At Etlia, we decided to throw development discussions into the trash can and that’s how Career Radar was developed – an employee-oriented concept supported by an external coach. We already covered the topic in our previous blog post, so if you haven’t read it yet, you can read it here.
Now we would like to tell you how our process works:
1. Step: Let’s take a look at your situation.
In order to pursue your dreams, they must first exist. In the first step, the coachee will do some self-reflection by using a questionnaire from the coach. It is used to find out one’s strengths and areas for development. In addition, we map out what kind of career plans and goals the coachee may have.
2. Step: Meeting with an external career coach.
In the second stage, the coachee’s personality and career plans will be explored with an external career coach in a confidential environment. In this step, we also start building a plan to achieve the goals. The plan will include a bridge between the present and the goal and a schedule drawn up by the coachee and actual actions to reach the goal.
3. Step: We recommend sharing your plan with colleagues.
This is based entirely on voluntariness and the coachee has the freedom to keep their plans to themselves as well. We recommend sharing and joint tracking because by sharing their plan, the coachee gets the support of both the work community and the company. In this way, we also strive to build an open, transparent, and empowering work culture where it’s safe to talk openly about your plans.
4. Step: Regular calibration sessions.
The purpose of the calibration sessions is to take a look at the coachee’s plan together with the team leader. In this session, we discuss how the process is going at that moment, and make sure that the coachee has received all the support they need.
5. Step: Annual discussion with an external coach.
We recommend updating your plan regularly with your coach as well. Normally, this is done once a year, but if necessary, for example in situations of life change, we recommend a more intensive coaching period to keep your plan up to date.
More about Career Radar coaching in our next blog, stay tuned!
Interested in Career Radar? We will be happy to tell you more! Feel free to contact juuso.maijala@etlia.fi
