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Career Coaching: Engage, Develop and Retain your Talent

Maximise the Power of Your People
 

Based on the award-winning CareerPower® model; concepts from Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go by Beverly Kaye​

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This programme is WSQ certified

Participants will be awarded a certificate upon successful completion.

Up to 70% SkillsFuture Subsidy for Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs)

Join our upcoming

public workshop

Duration:

Time:

Format:

1.5 Days 

9.00 am to 6.00 pm &  9.00 am to 12.30 pm

Face-to-Face​ 

Who Should Attend?

Busy people managers who want to engage, develop and retain good employees.

Overview 

Change and disruption in the workplace can leave the workforce feeling disengaged, insufficiently skilled and unmotivated thus impacting organization goals. It benefits the organization to equip its people managers with current practices of career planning.

A skillful manager considers the context to mitigate an unproductive workforce by bringing out the best in their employees to deliver outstanding results.

  • People managers have the largest influence on employee engagement and retention through career development.

  • Organizations need to have the right skills to succeed.

  • Managers are consistently rated poorly on their development skills.

  • The ever-changing landscape forces employees to plan for career resilience.

  • A person's career spans at least 35 years, that's a long time to navigate.

Why are career coaching skills critical for managers?

Organizations and the global talent market are responding to a technological transformation requiring future-proof skills within the organization to survive and thrive. People leaders are expected to guide and prepare their teams through disruption, and yet, the traditional views of career planning and development are no longer relevant.

 

  • As people leaders in the organisation, how can we coach our people to develop skills and plan their careers with disruption in mind?

  • How can we prepare them for an ever-changing work landscape to remain agile and relevant?

  • How can we have productive career conversations within our time pressures?

  • How do we navigate sensitive conversations about promotions and expectations when there are no clear answers?

  • How do we partner employees to take ownership of their own careers?

Learning Impact

Participant's Perspective

Outline
 

CareerPower® Classic for Managers

CareerPower®Classic for Managers is a 1.5-day learning experience that enables managers to apply an award winning career coaching model to:

  • Listen: Get employees to talk confidently about themselves and ask the right questions. 

  • Level: Reflect honestly through a series of awareness-building assessments. 

  • Look Ahead: Realistically focus on the big picture and its impact on employees. 

  • Leverage: Use what and who they know to create opportunities. 

  • Link: Connect employees to development resources, such as content, mentors and learning experiences.

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Based on the concepts from Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go and Up is Not The Only Way by Beverly Kaye

Help Them Grow Third Edition book
Up is not the only way book

Learning Outcomes
 

​When participants have completed this experience, they will be able to:

  • Apply a proven model to navigate meaningful and productive career conversations. 

  • Hold development conversations using specific questions and tools in the limited time you have. 

  • Manage sensitive topics on promotions and expectations effectively and build trust. 

  • Encourage employees to take ownership of their careers in a changing world of work. 

  • Help employees see multiple opportunities, that up is not the only way.

Workshop Fees & Subsidies

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SC: Singapore Citizens I PR: Permanent Residents

With effect from 1 Jan 2022, SSG will introduce a fixed Absentee Payroll (AP) rate at $4.50 per hour.


*SkillsFuture Credit Claimable.

Payment can be made via PayNow or bank transfer.

Instructions on payment will be available after registration form submission.

Relevant Skills

  • Coaching

  • Developing People

  • Leadership

Relevance to employment, upskilling and reskilling

Develop the skills to have meaningful, ongoing career conversations that support employee growth and team performance.

 

For New Managers: Learn to guide employees in their career development to strengthen retention and team capabilities.

 

For Seasoned Managers: Navigate complex team dynamics and deepen employee engagement to build stronger, more resilient teams.

1.What exactly is this workshop about? This workshop helps managers build practical coaching skills to have conversations with their team members to support them to take ownership of their career growth — without needing to become professional coaches. 2.Who is this workshop best suited for? It’s designed for managers, team leads, and people leaders who want to have more meaningful career conversations with their team and support their development in a structured, yet authentic way. 3.Do I need to have coaching experience to join? Not at all! We start with the fundamentals and build from there. Whether you’re new to managing people or looking to sharpen your coaching skills, you’ll find this workshop practical and easy to apply. 4.What kind of coaching techniques will I learn? You’ll learn how to ask powerful questions, listen deeply, explore your team members’ motivations and strengths, and guide career conversations that actually lead to clarity and action. 5. How is this workshop different from other leadership or coaching programs out there? That’s a great question. Our program is focused on career conversations and is forward-looking. Leadership programs tend to focus on strategy, vision, and high-level decision-making. Coaching programs are forward-looking too, but they cover broad topics beyond career growth. Other workshops — like performance or conflict management — usually address past situations and aim for resolution, not development. Our workshop is different because it focuses specifically on career development. We help managers explore what their team members want, what motivates them, and where they want to grow. The program gives a clear framework and simple vocabulary so even beginners can guide meaningful career conversations. It’s not about becoming a certified coach — it’s about having real, helpful conversations that make a difference. 6. Will this really help me keep my best people? Yes, this is based on a time-tested framework. People don’t just leave companies — they leave when they feel stuck or unseen. When you take the time to talk about their growth and future, it shows you care. That’s powerful. This workshop gives you a simple way to have those conversations — even if you’re busy, and even if you’re not promising promotions. It helps your team feel valued and heard, and that goes a long way in keeping them engaged. 7.Is this workshop based on a framework or model? Yes, we use a structured yet flexible career coaching framework that’s easy to remember and apply during real conversations — not just theory. It’s based on the best-selling book Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go and walks you through three simple steps: Hindsight, Foresight, and Insight. You’ll learn how to explore someone’s past experiences, help them look ahead, and support them in making thoughtful career decisions — all in a way that’s structured, yet feels natural and personal. 8.How long is the workshop and what’s the format? The format can be customised, but typically it’s a highly interactive 1.5-day session, available virtually or in person. We include role plays, tools, and real-life scenarios. 9.Can this be customised for our organisation? Absolutely. We tailor the case-studies, language, and emphasis to fit your company culture, industry, and leadership level. 10.What outcomes can I expect after attending? You’ll walk away with confidence to hold meaningful career conversations, a toolkit of practical techniques, and a mindset that empowers your people to take ownership of their growth.

Minimum Entry Requirement

Learners are expected to be able to possess the following requirements:

  • Minimum 4 years of work experience, out of which 1 year should be at the supervisory level

  • Diploma to Masters' Degree

  • IELTS 5.5 or equivalent (applicable for International students)

Available Formats

Both virtual and face-to-face formats available

  • Full day (12 hours) instructor-led learning for skills enablement

  • Keynote sessions (1 to 1.5 hours) for inspiration and awareness building

  • Train-the-trainer programs for sustained skills enablement within an organization 

  • (Face-to-face only) Public courses are conducted once every two months across various venues in Singapore, limited to 24 people per session

  • Internal workshops are available with flexible delivery options to accommodate different needs, geographies, time zones, and languages.

Updated on 25 Nov 2025

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Help Them Grow Or Watch Them Go by:
 

  • Using our career coaching calendar with one question a day

  • Learning how to deal with employees who are clueless about their careers

  • Engaging with disappointed employees

  • Channeling the drive of ambitious employees

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FEEDBACK FROM OUR CLIENTS

“We conducted a series of CareerPower workshops for managers. Our managers shared it was a great course with the most practical tools for career development and IDPs we have ever seen. The examples provided were inspiring too. Thank you for working with us to build a culture in Edwards Lifesciences.”

—  Judy Heng, Human Resources Director at Edwards Lifesciences (Singapore), 2018

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