Manager’s business career planning under current conditions

Abstract

The theoretical foundations of business career planning for manager are discussed in this paper. Emphasis is placed on the development of competitiveness and career growth in the labor market under current conditions, provoked by pandemic. The existing types of career growth are described and the main literature covering the issues of planning and development of individual career growth and the concept of «career» are analyzed. The author’s interpretation of the concept of career is proposed. It is established that for rapid adaptation to the changing conditions of the competitive environment, the state of intellectual capital of any organization, the carrier of which is its staff, are of great importance. It is determined that the so-called high-potential employees are the first among the all promising for long-term prospects. The main tasks of the company management concerning the development of such employees, in order to obtain the greatest return from them in the future are listed in this paper. The described proposals can be used in practice of any company aiming to occupy rightful place in modern economy. It is noted that not only the professional qualification level of manager, his ability to use existing knowledge in practice, but also his ability to learn, to generate new progressive ideas increasingly affect not only the manager career but also the company competitiveness the as a whole. In the course of scientific research it was established that the personality development is influenced by four factors – heredity, environment, upbringing and activity. Certainly, heredity affects human development, but each individual complements the inherent qualities of nature, while realizing its potential through self-development and self-improvement. According to the interpretations of philosophical dictionaries, development is irreversible, natural, purposeful, qualitative change of material and ideal objects. Based on the in-depth analysis of scientific literature, we concluded that manager’s career is manager’s desire to develop, learn and be ready to solve the most important problems, to advance in professional activities to obtain higher position.