Offsite 6 · career and talent shift leadership
Developing junior talent amid shrinking entry-level roles, and managing portfolio careers with clear boundaries rather than blanket bans.
For talent, hr and business leaders navigating role and career-path disruption. Delivered as a private cohort offsite in London, Singapore, New York and Dubai.
Day 1
07:30 – 08:30
Breakfast
08:30 – 10:00
The Changing Entry-Level Landscape
Briefing on the shrinking pool of traditional entry-level roles and what it means for talent pipelines
10:00 – 10:15
Break
10:15 – 12:15
The Rise of Portfolio Careers
Discussion of employees increasingly combining full-time work with side-projects or entrepreneurship
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 15:00
Talent Pipeline Diagnostic
Participants assess their own team's current approach to developing junior and early-career talent
15:00 – 15:15
Break
15:15 – 16:15
Reflection & Peer Debrief
Journaling; key-takeaway share-out
Day 2
07:30 – 08:30
Breakfast
08:30 – 10:00
Redesign-a-Pathway Workshop
Small groups redesign an early-career development pathway for a role affected by structural change
10:00 – 10:15
Break
10:15 – 12:15
Boundary-Setting Role-Play
Practising conversations that set clear, fair boundaries around side-projects and portfolio work without blanket bans
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 15:00
Case Clinic
Participants bring a real talent-structure challenge from their own team for peer problem-solving
15:00 – 15:15
Break
15:15 – 16:15
Reflection & Peer Debrief
Journaling; key-takeaway share-out
Day 3
07:30 – 08:30
Breakfast
08:30 – 10:00
Building a Team Talent-Development Redesign
Workshop translating the redesigned pathway into a concrete plan for participants' own teams
10:00 – 10:15
Break
10:15 – 12:15
Manager Enablement Planning
Identifying what participants' own people managers will need to execute the redesign
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 15:00
Commitment & Peer Accountability
Participants finalise one structural talent practice to pilot
15:00 – 15:15
Break
15:15 – 16:15
Capstone & Closing
Practices finalised; pilot start dates and success indicators confirmed
A Structural Talent Practice Commitment: one redesigned early-career development or portfolio-career boundary practice, ready to pilot on the participant's own team.
Every offsite closes with the same unstructured, no-formal-instruction Days 4–5 template. The specific activities and location can vary per offsite to keep each event distinct, but the structure and intent stay constant: let the training content settle, and deepen cohort trust through shared experience.
Day 4
08:00 – 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 – 13:00
Facilitated Outdoor Team Challenge
Problem-solving trail, low-ropes course or adventure activity — no formal instruction, pure team dynamics
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch (outdoors / casual)
14:00 – 17:30
Excursion / Free Exploration Block
Local excursion, cultural site visit or leisure activity chosen by the cohort
19:00 – 22:00
Themed Group Dinner
Informal bonding; no structured agenda
Day 5
08:00 – 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 – 12:30
Excursion / Adventure Activity
Hike, boat trip, sport tournament or culinary experience selected in advance by the group
12:30 – 13:30
Farewell Lunch
13:30 – 14:30
Informal Closing Circle
Optional and unstructured — participants share highlights; no facilitated content
14:30
Departure
Reaction
Post-offsite satisfaction and relevance ratings for that program
Learning
Pre/post diagnostic shift on that offsite's specific capability area
Behaviour
30- and 60-day check-ins tracking whether that offsite's deliverable was actually implemented
Results
Progress against that offsite's own deliverable; where multiple offsites run, optional progress against the integrated Leadership Operating Model
Navigating Structural Career & Talent Shifts runs as a private enterprise offsite from our delivery hubs, with excursion days arranged locally in each region.
London
career and talent shift leadership for regional and global cohorts based in London.
Singapore
career and talent shift leadership for regional and global cohorts based in Singapore.
New York
career and talent shift leadership for regional and global cohorts based in New York.
Dubai
career and talent shift leadership for regional and global cohorts based in Dubai.
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