Companies don’t foster open and honest career conversations. It’s time that we, as leaders, rebuild trust with our teams by having open and honest career conversations to help our teams unlock their career potential. Based on the best selling book, The Alliance, by Reid Hoffman, founder and chairman of LinkedIn, Ben Casnocha and Chris Yeh.

1. Rebuilding Trust Through
Honest Career Conversations
Illustrated by Brett Wallace

2. There’s a dishonest conversation happening
at work. And, it’s holding managers and
employees back.

3. Companies don’t foster
open career conversations
with employees - they
presume lifelong loyalty

4. And, employees hide
their true career
aspirations

5. all too often jumping ship in search of a
better opportunity to reach their goals

6. Ignoring these
realities limits
everyone’s potential

7. It’s time that we rebuild the
employer-employee relationship

8. through honest career conversations
Here are 7 tips for managers
and employees to rebuild trust

9. These tips are based on the best-selling book by
Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha and Chris Yeh

10. Tip #1 - Think of team members
as allies on a tour of duty....

11. Tip #1 - Encourage team members to think
of their careers as tours of duty that benefit
both them and the company.
A tour of duty is an agreement between an
employer and employee that has a specific
mission with a realistic time horizon and
mutual benefit
The entrepreneurial, flexible and creative team
members you need will love these “missions”

12. Tip #2 - Have the courage
to discuss with your team that
someday they may choose a career
path outside of your company.
These honest career conversations
are necessary for building trust.

13. Mike Gamson, LinkedIn’s SVP Global Solutions
An example from one of our leaders
“I have found that one of the best
ways to create unique value for my
employees is to help them plan for
the life they aspire to lead after they
leave my team one day”.

14. Tip #3 - Discuss how
you can work together to
transform their career, and
the company, while they are
with you

15. Mike’s promise to his team members is to work hard to
build an environment where career trajectory happens
Time
Success
Your career trajectory after joining LinkedIn
Your trajectory without joining LinkedIn

16. Tip #4 - Model honesty with your employees by
being open about your own dreams and aspirations

17. Tip #5 - Be sure an employee’s tour of duty has them building
skills that make them a stronger professional (this will also make
their LinkedIn profile stronger).

18. Help your people make the best
career decisions for where they
want to go - even if it means
they pursue another path
Tip #6

19. Tip# 7 - Welcome alumni to join your network
and invite them to events and even another tour of
duty if it’s a fit

20. These tips will help recruit, manage and retain the
superstar talent you need in today’s age

21. To learn more visit
www.theallianceframework.com

22. Illustrated by Brett Wallace
Special thanks to my colleagues Ben Casnocha, Esther Cruz,
Mike Derezin, Dan Shapero and Mike Gamson for their insights
on honest conversations
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