Mapping Employee Skills for Effective Hiring, Development, and Succession Planning
Organizations often take a reactive approach to employee training and development, responding to an existing or imminent knowledge gap. For example, only providing training when employees transfer into a new position or when implementing a new process or technology. However, employee training and development can be approached in a more proactive way by aligning training initiatives with the organization’s strategic planning to ensure the most effective utilization of resources. Creating a Skills Map allows the organization to identify existing and potential gaps, build purposeful overlap for career pathways and succession planning, and build a foundation for aligning future strategic plans.
Speaker Bio: Sarah W. Rock has over twelve years of combined experience in organizational development, employee and leadership development, training and facilitation, process and performance improvement, business strategic communications, and general Human Resources. She currently holds a position with the University of Kansas Hospital’s Healthcare Information Technology Services Department, in which she is responsible for developing programs to define, manage, and track employee development initiatives for a stakeholder group of over 250 employees and managers. Prior to her current role, she worked in Outpatient Oncology clinics to drive process improvement efforts in the areas of patient flow, physician and staff efficiency, and patient satisfaction. Sarah has a particular interest in and a passion for studying organizational culture and employee engagement. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from the University of Missouri – Kansas City, and a Master of Science in Organizational Development – Psychology from Avila University.