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: 4. Handle Their Business as Usual Work
If you’re providing a development opportunity, you need to understand the workload involved. You can’t expect somebody to do their normal day job in addition to a new project. Something has to give. Arrange for the team member’s normal work to be handled by others, or put on hold for a time. Whatever you do, don’t leave your team member to sort it out for themselves. They may take on too much, head for burnout and fail spectacularly. That’s on you. 5. Communicate With Relevant People About the Development Opportunity
Communication is key when it comes to providing development opportunities and there are several key groups you need to consider.