At the University of Washington, our people are our greatest asset. Encouraging them to reach their career goals not only makes individuals' work lives more satisfying, it helps ensure the University's continued success. As a leader, you play a key role in career development at the UW.
Career development motivates people to achieve their best work, and that can help you reach your own goals. Giving people the chance to add to their skills and advance in their careers:
You can improve work life at the UW. To get started, please choose from the topics below.
Your Role in Career Development
Assisting your staff in advancing their careers isn't as difficult
as you might think. Here are a dozen ideas for how to begin.
"On-Boarding":
Showing New Hires the Ropes
UW departments have built "on-boarding" programs to help
new employees quickly learn how to navigate the University and its
processes. Getting started on the right foot is the first step to career
development.
U-Plan: University of Washington Workforce and Career Development
Planning Guide (PDF)
The U-Plan is a toolkit that can help you think about and get started
with assisting your staff engage in Employee Development. Pairing workforce
and organizational planning along with Employee Development can help
make such a program a “win/win.”
Use the career development section of the UPlan for working with staff members on their creating a plan for their careers.
Mentoring
Learn more about the benefits of mentoring and the roles and responsibility of mentorship.
Additional Resources
To learn more, see our list of materials on helping your colleagues
and staff members succeed.
POD’s career development resources are sponsored by the Leadership, Community and Values Initiative. Learn more about the UW’s campus culture initiative.
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