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When it comes to starting career conversations with your team, what do you find most challenging?
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Finding the right time in a busy schedule
Knowing how to frame the purpose of the conversation
Setting clear boundaries around time and expectations
Worrying about raising expectations that I cannot meet
My own discomfort or lack of confidence
Concern about the other person’s reaction
Lack of clarity on career paths or opportunities in the organisation
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During the career conversation itself, which aspects do you find most difficult?
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Building rapport and psychological safety
Asking good open questions
Listening without interrupting or jumping to solutions
Managing silence or emotional responses
Flexing my style to different personalities
Flexing my approach to where they are in the Career Development Cycle
Using a clear structure or model such as GROWS
Summarising and agreeing next steps
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What typically derails or reduces the quality of your career conversations?
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Limited time or being rushed
Conflicting agendas between me and the team member
Lack of clear career opportunities to discuss
Organisational constraints such as headcount, budget or promotion rules
My own habits or triggers, for example defensiveness or impatience
The other person’s expectations, for example wanting guarantees I cannot give
Conversations drifting into performance issues rather than future development
Difficulty following up or sustaining momentum after the conversation
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