What if your role was more about prompting, guiding, reflecting, exploring ideas, activating enthusiasm, and driving action rather than actually doing all the work? Guess what? That’s how
Facilitate insights and awareness Explore possibilities and opportunities Inspire responses that drive employee-owned action
“After a few years, I realized what the annual development process reminded me of—New Year’s resolutions! It was energizing to set out the plan, and we paid attention to it for a while. But pretty soon, it was tucked away until the following year when we’d smile at our folly and rededicate ourselves to a new batch.”
When you reframe career development in terms of ongoing conversations—rather than procedural checkpoints or scheduled activities— suddenly you have more flexibility and the chance to develop careers organically, when and where authentic opportunities arise.
Shorter conversations fit better with the cadence of business today. Frequent, ongoing dialogue communicates a genuine commitment to the employee and development. Iterative conversations allow employees to layer awareness, insights, and action more naturally. The ongoing nature of the conversation keeps development alive in everyone’s mind...
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