The Look & Sound of Leadership How to Grow Your People
Dec 11, 2025
Practical tactics for developing people without adding extra work. A three-conversation plan: define the change and why, assign envisioning homework, then run short learning-focused check-ins. Tips on choosing measurable behaviors, crafting concise why statements, and scaling the process across a team. Includes a simple Growth Conversation Map tool to make development manageable and repeatable.
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Three Conversation Development Plan
- Use three structured conversations to create a simple, repeatable development plan: table setting, homework report, and recurring check-ins.
- Keep each conversation ~30 minutes; do your leader homework only once before conversation one.
Run Conversation One With Clear What Why And Homework
- In conversation one, clarify the what and the why, then assign two homework tasks: envision success and plan how to close the gap.
- Make the what specific (e.g., listen more and prioritize relationships) so it becomes a measurable success metric.
Make Conversation Two A Homework Report
- In conversation two, have the person report their homework: what success looks like and their plan to close the gap.
- Leader's role: listen, encourage, validate the plan, and set the next check-in date.