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Description

Conducting Career Development Reviews: Prepare, Lead and Close

One hour to conduct a career development review from start to finish without improvising

  • 0.14 days — 1 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • All levels
  • Up to 6 participants

Invited the day before, the manager opens the review without having reread the previous record. The employee answers in generalities. The manager promises a training course the organisation cannot fund, and the written record is drafted from memory three weeks later. The exercise loses all substance.

This one-hour module follows the review through its full sequence. It covers preparation by the manager and by the employee, the conduct of the conversation itself, and then the formalisation of next steps. Unlike a module focused on regulatory frameworks, attention here is on what the manager actually does during the review and what those actions commit the organisation to.

Learning objectives

  • Prepare a review from the employee's career history and the previous record
  • Lead the conversation while distinguishing the employee's wishes from the organisation's needs
  • Reformulate a vague career project into workable elements
  • Respond to a request the organisation cannot act upon
  • Write a record that is usable by HR and by the employee

What makes this programme different

A review sequence worked through step by step within the real time of one hour
Explicit handling of requests the organisation will not be able to meet
A written record drafted in session from a review role-played in front of the group

Programme

1Preparing the Review

On both sides of the table

  • Rereading the career history and the previous record
  • Documents to send the employee before the meeting
  • Points to verify on the role and its foreseeable changes
  • Practical arrangements and duration to plan for

2Leading the Conversation

Listen, then frame

  • Opening and restating the purpose of the review
  • Questions that help a career project emerge
  • Distinguishing personal aspiration from organisational need
  • Responding to a request that cannot be taken forward

3Formalising Next Steps

What is written commits you

  • Drafting the record during or immediately after the review
  • Distinguishing a company commitment from an avenue to explore
  • Validation of the record by the employee
  • Transmission to HR and follow-up actions

Who is it for

Team managers, HR professionals conducting reviews and department heads.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

24 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.