Great leaders know that they can't take the development of new talent for granted. Emerging leaders want their managers to understand their talents, challenge them, open channels for their development, and link them to resources. They want someone to take an interest in their growth. How leaders pay attention to and talk with the members of their teams is critical to the perception, feeling, and reality of whether the organization is concerned and interested in an individual's growth and career success. Leaders who want to effectively manage the talent on their teams need tools for these conversations. This highly interactive session will provide a set of five distinct skill sets that you can use to hold effective development conversations.

Learning Objectives - Use the business case for talent development. Apply a career-development model to talent development. Incorporate the answers to five key questions in your development coaching.