Introduction
Applying the Pivot Method to help employees map their career growth
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Why career conversations matter
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How career conversations differ from performance reviews
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1. Plant: What's Working and What Does Success Look Like?
Identifying ideal outcomes in a career conversation
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Avoid problem solving in career conversations
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2. Scan: What's out There?
Bridging the gap in career conversations between what's working and how employees are most excited to grow
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Help your team find their flow state with stretch projects at work
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3. Pilot: What Can We Try?
Coaching employees toward pilots and small experiments for their next career moves
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How career pilots fit within a pivot portfolio, even if not full-time
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4. Launch/Pivot Cycle
Practical tips to close career conversations with clear ahas, actionable insights, and small next steps
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Build the Pivot coaching process into your regular one-on-ones
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5. Additional Pointers and Next Steps
How to launch career conversations with your team
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Manager dos and don'ts during one-on-one career conversations
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Tips for managers, mentors, and coaches on preparing for career conversations—without overdoing it
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6. Coaching Tips to Accelerate Aha Moments
Career coaching tip: Find resonance through body language brightness
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Career coaching tip: Draw from all three intelligence centers—head, heart, and gut
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Career coaching tip: The two most powerful follow-up questions
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7. Bonus: Pivot Coaching in Action
Coaching conversation: Plant stage
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Coaching conversation: Scan stage
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Coaching conversation: Launch stage
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