The Catalysts Behind Highly Effective Development Conversations

Over the past year, development has finally gotten the attention it deserves. As it turns out, development is both a driver of attrition and an incentive for recruitment. So, whether they’re coming or going, employees prioritize opportunities for growth – and leaders committed to cultivating a robust and stable staff must prioritize it too.

But prioritizing development doesn’t mean engaging in check-the-box processes, annual planning or even carving out five minutes from each one-on-one to talk about anything but performance. It means weaving growth conversations into the fabric of daily life. It means taking the communication skills leaders already have to the next level by using them with the intention to catalyze development.

Read on for?three meta-communication strategies – or conversation catalysts – that allow highly effective leaders to mine all the ownership, confidence, and clarity development conversations have to offer.

My colleague,?Bill Treasurer ,?is the founder of Giant Leap Consulting, a courage-building company, and the author of the international bestseller,?Courage Goes to Work. His courage-building workshops have been taught to thousands of executives in eleven countries on five continents.

Bill's new book,?Leadership Two Words at a Time ?speaks directly to the plight of the new leader. It?provides the practical guidance and support that leaders often don’t get as well as time-tested wisdom they?can grasp immediately and implement easily. This book offers?the basic building blocks for new leaders to gain both competence and confidence, take on greater responsibility, and learn what it takes to be and stay a leader.?

You can learn more by joining?Bill for a special webinar featuring renowned leadership expert Ken Blanchard on September 26?at 9 am PT. Register?here .?

I was honored to be interviewed by?Roger Dean Duncan ?for his Forbes column. You can read?Less Than Happy At Work? Take Charge Of Your Career ?here.?

I had a lovely conversation with Gayle Allen a few weeks ago and am delighted to share the podcast?here .?Aside from her skillful approach to interviewing, what I love about?Gayle's show ?is the way she dives deeply into the topic - and helps listeners do the same by providing a variety of resources related to each episode! I hope you enjoy our exploration of career?development today.