CAREER DEVELOPMENT KEYNOTE SYNOPSES
Career Conversations Made Simple for Managers
Do you or your managers think:
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There is no time for career conversations?
Career conversations are tricky to navigate?
Career conversations are only for hi-potentials?
Career is the staff’s responsibility, so it’s not their job?
Big expectations will result to big disappointments, so why have
career conversations in the first place?
If you say ‘yes’ to any of the questions above, this talk is relevant.
Let’s face it. Career conversations are difficult to navigate, we are afraid they would raise
expectations that we can’t fulfill. Amidst all the KPIs you need to deliver, to add career
coaching on your plate seems a bit overwhelming. Afterall, why put these thoughts into their
heads, isn’t it better to just focus on the work?
Well, no. Our research shows that career development is one of the top drivers of retention,
productivity and results. People leave their jobs in seek of better career development. Your
people want to learn, develop and grow in the job. Career development is no longer a nicety,
but a necessity.
Objectives
This session sheds a much needed light on specifically what managers can do – within the
time-starved, priority-rich, pressure-cooker environment in which they operate – to support
employees’ careers. And it comes down to this: engage in short, ongoing conversations with
employees about their career options, needs, and passions. It’s really that simple... and that
complex.
Content
This session is based on our time-tested model as a career coach to:
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Listen: Ask the right questions so your staff gains clarity about their careers
Level: Give career oriented information that is different from performance feedback
Look Ahead: Focus on the big picture ahead and its impact
Leverage: Explore multiple options for development
Link: Link staff to development opportunities and resources
Duration: 45 to 90 minutes
For Whom: Anyone with a direct report.
10 Anson Road | #05-17 International Plaza | Singapore 079903 |
Tel: +65-6298 9224 | Fax: +65-6297 0419
www.flamecentre.com
Registration Number: 200407624D
Career Power®:
Because No One Cares About Your Career Than You
Do you want to:
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Get the most from your career?
Stay relevant and employable in the 40 years of your career?
Gain a better understanding of what makes you happy at work?
Have more control on how your career will pan out?
Have a process to plan and manage your career?
We spend at least 1/3 of our lives at work. Most people enter the workforce
with a vague idea of moving up in the organization. Many of us want to be
happy, grow and do meaningful work. We pin our hopes on progressing quickly in an
organization or climbing up with every job change. Career development is seen as upward
movement. But the harsh reality is that there are not enough ‘up’ places even when we
deserve it! So what is the alternative?
To grow, develop and feel successful in our careers, we need to think of career development
as forward movement instead. The more possibilities and options we can generate for
ourselves, the more flexible we can be to adapt to changes around us and be happy in our
work. But it requires you to take control of your career development, because no one cares
about your career more than you do!
Objectives
Participants will learn an overview of our award winning career development model that helps
them take ownership and plan for their careers:
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Understand more about your interests, strengths and vales
Learn ways to manage your reputation and career audience
Identify future trends that will affect your industry
Explore different options, other than up
Leave a few specific steps to move forward in your career
Content
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Person: Who are you?
Perspective: What do others think of you?
Place: What’s happening in the world of work?
Possibilities: What are your options?
Plan: What do you need to do?
Duration: 45 to 90 minutes
For Whom: Anyone who wants to manage his or her career.
10 Anson Road | #05-17 International Plaza | Singapore 079903 |
Tel: +65-6298 9224 | Fax: +65-6297 0419
www.flamecentre.com
Registration Number: 200407624D
Speaker Profile
Wendy Tan
A consultant, writer and speaker, Wendy Tan integrates
wholeness at work so we act with wisdom to create greater good.
Wendy has partnered clients in Asia to leverage their human
capital as a competitive advantage by engaging and retaining
staff sustainably. She has also helped clients develop their
internal consulting capability, in particular, to transform from
transactional to strategic business partner role. Being a Chinese
with a Western education, Wendy integrates both Western
thought and Eastern philosophy so we act in alignment to our
context. A professional speaker, Wendy has conducted keynotes and has presented
in regional conferences in Asia. Wendy connects with her audience through her
authentic, heartful and thought-provoking disposition.
Wendy is the Founding Partner of Flame Centre, an organization development
consulting and training practice based in Asia. She is also an accredited trainer in Dr
Beverly Kaye’s career development and talent engagement solutions and Peter
Block’s Flawless Consulting workshops. Wendy graduated Masters of Science in
Organization Development in Pepperdine University and is currently a professional
member of Asia Professional Speakers Singapore. Her articles have also been
frequently published in industry magazines, such as OD Practitioner, ASTD and AI
Practitioner.
Wendy has worked with leaders in the OD field such as Peter Block (award-winning
author and consultant), Marshall Goldsmith (leading executive coach) and Dr
Christopher Worley (author of OD textbook – “Organizational Development and
Change”), and participated in global consulting projects in the United States, Canada,
Mexico and China.
Contact information
Wendy_Tan@flamecentre.com; +65-98804782
10 Anson Road | #05-17 International Plaza | Singapore 079903 |
Tel: +65-6298 9224 | Fax: +65-6297 0419
www.flamecentre.com
Registration Number: 200407624D
Client Testimonies for Speeches
Thanks so much, Wendy! Your talk on "Love 'Em or Lose' Em: Getting Good People to
Stay" was engaging and impactful. We had approximately 200 supervisors and
managers attend your session and all learned a lot while also smiling and
laughing. This is always a good sign. I really appreciated the way that you included
opportunities for group interaction into your presentation and also your use of story
telling. I had many participants come up to me after the session excited to put the
ideas into practice.
- Joy Roman, HR Director, 3M Singapore
Thank you again for the fine job you did communicating the importance of Employee
Engagement and Retention. You were excellent. Mixing story-telling with serious
topics and talking with the audience instead of to the audience, kept everyone
involved. I have received numerous comments from attendees on how much they
enjoyed and benefited from your session. 3M looks forward to continued work with you
in the future.
- Ronnie Tan, HR Director, Schneider Electric
“Wendy’s talk on Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Engagement in SPF was a good reminder to
the officers on what’s needed to engage staff. It was highly contextualized to SPF’s
unique operating culture so that officers could relate the engagement strategies to
their work. Rather than a sit-down lecture, this talk was very interactive with stories,
activities and questions. Officers participated actively and took away some practical
tips for themselves.”
- Dr Majeed Khader, Director, Police Psychological Services Division, Ministry of
Home Affairs
The session was insightful and impactful. During the short 2-hour session, Ms Wendy
Tan delivered nuggets of wisdom that I have found practicable and effective at the
workplace till today.
- SCLT Tan Hong Wee, Centre for Leadership Development, Singapore Armed Forces
10 Anson Road | #05-17 International Plaza | Singapore 079903 |
Tel: +65-6298 9224 | Fax: +65-6297 0419
www.flamecentre.com
Registration Number: 200407624D