Title: Risk & Reward: How to Provide Development Opportunities For Your Team - Thoughtful Leader
Headings: Risk & Reward: How to Provide Development Opportunities For Your Team
Risk & Reward: How to Provide Development Opportunities For Your Team
What Is a Development Opportunity?
Development Opportunities Come With Risk
Risk Comes With Reward
How to Provide Development Opportunities, Safely
Selecting Development Opportunities
1. Believe
2. Ensure That the Development Opportunity Aligns to Your Team Member’s Career Direction
3. Make Sure There is Enough Support Available
4. Handle Their Business as Usual Work
5. Communicate With Relevant People About the Development Opportunity
About the Author: Ben Brearley BSc. BCM MBA DipProfCoaching

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An increased ability to handle different situations and become more resilient. Development opportunities are a great way to really boost the skills, experiences and adaptability of your team members. How to Provide Development Opportunities, Safely
Despite the risks involved, I love providing development opportunities to team members. For me, the most satisfying aspect of leadership is helping people develop their skills and careers and watching them grow. Sometimes, your team members might grow in confidence and skill so much that they leave your team to take on other opportunities. For me, that’s part of the role of a leader and is just part of the fun! The key to your people successfully taking on development opportunities is to help them to do it safely. Getting out of your comfort zone is great, but it’s a little safer when you have some guard rails to hold on to. Let’s look at how you can do that for your team. Selecting Development Opportunities
The best development opportunities are aligned with the team member’s interests or aspirations and are a “stretch”.