Our Free 20-minute Career Conversation Guide is here.

Most managers and coaches want to talk about careers, they just don’t always know how. So they avoid it, postpone it, or let it drift into vague “catch-ups.”

This guide changes that.

In 20 minutes, we show you how to run a career conversation that is clear, confident and genuinely useful, using The Career Equation’s elegant simplicity and without adding complexity or extra workload.

Because what people really want is simple: to talk about their careers and feel heard, seen, and supported as they define their future path.

Inside, you’ll get:

• A simple, repeatable 20-minute agenda you can use immediately

• A clear step-by-step structure for the conversation

• Ready-to-use questions and prompts that make it easy to get started

• Short scripts and cues that help managers feel confident, not overwhelmed

Built around The Career Equation®, it keeps the focus on what truly matters:

what someone is good at, what motivates them, the impact they want to have, and the conditions in which they do their best work.

When managers have a shared, simple way to talk about careers, conversations stop being awkward and start being productive.

Used consistently, this approach helps you drive greater retention, lower hiring costs, stronger internal mobility (including lateral moves across brands), and longer, more productive tenure in the roles where people do their best work.