Why managers avoid career conversations and how businesses pay the price
The fastest way to lose a great employee? Mishandle the moment they tell you they want something different.
In this conversation between Erica and fellow careers expert Antoinette Oglethorpe, we unpack what really happens in that moment — including Antoinette's own experience of raising her own concerns with her manager and how easily it can go massively wrong.
Most managers aren't confident in these conversations. They avoid them. They freeze. They hope the issue goes away. It doesn't. People just leave.
You'll learn:
What managers actually want from career conversations and how to help them get started
Why they freeze when it comes to career development talks so you can help them get unstuck
How both sides can turn this into a retention conversation — not an impending resignation
This is the conversation that decides whether people stay — or start planning their exit.
We hope you enjoy the conversation!
Links:
Antoinette Oglethorpe's website: www.antoinetteoglethorpe.com
Free Equation Builder: https://www.thecareerequation.com
Career Conversations Guide: https://www.thecareerequation.com/career-conversations-guide
Book an intro call: https://www.thecareerequation.com/book-intro-call
Erica on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ericasosna
Zoë on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/zoeschofieldcoach