Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go, Third Edition

Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go, Third Edition
Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go, Third Edition
Career Conversations Organizations Need and Employees Still Want
Edition: 3
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 24 September, 2024  Available in all formats
EPUB ISBN: 9798890570277
PDF ISBN: 9798890570260

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This new edition of the bestselling employee development classic includes advice on engagement and retention in today's more flexible employment environment, a new chapter on remote and hybrid work, and a deeper discussion of career development in your organization.

Study after study confirms that career development is the single most powerful tool managers have for driving retention, engagement, productivity, and results. But most managers feel they just don't have time for it. This book offers a better way: frequent, short conversations with employees about themselves, their goals, and the business that can be integrated seamlessly into the normal course of business.

Beverly Kaye and Julie Winkle Giulioni identify three broad types of conversations that will increase employees' awareness of their strengths, weaknesses, and interests; and point out where their organization and their industry are headed. The authors provide new assessments, worksheets, and a discussion guide to help employees and managers pull all of that together to create forward momentum. The accompanying AI Bookbot enhances this experience by offering real-time guidance, conversation prompts, and personalized insights based on the book's proven methodologies.
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This new edition of the bestselling employee development classic includes advice on engagement and retention in today's more flexible employment environment, a new chapter on remote and hybrid work, and a deeper discussion of career development in your organization.

Study after study confirms that career development is the single most powerful tool managers have for driving retention, engagement, productivity, and results. But most managers feel they just don't have time for it. This book offers a better way: frequent, short conversations with employees about themselves, their goals, and the business that can be integrated seamlessly into the normal course of business.

Beverly Kaye and Julie Winkle Giulioni identify three broad types of conversations that will increase employees' awareness of their strengths, weaknesses, and interests; and point out where their organization and their industry are headed. The authors provide new assessments, worksheets, and a discussion guide to help employees and managers pull all of that together to create forward momentum. The accompanying AI Bookbot enhances this experience by offering real-time guidance, conversation prompts, and personalized insights based on the book's proven methodologies.
Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Introduction: You Can’t Say We Didn’t Warn You
  • 1. Develop Me or I’m History!
  • 2. Can We Talk?
  • 3. Let Hindsight Light the Way
  • 4. Feed Me
  • 5. What’s Happening?
  • 6. If Not Up, Then What?
  • 7. Same Seat, New View
  • 8. Advancing Action
  • 9. Grow with the Flow
  • 10. Developing at a Distance
  • Conclusion: Keep Making a Development Difference
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
  • About the Authors
  • Working with the Authors
  • Discussion Guide
Review quote
“A practical, must-read guidebook for anyone who's ever thought, ‘I don't have time for career development conversations.' Filled with insightful questions and actionable practices, this book is the gift that keeps giving, turning people leaders into exceptional career coaches.”
-Rochelle Arnold-Simmons, Sr. Director Global Talent, Leadership & Retail Development, Under Armour

“This groundbreaking work emphasizes how investing in employees' career development is crucial for business outcomes. With sensible tips and clear guidance, Kaye and Winkle Giulioni show leaders how developing talent leads to stronger teams and lasting success.”
-Melissa Daimler, Chief Learning Officer, Udemy


“This useful guide provides the formula that any people-manager can follow to help grow careers, and any company can follow to improve overall performance.”
-Kevin Oakes, CEO, Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

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