Weekly Hotlist: If You're Not Helping People Develop, You're Not Management Material

 

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January 27, 2014 If You're Not Helping People Develop, You're Not Management Material By Monique Valcour Facilitating employee learning should be a non-negotiable competency.

Gender Putting an End to Conferences Dominated by White Men by Sarah Milstein The normal strategies for finding speakers are not enough. Consumer goods Three Long-Held Concepts Every Marketer Should Rethink by Itamar Simonson Brand, loyalty, and positioning aren't what they used to be. Personal effectiveness Does Your Company Make You a Better Person? by Robert Kegan Successful organizations place personal development front and center. Managing yourself Strengthen Your Strategic Thinking Muscles by Liane Davey Break down this big goal into phases you can practice. Economy Finding a Job When You've Been Out of Work a While by Paul Oyer Do something to fill the gap on your resume. Hiring Struggling at the (Computer) Games of Life by Justin Fox Can games really judge skills and career potential? Managing yourself The Cultural Perils of Clockwatching by Erin Meyer Time plays different roles in different cultures. Employee retention After Your "Daddy Days" End by Nanette Fondas Shared parenting requires the workplace flexibility to take daddy hours, too.

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FEATURED PRODUCT HBR Guide to Coaching Your Employees HBR Press Book When you're swamped with your own work, how can you make time to coach your employees—and do it well? If you don't help them build their skills, they'll keep coming to you for answers instead of finding their own solutions. Got a star on your team who's eager to advance? An underperformer who's dragging the group down? A steady contributor who feels bored and neglected? You'll need to agree on goals for growth, motivate your people to achieve them, support their efforts, and measure their progress. This guide gives you the tools to do that. You'll get better at (1) Matching people's skills with your organization's needs; (2) Creating realistic but inspiring plans for growth; (3) Customizing your approach; (4) Prompting with questions before you dispense advice; (5) Providing the support your employees need to achieve peak performance; (6) Giving them feedback they'll actually apply; (7) Tapping their learning styles to make greater progress; (8) Giving people room to grapple with problems and discover solutions; (9) Engaging your employees and fostering independence. Buy It Now

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