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The Power is in the Question Engage, Retain and Develop Employees Through Quality Career Conversations

The Power is in the Question

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The Power is in the QuestionEngage, Retain and Develop Employees Through Quality Career Conversations

Our DestinationBy the end of this session, you’ll have a practical structure and toolkit so you can have effective career conversations with employees

Our Roadmap• WHY Career Conversations are

important

• WHAT makes a career conversation effective

• HOW to have a great career conversation

Why Career Conversations Are Important

Meaningfulness of work and the fit between a person and their job are two of the key drivers of employee engagement

You can’t develop others’ careers

They have to develop their own

Career paths are no longer predictable

Employees need to take responsibility for developing their careers

Could you have predicted you would end up where you are now?

What questions would you like answered?

What makes a Career Conversation effective

What do effective career conversations lead to?

Source:StraightTalking:EffectiveCareerDiscussionsatWorkbyWendyHirsh,CharlesJackson,JennyKidd.

Employees don’t have the opportunity for career conversations

What was the most useful career conversation you ever had?

Effective career conversations• Often take place informally • Sometimes unplanned • Don’t have to take a long time

It’s all about them

Conversations are the most helpful resource they can access

What questions would you like answered?

How to have a great career conversation

The Career Conversation Model

The power is in the question

Change the ViewingHelp them see things differently

Change the doingHelp them behave differently

Career Conversation Tools• Practical• Flexible• 15 mins

Where they’ve come from

Where they’re heading

Where they are

Three areas of questions

Where they’ve come from

Where they’re heading

Where they are

3 different levels• Focus on one question or one tool• Blend 2-3 different tools• Apply all 10 tools

www.antoinetteoglethorpe.com/career-conversation-toolkit

Find out more

What questions would you like answered?

Get in touch

• Website: www.antoinetteoglethorpe.com• Email: [email protected]• Telephone: +44 7957 604783• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/antoinetteoglethorpe• Twitter: www.twitter.com/antoinetteog