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Praise for Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go

Deceptively simple. Absolutely relevant. Bev and Julie demystify career development and give managers the key to unlocking the potential around them.

Heidi Brandow, Director, Global Learning and Development, Tesla, Inc.

Life and business are all about where you pay attention. Pay attention to the growth of your people... and they will grow your business. The authors do a great job in spelling out the how-tos!

Chip Conley, author of Wisdom@Work and Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership, Airbnb

This edition takes us into the realities of todays business landscape and shows that if we want to grow our business, we have to grow our people. It walks the reader through career conversations in a way that isnt overwhelming and rather focuses on leaders being genuine and having meaningful conversations.

Robin Cerrati, Vice President, Human Resources, Compass Group

Should be the career conversation bible for busy leaders!

Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times bestseller Triggers and coauthor of How Women Rise

Organizations in Asia need to take career development initiatives seriously, and managers need to be supported with simple skills and tools to build trust and overcome cultural barriers. This book offers an approach to career development that works cross-culturally and enables companies in Asia to deal more effectively with this talent management challenge.

Tan Siew Inn, Founding Partner, The Flame Centre, Singapore, and author of Wholeness in a Disruptive World

Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go is an important contribution to leading organizations where people and talent growth matters to success.

Kevin Wilde, Executive Leadership Fellow, Carlson School of Management

In all my years coaching executives on career development, this is the best and most comprehensive resource available. It takes the complex issue of career development and simplifies it with real, action-oriented tips, tools, and insights. Its relevant for new supervisors, senior executives, and HR professionals at any level in any industry.

Sharon Silverman, Senior Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Gingerfinds

At last, a hands-on book thats smart, practical, and honest. Everyone knows that people make all the difference; this book will teach you how to make a difference with your people.

Alan Webber, cofounder of Fast Company, author of Rules of Thumb, and Mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico

Improving the skills of our workforce is one of the countrys most important economic challenges. It has to start with employers, and Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go tells you how to do it painlessly.

Peter Cappelli, Director, Center for Human Resources, The Wharton School, and Professor of Management, University of Pennsylvania

Great read for those who want to help individuals develop. It is full of useful materials that are easy to access. Ideal for a manager who wants to learn about coaching others.

Edward E. Lawler III, Distinguished Professor of Business, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, and coauthor of Management Reset

Improving retention and building engagement are the driving factors for the talent development strategy of the Hearst Capital Management group. Were implementing Help Them Grow concepts because they provide managers and employees with an easy-to-follow yet impactful framework for career conversations. Through career conversations, were increasing engagement and, more importantly, supporting our employees careers.

Heather Ragone, Senior Director, Talent Development, Hearst

Ingersoll Rands focus on development is improving year over year. Our leaders dont just coach for performance, they coach for development. How does best-in-class engagement and employee retention sound to you? Does an organization filled with career coaches sound interesting? Read this book!

Craig Mundy, Vice President, Human Resources, Strategic Business Units, Ingersoll Rand

Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go provides a practical road map for managers who know that they want to help their teams but may not know the clear, specific steps they can take. Managers, employees, and the organizations they serve will benefit from the wisdom in this book.

Rebecca L. Ray, PhD, Executive Vice President, Human Capital, The Conference Board

I loved this book. Draw from the abundant list of simple yet powerful questions and become the best talent manager in your organization.

Tina Sung, Vice President, Government Transformation and Agency Partnerships, Partnership for Public Service

A great guidebook for those whose job it is to help other people grow, with all the right questions we need to be asking!

Frances Hesselbein, President and CEO, The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute

Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go

Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go

Copyright 2012, 2019 by Beverly Kaye and Julie Winkle Giulioni

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Second Edition

Paperback print edition ISBN 978-1-52309-750-0

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From Julie,

To Peter for knowing I could do thisand making sure I did.

To Nick and Jenna for the constant joy and lessons learned from watching you grow.