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UTILIZE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Establish an open-door policy and ensure that you follow through on that commitment. If a team member comes to you for help,•youEnsure shouldeach makemember yourselfofavailable to has talk created either immediately soon thereafter. your team an IndividualorDevelopment Plan (IDP). Always listen to your employees concerns, even in times youIDP disagree. • Talk toand eachtheir member of your team about when their own and how you can help support them. Be sure to actively listen notforthink about whatacross you areallgoing to say • and Look commonalities the IDPs on next your team, and then find resources that can help everyone As a best practice summarize what you heard the employee say before taking your turn to speak. grow at the same time.
INQUIRE ABOUT RESOURCES Proactively look for information that would be useful for your team to learn. Information can be found in the Commons>Learning Hub and is also available online. Ask your team to create a list of relevant books, websites, that they have found helpful in their career. Ask your peers to provide you with relevant learning resources and share it with the team.
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Work with you team members to understand their individual career goals and interests. Have your team members present you with a list of a few mentors they would like to work with Review the information your team members provided and try to connect them to mentors that will help them grow in their career.
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Assign stretch assignments to one or a few members of your team. These stretch assignments would take someone out of their current comfort zone in terms of knowledge, skill, or ability but would not be impossible for them to achieve. Set up check-in meetings to ensure that the individual has support and the resources they need. Ensure that you, or a subject matter expert, is available for questions as needed.
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Discuss career paths with your team and highlight that the vertical path is not the only route to grow one’s career. Sometimes the best way to grow is through lateral moves. Highlight the career paths of successful colleagues in the organization and have them attend a team meeting to discuss their own career paths.
