Career and Talent Management

Talent Review discussions help managers surface the development priorities for the department. As a result, managers or senior leaders are better prepared to have follow-up development discussions. These sessions have the added value of helping managers consider job experiences, development assignments, or training in the short-term that can help prepare employees for future responsibilities.

In the development planning step, leaders prepare for follow-up development discussions by identifying what individual staff members need to learn, and also what the individual can contribute to the learning of others. This brainstorming process helps managers consider three strategies for learning:

To learn more about development discussions with employees, see these tools:

• Preparing for a Development Discussion (PDF)
• Conducting a Development Discussion (PDF)