The Leader as a Career Coach

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 in the perception, feeling and reality of whether the organization is concerned and interested in an individual's growth and career success. The problem is how to do this in a "no-time-to-do-it" environment.

Leaders who want to effectively and successfully manage the talent on their teams need tools for these conversations. In this session, participants will discover five roles and skills essential to successful development coaching. They will learn tips, tools, and techniques for positioning development as a key strategy for retention and engagement.

Learning Objectives:

- Recognize the business case for talent development
- Build a career development model
- List five key questions that are essential to development coaching
- Examine the link between development and employee retention

Presenters:

Rosalind Sago
Sr. Consultant
Career Systems International

Rosalind Sago is an experienced consultant specializing in the areas of organization, employee and human resources development. Her career spans a variety of industries, including, but not limited to, retail, financial services, information technology and manufacturing.

As a consultant for Career Systems International she provides expertise in the areas of career development, mentoring and retention and plays a strategic role overseeing the development and certification of facilitators and trainers. She is a master trainer and the instructional designer for the organization's e-learning programs.

She has consulted, designed and conducted programs for employees and managers ranging from large companies to small entrepreneurial businesses in the United States and abroad, including the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Turkey. American Express, Amgen, Compaq, First USA, Dow Corning, Microsoft, MTV, Sears Credit, Prudential and United Airlines are among those organizations utilizing these services.

Continuing Education:

- This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hour toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org
- This is a CEU presentation. Earn 0.15 CEU credits for attending. For a list of organizations accepting this CEU, please visit http://www.iacet.org/content/accepting-ceus.html /resources/accept_ ceu.htm.
- This Program has been approved for 1.5 CM Continuing Education Credits. Please visit www.icpm.biz for more information.