What do I notice in my orientation workshops with customers, which topics are "classics" when it comes to professional frustration?

Money: "If I don't get a pay rise, I'll go to another company" - managers are hearing this more and more often. A fact check can help: is your remuneration in line with the market, so that a specialist can actually get more elsewhere? Use representative salary data for comparison; this will give you a realistic basis for dialogue. You also need this for specialised careers.

Stagnation among specialists: "If things don't move on soon, I'll be looking around...." Quite a few specialists have the feeling that they are stagnating, and managers have no answer. "I don't have a management position, what can I offer my people?". Ambitious specialists in particular want to know: How can my expertise be visible, useful, value-adding in the company?

Without answers, loyalty to the employer dwindles.

Specialist careers are a good answer because they show structured development paths.

Does that sound exhausting again? There is a price to pay for not facing up to these questions. And it doesn't take that much effort to get started. An orientation workshop on specialist development and careers is a kind of prototype for finding answers:

• What issues are you facing to ensure that you are well positioned as a company?
• How would you like to present yourself as an employer?
• Where do you start?

It makes more sense to take these steps than to hope for a "big hit" or a miracle.

Please feel free to get in touch with me.
Your specialists will thank you: "Interesting, things are moving forward!"