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Description

Managing Senior Employees: Valuing Experience, Sustaining Motivation and Planning Succession

One day to sustain the engagement of experienced employees and organise the transfer of their knowledge

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

An experienced employee who knows the role better than their manager raises a particular question. What can be offered when promotion prospects are closed. How can their knowledge be passed on without giving them the feeling of being set aside.

One day to manage employees in the second half of their career. You examine what motivates them beyond hierarchical progression. You work on supporting changes in organisation and tools. You design a knowledge transfer arrangement that remains workable within day-to-day workloads.

Learning objectives

  • Analyse the engagement drivers specific to the second half of a career
  • Assign responsibilities that value experience without moving the employee away from core work
  • Support an experienced employee through a change of tool or organisation
  • Organise the transfer of knowledge held by only a few individuals
  • Conduct a discussion on prospects for the final years of working life

What makes this programme different

Work on the critical knowledge genuinely held within your own department
A knowledge transfer arrangement sized to fit day-to-day workloads
Practice in holding a career prospects discussion with an employee who has no promotion path

Programme

1What Engages an Experienced Employee

Beyond hierarchical progression

  • Engagement drivers in the second half of a career
  • Effects of stereotypes on the allocation of projects and training
  • Situations of weariness, withdrawal or open resistance
  • Expectations regarding recognition and usefulness

2Assignments, Change and Skills

Staying at the heart of the work

  • Assigning responsibilities that value experience without sidelining the employee
  • Supporting a change of tool or procedure
  • Access to training and maintenance of skills
  • Adapting the role when physical constraints evolve

3Transferring Knowledge and Preparing the Next Step

Organising ahead of departure

  • Identifying knowledge held by a single person
  • Forms of knowledge transfer compatible with existing workloads
  • The mentor or reference person role and the recognition attached to it
  • Discussion on prospects for the final years of working life

Who is it for

Team managers, department heads and human resources representatives who supervise employees in the second half of their career.

Prerequisites

Supervising at least one experienced employee or an employee approaching the end of their career.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.