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Even if it is well into the year, it‘s not too late for leaders to have discussions about their direct reports’ development plans.  Even if they have been doing quarterly updates, leaders should be checking in with their direct reports to see how close they are to achieving their development plans.

Everyone wants to feel successful relative to their personal development and growth.  If it looks like a direct report may come up short on their development goals, leaders should see if there are some short term wins that could be achieved before the end of the year, even if the ultimate goal will not be accomplished.  Leaders may also want to consider allowing some extra time or resources to allow the direct report to achieve success.

Imagine how a direct report will go to the wall for a leader when they’ve made an extra effort in helping them achieve a personal goal.

Leaders empower the success of their direct reports by removing obstacles or deploying resources relative to their development goals.

This entry was posted on May 11, 2017 at 7:20 pm and is filed under Communication, Leadership, Performance Acceleration. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. You can comment below, or link to this permanent URL from your own site.