Development interviews

Bring your career development conversations to life over the long term and encourage action

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Pedagogical objectives

  • Make development interviews a managerial ritual, so as not to intervene only when things aren't going well or when it's already too late.
  • Prepare your interviews by focusing on employee development
  • Monitor their goals over time, encouraging them to take action

The program

  • Preparation: how to prepare yourself and help your colleague prepare?
    Example of tools: Define your managerial intention; The Start / Stop / Continue technique for preparing the exchange.
  • Leading the conversation: How to manage uncomfortable situations (employee who has no plans, who wants to progress too quickly, etc.)
    Example of a tool: the hourglass technique to structure the conversation. 

Ongoing monitoring: how can you support an employee's progress over time? Example of a tool: The follow-up logbook

WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS WORKSHOP, YOU'LL KNOW...

  • Integrate development interviews as an essential management ritual, to anticipate growth needs and opportunities, rather than intervening only in crisis situations or when difficulties have already set in.
  • Approach each interview by focusing on the employee's support and progress, and thinking about how to support his or her long-term development.
  • Ensure regular monitoring of the objectives set, while encouraging employees to take the initiative and take concrete action to make progress on their projects.

AND IT WILL COME IN HANDY...

  • Don't put everything on the annual review
  • Keeping your employees loyal
  • Build your reputation as a manager-coach, even beyond your own team 

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