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Career development conversations

Structure career development discussions with team members

Learn to conduct effective career development conversations. This activity helps you support team member growth and retention.

45 minutes
practice

Overview

Learn to conduct effective career development conversations. This activity helps you support team member growth and retention.

Learning objectives

  • Structure career conversations
  • Identify growth opportunities
  • Create development plans

Instructions

Plan career discussions:

1. Prepare conversation structure 2. Create growth assessment 3. Design development planning 4. Build support systems 5. Create follow-up process

Steps

1

Conversation prep

15 minutes

Structure discussion approach

2

Assessment design

20 minutes

Create growth evaluation

3

Planning tools

10 minutes

Build development framework

Pro tips

  • Listen more than you talk
  • Consider multiple growth paths
  • Be honest about opportunities

Example outcome

Career conversation framework with assessment tools and planning templates

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