I am a HR Manager in a business development consulting for SMEs. We are a distributed organisation operating in a number of regions across Greece, providing support to overcome significant demand stagnation in local markets. Unemployment is high, especially long-term one, and among young adults. The labour force is characterised by low self-confidence, low trust and creativity and a limited capacity for collaborative work.
I need to overcome the difficulties of a stagnant labour market to support quick expansion of my company across the country. This requires fast-track development of our senior and junior consultants, through informal recognition embedded in self- and peer-assessment practices, as well as identifying and referring to formal recognition frameworks, in order to encourage the formation of professional development pathways. While initially targeting our consultants this approach would be transferred to their client SMEs, establishing an internally incubated approach for complementary professional development and business innovation practice.