[Four-hour career coaching workshop for managers, including workbook]

In the old days, when most companies were manufacturers, equipment was the resource they bought and maintained. Today, the key resource is the knowledge and talent of people, and career coaching is the way we maintain that resource. This workshop gives managers the tools for coaching their employees to career satisfaction and success within the organization.

Targeted participants:

Managers with responsibility for developing their people.

Objective: To provide managers with a clearer understanding of the responsibilities as career coaches to their employees, the tools to carry out those responsibilities, and practice in using those tools.

Overview:

• What’s in it for the organization, the employee, and you
• Who’s responsible for what?
• The old vs. new career contract
• The career development partnering process in your organization
• Your skills as a career coach (self assessment)
• Four roles of a career coach
• Different approaches for different employees
• Introduction to employee career development plan and other self-management tools
• Introduction to career coaching tools
• The three-step career discussion process
• Practice handling common career concerns and questions

Limited to 15 participants.