05. TOOLS FOR NURTURING TALENT WHAT’S AHEAD Three Powerful Conversations Managers Must Have To Develop Their People As a veteran of Google and Twitter, the former co-founder and former COO of Candor, and current VP of People at Qualtrics, Russ Laraway is a sought-atfer talent advisor. His sureifre approach to growing and retaining people centers around helping employees articulate long-term vision for their careers. In this article, he breaks down the most critical conversations leaders must have with their employees — deep talks aimed at understanding both the employee’s past and future direction — in performance reviews. 109