Professional services firms - the value of career management strategies
Unfortunately many of these schemes have been introduced with inadequate preparation and training, the idea being agreed at a partners meeting and then implemented the following month. As a result they have slid into sociable lunches with alcohol induced honesty and rapport being mistaken for effective mentoring. When however, the scheme is designed carefully to suit the firms' culture, implemented with training and support, and then monitored effectively it quickly starts to pay dividends. Recent experience of such schemes demonstrates that they are often helpful in discussing career issues, particularly partnership prospects.
