Developing Employees and Supporting Talent Growth
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Frontline Leaders, Managers, and Mid-Level Leaders
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Developing Employees and Supporting Talent Growth
Developing Employees and Supporting Talent Growth helps leaders make employee development a consistent part of how they lead, coach, and support direct reports.
Talent development is critical to attracting and retaining employees, improving employee engagement, and preparing people for future roles. Yet in many organizations, development planning happens inconsistently or becomes a one-time activity that does not translate into meaningful progress. Leaders need practical tools for helping employees identify growth needs, build capability, and continue development over time.
This leadership development course introduces leaders to key actions they can take to guide their own development while also supporting the development of their direct reports. Participants explore how to make development a leadership priority, create meaningful development plans, and connect individual growth to the organization’s short- and long-term needs.
Participants leave better prepared to support employee growth conversations, follow through on development plans, monitor progress, adjust plans as needs shift, and view their role as a developer of talent rather than only a manager of tasks.
Business Issue This Course Helps Solve
Your Instructor
This course helps organizations address employee development challenges such as:
Development planning that happens once but is not monitored or sustained
Leaders treating employee development as a low-priority activity or time filler
Managers focusing heavily on task completion without building employee capability
Employees lacking clear, meaningful development plans
Direct reports not receiving enough guidance, coaching, or follow-through on development goals
Development conversations happening inconsistently across teams or departments
Employee engagement and retention risks tied to limited growth opportunities
Leaders needing a clearer role in supporting individual development and career growth
Development plans that are not connected to changing business needs
Teams needing stronger capability for current performance and future readiness
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for:
Frontline leaders
Supervisors and managers
Mid-level leaders
Team leads with responsibility for employee development
Leaders who coach direct reports on growth and performance
Managers responsible for supporting development plans
Leaders who need practical tools for improving employee engagement, retention, and talent growth
Organizations that want development to happen more consistently at the manager and frontline leader level
Delivery Options
delivered as:
In-person leadership development course
Virtual instructor-led leadership training
Frontline leader development workshop
Manager training for employee development conversations
Practical development planning session
Coaching and talent growth workshop
Employee engagement and retention support module
Follow-up session connected to performance management, coaching skills, or succession planning
Module within a broader leadership development course, management training program, or leadership academy
Customized team session using the organization’s development planning tools, performance process, or career growth framework
Available in English
Recommended Course Duration
3.5 Hours
Participant Outcomes
As a result of this course, participants will be better able to:
See their role as a developer of talent rather than only a task manager
Make employee development a leadership priority rather than a time filler
Guide their own development and the development of direct reports
Create meaningful development plans that support individual and organizational needs
Connect development goals to current responsibilities and future business requirements
Continue progress on development plans after the initial plan is created
Support direct reports in identifying growth opportunities and development actions
Monitor development progress and provide appropriate follow-up
Adjust development plans as individual, team, or business needs shift
Strengthen employee engagement, retention, and readiness through consistent development support
Assessment / Other Details
This course does not require a formal assessment.
The course may include development planning exercises, self-reflection, manager scenarios, discussion activities, direct report coaching examples, progress-monitoring tools, and action planning.
This course is especially relevant for organizations that want leaders to take a more active role in employee development, improve engagement and retention, and create stronger consistency around development plans and follow-through.
Next Steps
Employee development becomes more effective when leaders have practical tools for creating development plans, guiding progress, and supporting growth over time.
Contact Talent Authority to discuss how Developing Employees and Supporting Talent Growth can help your leaders strengthen employee development, improve engagement, and build stronger team capability.