Begin to understand their career and personal objectives

• Create a career development process.
• Arrange a meeting to understand your team members’ career aspirations and personal goals.
• Co-create a clear career development plan that integrates their needs, career aspirations, personal preferences etc.

Provide feedback on their strengths and areas of improvement

• Acknowledge and provide feedback when a team member has done a good job (even if it is something they are supposed to do).
• When you see an area of improvement – provide feedback that will leave the team member encouraged to do better next time.
• Your feedback must be specific, issue-focused, and based on observations and real examples.

Devise opportunities for growth

• Agree to stretching business objectives that are aligned to the career development plan.
• Set in place support strategies for team members taking on stretching assignments.
• Provide on-the-job training, mentoring or coaching to support them.

This business tip is sponsored by BPD Associates Limited, a JobsTT partner. If you want support in developing yourself and/or your team on this topic, please visit www.bpdassociates.com.