Jul 19, 20212 min
Updated: Jan 3
Einstein said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”
The #careercoaching model by @Bev Kaye and @Julie Winkle Giulioni is an example of a simple and elegant model. In a #careerconversation, we want to find out about the person - his strengths, values, interests and development areas. These come from hindsight, look at the past. We also need to look at the future - the trends in the marketplace, industry and organization, future roles and skills. This is foresight.
The beauty is in the intersection of hindsight and foresight, which brings us to insight - what are the present opportunities for this person, what should he do now, drawing from his past to propel himself forward.
A manager who is a skilled #careercoach is able to navigate a meaningful career conversation with this simple framework in mind. And it doesn’t need to take long, 15 minutes, provided that you have a framework and ask the right questions. This is the finesse in career coaching. This is also not to make you a professional career coach, which managers are not, but to have productive conversation to help your people grow in your organization.
Written by Wendy Tan
- Author, Keynote Speaker & Managing Partner of Flame Centre | Future Skills Institute
“With values tool, the conversation has more depth."
After attending the course, I asked my staff to do the Invest in your values exercise. It was very meaningful and open up a way of conversation with my staff. In the past, we don’t have these tools. With this tool, I can gather information and better understand my staff. I realised I perceive my staff in this manner, but based on Invest in my Values tool, I received a different set of results."
- Chan Guanming | HR Manager | Banking
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