When it comes to talent development in organisations today, the challenge is not a lack of interest from the employees - it is a lack of people skills from the managers. Especially when it comes to discussing the employee's development through meaningful and inspiring conversations.
While managers are not disinterested in having the conversations, they often simply do not have the right vocabulary. Or they are so intimidated by the prospect of an important conversation that they are unable to even start. After all, they are not all people experts.
1. It guides the conversation, step by step, in multiple languages
Instead of simply offering an overview of the kinds of things to say to an employee, the best development conversation software guides the whole conversation from start to finish, according to your selections.
A manager can select the conversation context (for example, a performance conversation), then select a conversation focus (such as delivering work on time), and then personalise the conversation based on the employee's needs (for example, 'I am slow because I cannot say no to people'). That means managers do not have to think about the next step or the vocabulary to say it - it is all there for them to follow.
And for global organisations, it should be available in multiple languages - ensuring that the quality of the conversation is not limited by language barriers.
2. It offers tangible, actionable next steps
It is all very well and good to identify the challenges an employee is facing, but it does not mean much if you do not give them practical steps to changing or adjusting their behaviour.
Once a manager has completed the development conversation with an employee, the system should offer ways in which to rethink the behaviour, as well as practical advice on how to react in order to change it. By identifying the patterns and getting an opportunity to rethink them, employees can see the world differently. By changing their perspective, they can react more effectively.
3. It connects to your existing learning resources
The best development conversation software is not yet another piece of complicated HR technology that everyone needs to be trained to use. It is an add-on conversation tool that integrates into your existing Learning Management Software.
You can add course suggestions to your conversations' action items, so that once an employee has figured out how to rethink and react to a challenge, they can also open up suggested training, courses, or resources that relate to the topic within your own LMS environment. Think of it as an add-on to your existing systems - not a whole new environment.
Talentprint - Development Conversations That Actually Drive Change
Talentprint includes built-in development conversation guidance that guides managers step by step, ends with actionable next steps, and connects to your existing learning resources. It is designed to make development conversations a consistent practice - not an annual event.