Career and Talent Management

As part of the performance management cycle, managers can incorporate short- and long-term development planning. The following resources include discussion topics, helpful questions, and planning tools to support managers in preparing for development discussions.

• Developing Your Staff (workshop): Development planning focuses on helping employees gain the skills, knowledge, and behaviors to work effectively in their current job and prepare for future opportunities. The manager plays a key role in this process. Topics include:
  • Preparing a development discussion agenda
  • Identifying questions for an employee to encourage development planning
  • Understanding multiple learning and development strategies
  • Clarifying the difference between providing performance feedback and coaching for development
  • Being aware of departmental needs and work tasks that might be developmental opportunities for staff members

  To learn more and to register for this workshop, please see SAPweb Self Service: Training.

• Preparing for a Development Discussion- Manager Worksheet (PDF): This worksheet helps managers set goals for a development discussion, identify employee strengths and development needs, and begin brainstorming development opportunities.
• Conducting a Development Discussion - Manager Tips (PDF): This outline lists typical discussion topics and questions to include in a development discussion.
• Individual Development Plan (PDF): This worksheet can be used by employees to create a development plan.