How can a firm determine if an individual is facing a career plateau? What can the firm do to help the individual in this situation?

What will be an ideal response?


"No" answers to the following questions may indicate that an employee is facing a career plateau:
1. Does the employee accept high-visibility assignments?
2. Has the employee continued to advance his or her education, both formal and vocational?
3. Is the employee recognized by leaders in the organization, routinely promoted, and rewarded?
4. Does the employee get high performance ratings and larger-than-normal raises?
5. Does the employee have a career plan with measurable objectives that has been updated recently?

Organizations can help individuals cope with plateaus by providing them with opportunities for lateral growth or allowing them to choose their own assignments when opportunities for advancement do not exist. Companies with international divisions can encourage employees to take assignments abroad to expand their horizons, lead philanthropic and volunteer activities for their firms, or take sabbaticals. 

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