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Want to learn more? Take a deep dive…

Bregman, P. (2013, September 3). Four areas where senior leaders should focus their attention.
Harvard Business Review Blog Network.
McGregor, J. (2011, October 13). How to make a smart lateral career move. Fortune.

Myatt, M. (2012, December 19). The #1 reason leadership development fails. Forbes.
The Wall Street Journal. (n.d.). How to develop future leaders. The Wall Street Journal.

Job assignments
• Volunteer to mentor someone outside your unit. Understand their goals and expectations and make
sure you’re tailoring your approach to meet their needs.
• Offer to lead the creation of a two- to five-year capability development plan for your unit. Focus on the
organization’s strategy and the skills and abilities required to achieve it.
• Manage a team of inexperienced people. Work with each individual to create a 70:20:10 development
plan to build the skills they need. Review and appraise progress regularly.
• Take responsibility for developing an underperformer. Start by giving them a fair and accurate
appraisal of their current strengths and weaknesses and clarify the performance gap.
• Lead the setup of a people development forum across your unit/organization. Showcase best
practices, break down silos, and share talent more effectively.

Take time to reflect…
If you think helping others develop isn’t your job…
…then recognize that it’s potentially part of everyone’s role. Develop the habit of providing
support and guidance. Help people when they’re stuck. Become a spontaneous coach. Do a little
every day.

If you expect that people should learn on their own time…

…then understand that most learning comes from ongoing experience. Helping people see the
learning opportunities in everything they do is helping them to develop.

If you’re focused on the skills that are needed today…
…then ask yourself what will be needed tomorrow. Starting to build these capabilities now will
give you a head start for the future.

“I never teach my pupils,
I only attempt to provide the conditions
in which they can learn.”

Albert Einstein – German-born Nobel Prize-winning physicist

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