not attend regularly. What is even more interesting is that members who make up this 92.5 per cent have no regular attendance patterns at all. They may attend regularly for a month or two and then lose interest. In six months time they try again for a month or two and then once again lose interest. By contrast the members who make to the 5 per cent who do regularly attend are likely to have consistent exercise plans which they implement methodically and improve gradually. We receive similar feedback from the hospitality industry. Hotels groups report that those hotels with more extensive leisure and fitness facilities regularly tend to achieve higher bookings than those hotels where such facilities are lacking, but the interesting thing is that we still find that only 12 per cent of hotel residents then actually use these facilities during their stay. **End Summary** Topics: reactive career management]]> The Academy of Business Strategy]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Dr. Pauline Joseph DBA MBA is a human resource specialist who has 11 years experience in HR and 8 years experience within the executive recruitment industry. She has enjoyed a rewarding career in the board room of market leading global companies.. She now works within the professional education industry and is a registered Professor at the Academy of Business Strategy .

Consulting Career Choices

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:17:39 -0500

Management consulting is one of the most popular career choices for today's graduating students and career-changing professionals. The industry is growing fast, both in demand from organizations seeking consulting services and in the supply of candidates seeking consulting positions. Although thousands of individuals receive offers every year, tens of thousands compete for those offers. In the face of such intense competition, applicants need all of the help that they can find. Students, who especially like the accelerated professional track of consulting, have turned the field into one of the hottest choices for entry-level professionals. Approximately 40% of graduates in each MBA class attempt to enter the consulting industry. Other professionals with established careers also look towards consulting for opportunities to accelerate their professional development or to switch career directions entirely. As management consulting firms multiply and grow the demand for experienced hires that can establish and build new practices will likewise grow. But once again, the number of candidates exceeds available positions, making the competition fierce. Starting salaries in management consulting are among the highest available for entry-level professionals, competing with the traditionally high earnings potential for investment banking, venture capital and law. **End Summary** Topics: consultancy jobs]]> business strategy]]> business consultants]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> P. K. Milne DPC CPC MBA BBA is an expert in the field of global consultancy and has enjoyed successful careers with four of the top five global consultancy firms as a certified professional consultant .