{"id":211360,"date":"2019-08-19T09:27:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T08:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letstalktalent.co.uk\/?p=211360"},"modified":"2023-03-13T18:20:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T18:20:20","slug":"in-conversation-with-lorraine-kelly-kings-college-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letstalktalent.co.uk\/blog\/in-conversation-with-lorraine-kelly-kings-college-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Dream It, Develop it, Do It. In conversation with Lorraine Kelly, King\u2019s College London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let\u2019s Talk Talent recently partnered with <\/strong>King\u2019s College London<\/strong><\/a> on a new approach to career pathways. Here, <\/strong>Lorraine Kelly<\/strong><\/a>, Deputy Director of Organisational Development, talks to <\/strong>Let\u2019s Talk Talent<\/strong><\/a> about the project and what it means for employees. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of my role as Deputy Director of Organisational Development is taking the strategic lead for employee engagement and well-being strategies at the college. My focus lately has been on developing career pathways for our professional services teams which is aligned to our goals for 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s it like to work at King\u2019s\nCollege?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My team supports the professional\nservices function of the college which spans 13 divisions and 2,500 job titles.\nIn academic roles at King\u2019s, career pathways are straightforward but in\nprofessional services, although the college is passionate about its\nprofessional services employees, there has been less clarity about career\nchoices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although we have some resources and\ncourses, I felt there was a gap in terms of career pathways that are simple but\nat the same time allow for all sorts of career journeys \u2013 not just a linear\nprogression to the top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project we worked on with Let\u2019s\nTalk Talent, My Journey @ King\u2019s, is a new of thinking about career pathways\nand one which we believe will improve talent attraction, retention and\ndevelopment at King\u2019s College. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your Journey @ King\u2019s: Dream It,\nDevelop it, Do It<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key elements of the project are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n