YOUR CAREER ACADEMY

People Development

Lean Processes

Companies have begun to recognise the need for employee growth as a strategic differentiator rather than merely representing the ‘a bolt on process’ like appraisals. In addition, an organisation’s people development activity is inextricably linked to margin improvement.

Technology

Your Career Academy has used the latest technology and applied this to people develop enabling people to access their career development from any computer, tablet or smart phone anywhere in the world. Our "App style" dashboard gives users a clear path and process in which to help them develop with amazing results.

Dynamic Results

By using Your Career Academy we can guarantee that you will feel the benefits of this innovative development approach to your personal growth. It has been very well researched over many years that by engaging employees combined with effective training can increase productivity.

Employee Network

Developing people is where our heart is, we are truly passionate about people. We have been working with Learning and Development professionals and Organisational Phycologists to gain an insight to people development, however we have taken a slightly different approach to how we develop people with amazing results Leaders at all levels of an organisation can no longer rely on their functional skills and know how; they have to develop the ability to.

Develop an inspirational culture

Use competency frameworks

Engage and connect in compelling ways

Find innovative solutions to business challenges

Inspire others to achieve new levels of performance

Drive sustainability towards a long term success

360 Feedback

360° Feedback is a Development Tool to help employees recognise strengths and weaknesses and become more effective: When done properly, 360° is a highly effective development tool. The feedback process gives people an opportunity to provide anonymous feedback to a co-worker that they might otherwise be uncomfortable giving. Feedback recipients gain insight into how others perceive them and have an opportunity to adjust behaviours and develop skills that will enable them to excel at their jobs.

360° feedback measures behaviours and competencies

360° assessments provide feedback on how others perceive an employee

360° feedback addresses skills such as listening, planning, and goal-setting

360° feedback is not a way to measure employee performance objectives

360° feedback is not focused on basic technical or job-specific skills

Goal and Planning

Goal setting is used by top-level athletes, successful business-people and achievers in all fields. Setting goals gives you long-term vision and short-term motivation. By setting sharp, clearly defined goals, you can measure and take pride in the achievement of those goals, and you'll see forward progress in what might previously have seemed a long pointless grind. You will also raise your self- confidence, as you recognise your own ability and competence in achieving the goal you have set.

Team Overview

Employee Recognition is a great way to reward and recognise your teams. 63% of people feel that recognition would improve their relationship with their manager. Recognition shows employees that they are appreciated and that their contributions count. Recognition increases employee self-esteem which improves morale and leads to a more positive workplace overall, increasing productivity and building commitment to the organisation. When an employee goes out of their way and does something outstanding, management should signal “Well Done , Good Job." This builds a culture of excellence and encourages giving that extra effort.

Geo location Data

You will find may white papers within Your Career Academy and act as a guide helping readers to understand an issue, solve a problem, or make a decision. Many white papers argue that one particular technology, product or method for solving a specific business problem. The research findings list a set of questions or tips about a certain business issue. YCA are constantly updating and reviewing new white papers to keep up to date with trends.

Progress Report

YCA have created an easy reporting process so you are able to pull data on user activity, site performance and other pertinent information. Reports can be emailed or exported in Excel or PDF format, so that communicating vital facts to your executives, teams and direct reports is easy and intuitive. Powerful reporting options are standard within YCA and additional reporting tools are provided through A3 reporting. This tool has been used by Toyota for many years to solve problems, however YCA have developed this great lean tool to report on all areas of the platform. Additional functions can allow reporting by department and position within your organisation.