Archive for November, 2008

Managers use people to accomplish work; leaders use work to grow people.

… a reasonable starting process would be:

1. Ask them what they want to do
2. Ask them how they feel about areas for improvement
3. Provide resources (training, books, mentoring) in areas they have an interest for
4. Encourage “outsight” (input from people outside the organization) in their development
5. Checkpoint regularly about how the process is going and if their goals have changed

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