Job Challenge Profile, Facilitator Guide

Job Component Model

THE JOB CHALLENGE PROFILE ASSESSES ten developmental components of managerial jobs (see Table 1). These components fall into five clusters that represent challenging aspects of managerial work: Experiencing a Job Transition, Creating Change, Managing at High Levels of Responsibility, Managing Boundaries, and Dealing with Diversity. Each is described in more detail below.

Experiencing a Job Transition

A transition is a change in work roles or responsibilities, such as a change in job content, status, or location. Transitions often occur when moving from one functional area to another, such as from marketing to human resources, when moving up in the organization, or when moving to a job in another organization. One reason transitions ...