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

Content: Sometimes, this confidence can take years to regain. Risk Comes With Reward
But it’s not all doom and gloom. The reason that development opportunities are so valuable is because of the rewards they bring. Here are some examples of the benefits of development opportunities for your team members: Improved motivation due to increased variety and interest in their work
Learning new skills or taking on roles that will help to progress their career and can be added to their CV
Increased confidence that comes from feeling “out of their depth”, but still succeeding; and
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.