Career Coaching: Develop Your Team’s High Performers
Learn proven coaching techniques to help your direct reports identify career goals, create development plans, and advance within your organization.
The Career Development Challenge Every Manager Faces
Does this sound familiar?
Your high performers are leaving for opportunities elsewhere because they don't see a clear path forward with your company
You want to help your team members grow but don't know how to have meaningful career development conversations
Annual performance reviews focus on past performance instead of future growth and career aspirations
Your direct reports seem disengaged because they feel stuck or unclear about their career trajectory
You're losing talented people to competitors who offer better development opportunities
Team members ask about advancement but you're not sure how to coach them through the process
The result? You lose your best talent to other organizations, team engagement drops, and you struggle to retain the people you've invested time training.
What You'll Learn in This Career Development Training
The GROW Model for Career Coaching Conversations
Master a structured approach for guiding team members through career exploration, goal setting, and action planning.
How to Identify Individual Career Motivations and Strengths
Learn questioning techniques that help people discover what truly drives them and where their natural talents can be best applied.
Creating Individual Development Plans That Drive Growth
Practice building actionable career development plans that align personal goals with organizational needs and opportunities.
Coaching Through Career Transitions and Challenges
Develop skills for supporting team members through career pivots, skill development, and advancement decisions.
Connecting Team Needs with Individual Career Goals
Learn how to identify skill gaps in your organization and help team members grow into those opportunities.
Career Coaching for Different Career Stages
Adapt your coaching approach for early career professionals, mid-career pivots, and senior professionals seeking advancement.
What Makes This Career Development Workshop Different
Focus on Manager Coaching Skills, Not Professional Career Coaching
Learn practical techniques you can use in regular one-on-ones and performance conversations, not intensive career counseling.
Alignment of Individual and Organizational Goals
Practice finding win-win scenarios where employee career growth meets business needs and team development.
Real Workplace Career Scenarios
Role-play actual career coaching situations like promotion discussions, skill development planning, and retention conversations.
Sustainable Coaching Practices for Busy Managers
Learn time-efficient approaches that fit into your existing management routine without requiring separate career coaching sessions.
Workshop Format & Options
Virtual Career Coaching Workshop (2 Hours)
Interactive practice sessions using video conferencing platforms
Individual and small group career coaching exercises
Digital toolkit with career development templates and conversation guides
Perfect for distributed teams and remote managers
In-Person Half-Day Manager Training
Extended practice with complex career coaching scenarios
Group exercises for developing team career planning processes
Hands-on creation of individual development planning systems
Ideal for leadership teams and people development programs
Multi-Session Career Development Program
Initial workshop plus follow-up coaching and application sessions
Ongoing support for implementing career development practices
Perfect for organizations building comprehensive talent development programs
Learning Outcomes from This Career Coaching Training
By the end of this career development workshop, you'll be able to:
Use the GROW model to structure productive career coaching conversations with direct reports.
Help team members identify their career motivations, strengths, and development opportunities
Create individual development plans that align personal goals with organizational needs
Coach team members through career transitions and advancement decisions
Integrate career development discussions into regular performance management processes
Retain high performers by providing clear growth paths within your organization
Build a pipeline of internal talent development that reduces external hiring needs
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Common Career Development Challenges We Address
Retention and Talent Development
Helping high performers see advancement opportunities within your organization
Creating development paths for team members who want to grow but aren't ready for promotion
Building internal talent pipelines that reduce external recruiting costs
Performance and Growth Alignment
Connecting current performance with future career aspirations
Helping struggling performers identify realistic development goals
Balancing individual career interests with team and organizational needs
Manager Confidence and Skills
Overcoming discomfort with career conversations and development planning
Learning to coach career growth rather than just managing current performance
Developing people leadership skills that go beyond task management
Organizational Career Planning
Creating clear career paths and advancement criteria within your team
Identifying skill development opportunities that benefit both individuals and the organization
Building career development into regular management practices rather than annual reviews only
Who Should Attend This Career Coaching Training
Perfect for:
People managers who want to develop and retain their best team members
New managers learning comprehensive people development skills beyond task management
Senior leaders building internal talent pipelines and reducing turnover
HR professionals developing manager capabilities for career development conversations
Team leads managing individual contributors who are seeking growth and advancement
Bay Area managers competing for talent in Silicon Valley's competitive job market
Team Size: Up to 20 participants for optimal career coaching practice and personalized feedback
Ready to Become a Career Development Coach for Your Team?
Schedule a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your talent development goals and how career coaching skills can help you retain and grow your best people.
Frequently Asked Questions About Career Development Training
Q: How is this different from HR-led career development programs?
A: This focuses specifically on manager coaching skills for ongoing career conversations, not formal HR processes. It's about building career development into your regular management practice.
Q: What if I don't have clear advancement opportunities to offer my team?
A: We teach how to coach career development broadly, including skill building, lateral moves, cross-functional experience, and external networking that benefits both employee and organization.
Q: Can this work for technical teams focused on skill development rather than traditional career advancement?
A: Absolutely! We adapt the coaching framework for technical career paths, including individual contributor advancement, technical leadership, and specialized skill development.
Q: Do you offer ongoing support after the workshop?
A: Yes - all participants get 30 days of email support for real career coaching situations, plus we can arrange follow-up coaching sessions to refine your people development skills.
Q: What if my organization doesn't have formal career development processes?
A: This workshop helps you start those conversations even without formal programs. We provide frameworks you can use regardless of your company's current career development maturity.
Q: Do you provide career development training for Bay Area companies?
A: Yes! We work with management teams throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, both in-person and virtually, with content adapted for the competitive talent market and growth-focused culture of Silicon Valley.