Career Development & Owning Your Growth

A full day to take charge of your career: understand your strengths, shape your ambitions and build a development plan you will actually use.

Development is not only about doing more for the business. It is about feeling more capable in your role, understanding yourself and making room for the career you want. When demands keep growing, we understand why focus, confidence and resilience can need attention too.

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Duration

Full day (9:30am–5pm) · 9:30am–5pm

Group size

6–8 delegates

Format

Online or face to face

Price — Face to face

From £1,999

+ VAT

Price — Online

From £1,550

+ VAT

where understanding becomes useful —

Why this course matters

A career you are proud of rarely happens by accident — it grows when someone takes ownership of it.

What you’ll explore in the Lab

This full-day course gives delegates the time and structure to step back from the day job and think properly about their development. Across the day, they explore their strengths, values and achievements, get honest about what they want next and learn how to turn that into a practical, realistic development plan.

Delegates practise articulating their ambitions, seeking and using feedback, and having confident career conversations with managers and mentors. Designed for professionals at any stage — whether they feel stuck, ready for the next step or simply want more direction — the day combines reflection with practical tools, so everyone leaves with a plan they own and the confidence to act on it.

a real challenge. a purposeful response.

The challenges this addresses

Capable people waiting for development to happen to them rather than shaping it
Career conversations that only surface at appraisal time
Strengths and ambitions never clearly articulated to managers or mentors
Development plans written once and forgotten by the following month

What this can change at work

People who own their development stay engaged, grow into bigger roles and bring more to the business. A full day focused on strengths, ambitions and a realistic development plan helps delegates take charge of their growth rather than waiting for it to be offered. Teams benefit from clearer career conversations, better use of feedback and development opportunities, and people who can explain where they want to go. The business gains a stronger internal pipeline and more honest, productive conversations about progression and potential.

Growth owned, not waited for

People identify the skills and experiences they want next and raise them proactively with their manager.

Strengths clearly articulated

Delegates can describe their strengths, achievements and ambitions with confidence in reviews and career conversations.

Plans that stay alive

Personal development plans include regular check-ins and small actions, so progress continues after the course.

Inside the workshop

Delivered over a full day (9:30am–5pm) for 6–8 delegates, online or face to face, the course blends guided reflection with group discussions, breakout activities and live practice. Delegates map their strengths and achievements, explore possible directions, rehearse a career conversation and build a personal development plan with regular review points. They leave with take-away materials and clear next steps to discuss with their manager.

Make Career Development & Owning Your Growth relevant to your business

Tell us where you want to make progress with understanding your strengths, values and achievements. We can discuss suitable workplace examples, priorities and access needs before agreeing the scope. Choose live online or face-to-face training for your UK or European team, with delivery arrangements agreed before booking.

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What the training covers

The scope below sets out the subjects covered. Workplace examples and practice are shaped around your team within the booked format.

Understanding your strengths, values and achievements
Exploring where you want to go next
Seeking and using feedback well
Confident career conversations
Building a personal development plan
Keeping your plan alive with regular reviews

What’s included in your booking

Your booked time and format: Full day (9:30am–5pm) · Live online or face to face, agreed before booking · 6–8 delegates.
Included in every course: Interactive, facilitator-led learningLive, hands-on sessions built around practice and participation.
Group discussionsShared conversations about real situations, so people learn from each other as well as the facilitator.
Breakout exercisesSmall-group practice, role-play and problem-solving, online or in the room.
Take-away materialsCourse materials, tools and templates to use back at work.
Facilitated learning and practical application: The subject coverage, exercises and facilitator feedback described above, with space to connect the learning to relevant workplace situations. The workshop description sets out the specific plans, prompts or tools developed in this course.

Follow-up coaching, refresher sessions and additional delivery days are not automatic inclusions; any additions are agreed in your proposal. Travel, venue arrangements and any software licences are confirmed separately where relevant. Prices exclude VAT.

Outcomes

The capabilities delegates work towards through the training and practice:

Articulate your strengths and ambitions with confidence
Identify the skills and experiences you want next
Hold more confident career conversations
Leave with a personal development plan you own

the next conversation is where it counts —

Take it back to work.

Choose a real situation where you want to apply the learning. Use it to turn an outcome into a manageable first step, then reflect on what changes.

Choose

Start with one priority: Articulate your strengths and ambitions with confidence.

Apply

Try the approach in a relevant task or conversation. Note what felt useful and what you would adapt.

Review

Reflect on what happened, seek feedback where appropriate and choose your next step. Follow-up support can be discussed separately.

Bring this topic to your next event

We can discuss adapting Career Development & Owning Your Growth into a keynote or large-group session, focusing on the themes most relevant to your audience. Depth, activities, timings and any follow-up depend on the format and package you choose; an event session is not a substitute for the full course.

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