Talent Development for Managers
51mGeneral2025-11-24
Authors

JoAnn R. Corley
Founder of JCS Business Advisors
Course details
Developing talent requires a different mindset and skill set—but what’s the secret to long-term success? In this course, join instructor JoAnn R. Corley as she shows you what talent development really means as a people manager, why it matters, and how to perform in your role like a pro. From conducting talent discovery to creating actionable development plans, coaching, tracking development, career pathing, and collaborative partnerships, this course is an ideal fit for people managers at any stage of their career. After taking this course, you’ll be able to coach with purpose and help your team members grow in ways that benefit both them and your business as a whole.
Learning objectives
Explain the difference between performance management and talent development.
Identify development needs in team members.
Develop a talent profile that captures an employee’s strengths, growth areas, and aspirations.
Conduct a skills gap analysis to uncover opportunities for employee development and that also aligns with organizational needs.
Facilitate development-focused conversations that integrate learning into daily work.
Learning objectives
Explain the difference between performance management and talent development.
Identify development needs in team members.
Develop a talent profile that captures an employee’s strengths, growth areas, and aspirations.
Conduct a skills gap analysis to uncover opportunities for employee development and that also aligns with organizational needs.
Facilitate development-focused conversations that integrate learning into daily work.
Skills covered
Learning and DevelopmentCoaching and MentoringTalent ManagementHuman ResourcesLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- The manager's role in talent development
Practical Skills for Developing Talent
- Conducting talent discovery
- Have a talent development conversation
- Conduct a gap analysis
- Create a development plan
- Intergrating development in performance management
Talent Development in Action
- Use a development tracker
- Improving current capabilities
- Building the habit of development
- Using future role integration
- Coaching is developing
- Leveraging colleague collaboration
Leveraging Organizational Opportunities for Development
- Mapping growth needs to business needs
- Creative career pathing
- Interdepartmental partnerships
Conclusion
- Developing talent in the flow of work