A Mindset for Career Curiosity: Emerging Leaders Working in the Digital Space

Bower, Mallory; Konwerski, Peter

doi:10.1002/yd.20232

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“…Considerable multidisciplinary research has explored the diverse input and development resources associated with career adaptation (Johnston, 2018;Haenggli and Hirschi, 2020). In addition, researchers have identified a wide range of competency resources (primarily meta-skills) as contributing to successful career adaptation (Bower and Konwerski, 2017;Haenggli and Hirschi, 2020). However, there remains a debate on the skills that contribute to career adaptation (Ward et al, 2018).…”

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“…Meta-skills resources Meta-skills (also referred to as human-skills, soft-skills, and transferable-skills) Meta-skills typically incorporate skills such as problem-solving, communications, and literacy, and extend beyond a specific occupational or sector context (Lievens and Sackett, 2012) Meta-skills are not contextual and therefore more stable and perceived to transcend employment uncertainty Evidence suggests that the development of meta-skills is an important predictor of employability (Finch et al, 2013) Past research has identified a wide range of meta-skills as contributing to career adaptation (Bower and Konwerski, 2017;Coetzee and Harry, 2014) Job-specific skills resources Job-specific skills incorporate the knowledge, attitudes, values, and behaviors required to complete specific tasks associated with a role (e.g. accounting, welding) and/or a sector (e.g.…”

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A dynamic capability view of career adaptation: an exploratory study

Finch,

Levallet,

Saunders

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PurposeDisruptive forces, such as the global pandemic and technological innovation, are leading to growing labor uncertainty. For organizations, being able to adapt is a key skill for employees, while adapting to different employment contexts is increasingly essential for career success. This study leverages career adaptability theory and integrated dynamic capabilities to isolate skills enabling career adaptation.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative study was conducted to develop a skills codebook using a Delphi technique to converge on career adaptation skills, which was validated against leading meta-skills frameworks and a purposeful sample of 15 occupational competency models.FindingsThe codebook phase identified 24 distinct meta-skills in 6 clusters: problem-solving, self-reliance, collaboration, communication, core literacies and core workplace skills. Findings confirmed that most of the skills identified by the experts were also present across the meta-skills frameworks.Research limitations/implicationsThis study highlights research opportunities, including a recommendation to extend the codebook by conducting a large sample empirical study of occupational competency models.Practical implicationsAdaptive individuals remain attractive in the job market. With the proposed framework, individuals can systematically reflect on ways to develop career adaptation skills. Other stakeholders should support the development of skills that facilitate an individual's capacity to adapt to diverse employment contexts.Originality/valueThis study contributes to resolving the debate on skills contributing to career adaptation by combining the career adaptability theory and integrated dynamic capabilities, to produce a harmonized meta-skills codebook including labels, definitions and synonyms. This study validates the codebook against leading skills frameworks and occupational competency models.

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A dynamic capability view of career adaptation: an exploratory study

Finch,

Levallet,

Saunders

et al. 2023

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“…What is new is a better understanding of characteristics and experiences need to be considered and fostered in/for future leaders. Bower and Konwerski (2017) state that future leaders need to be curious, embrace learning, and be willing to implement and promote new ideas. In other words, emerging leaders need to develop career curiosity.…”

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“…Certainly, the potential pool of emerging leaders is well positioned to embrace the Bower and Konwerski's (2017) attributes, given they approach future leadership roles from a digital age perspective. Who better to embrace career curiosity than millennials?…”

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