Beginning Employee

Developing
Employee

Key

Employee

Vulnerable

 Employee

 Position

·       Potential is mostly in the future

·       Impressive but limited track record

·       Contributor - Already is  productive in current position and need additional development

·       Is experienced but now in a different or difficult position

·       Top Management

·       Key Player

·       Tremendous current value

·       Stuck in the past 

·       Opportunities for redirection

·       Opportunities for further development

·       Negative influencing others

·       Coping skills limiting career success

 Current Status

·       Developing quickly

·       Fast track

·       Lacking developed leadership, people and/or management skills

·       Has peaked out in current role in some areas

·       Seeking more significant role

·       Evaluating long term loyalty to the company

·       Stressed out

·       Needs to refocus

·       Mid-life challenges occurring

·       Needs to explore entrepreneurial interest or existing corporate relationship

·       Life may be out-of-balance

·       Skills may not match current assignment

·       Stress causing potential burn out

·       Recognized lack in some area(s) of responsibility

·       Ineffectual – threatening advancement

·       Promoted above current skills

 Value to organization

·       Keeper

·       Value is still potential, mostly in the future

·       Advancement is imminent

·       Successful with past assignments

·       Maturing leader

·       Recognized keeper

·       Solid management foundation

·       Successful in all current assignments with ever-increasing influence

·       Ability to grasp the “big picture” and manage large numbers of employees

·       Very important to company’s future

·       History of past successes threatened by current performance

·       Long term value to organization in doubt

·       Can not advance with current coping skills

 Attitudes

·       Doesn’t know own potential

·       Fearful of making mistakes

·       Too confident of abilities

·       Current need is to be challenged

·       Thinking of leaving

·       Outside influences affecting work

·       Wants to rededicate

·       Needs to get to the next level

·       Recent attitude change

·       Lost interest

·       Mid-life crisis

·       Currently in survival mode

·       Current performance affecting value

·       Too much focus on future retirement

·       Experiencing difficulties with change

 Solution
Coaching

·       Needs to be developed, channeling energies in positive direction

·       Needs to feel valued

·       Needs to commit

·       Needs to change perspective

·       Time to reinvest in career

·       Needs to take the next developmental step

·       Sounding board for career and corporate choices

·       Reason to pause, reflect,  and continue developing

·       Career reevaluation 

·       Exploring existing values

·       Opportunity for attitude/ coping skills changing 

·       Change required for career growth and continued employment

·       Personal problems affecting career