Development

By the time most of us have the responsibility for helping someone develop at work, we’ve seen many potential role models in school, at home, at work. Yet most don’t know what to do to help someone develop. It’s popular to … [Read more...] about You Don’t Have to Learn a New Skill Set to Develop Your Employees

You’re a manager. You know that developing your employees is part of your job. Do you know what to do first? You might have been told you’re supposed to be a coach. Knowing that might tell you all you need to know. Or it might … [Read more...] about You’re Supposed to Develop Your Employees. What’s Your First Step?

Knowing that you need to improve your skills in some area and knowing what skills to improve are not the same thing. Let’s say your last presentation didn’t go as well as you wanted. Not that all your presentations are home … [Read more...] about How to Figure out What to Develop

It’s easy to get excited about learning something new. And then the actual work begins. If you're simply adding to your expertise, learning usually is quick and easy. But if this is something new, the learning curve kicks in, … [Read more...] about There’s no shortcut from novice to expert: 6 tips on how to keep going

At work, learning doesn’t occur only in a class or workshop or online. It also occurs on the job – through trial and error, conversations, and observation, among other things. Wherever and however learning occurs, feedback is an … [Read more...] about Feedback that Helps Learning; Feedback that Doesn’t