Executive Summary
December 2023
The Champions of Change Coalition is committed to tackling barriers for underrepresented groups and taking action that leads to a more equitable and diverse workplace. The Career Development Conversations toolkit, developed by the Champions of Change Architecture Group, provides a framework to assist architectural practices to adopt a career development strategy for their staff, beyond the annual review process.
This toolkit examines how regular development-focused conversations between management and individuals can enrich a team member’s purpose, ownership, connection and career pathway in a practice, more so than annual reviews.
The process presented in this toolkit emphasises forward-looking, positive collaboration – bringing together practice leaders and team members for regular check-ins throughout the year. These discussions aim to foster professional development and accountability through a set of meaningful, constructive conversations and tangible actions.
”We need greater transparency surrounding career progression.’’
“Twelve months between reviews is too long, things are often lost or forgotten.’’
“Career planning is important.”
“We need to have honest, constructive conversations about strengths and attributes to develop.”
Champions of Change Architecture, Listening and Learning Sessions (2021)
