careers
Elevating Team Performance with Scenario Training
Scenario training is an easy way to level up your team and help develop future leaders and managers. When you're starting, you can walk through experiences you've gone through in your career and talk about how it played out. The whole "hindsight is 20/20&
Crafting Career Pathways: The Essential Guide to Creating a Career Rubric
As managers, it's our responsibility to guide our team members through their career journeys. An essential tool in this process is the career rubric, a structured framework that clarifies the path to advancement and sets clear expectations. Understanding the Career Rubric A career rubric serves as a roadmap
The Art of Giving High Fives: Transforming Praise into Performance
I grew up in the Midwest farming country in the United States. It's known for being "flyover country" (boring) and for its work ethic. But it has its own ethos; for example, You're expected to work hard; doing a good job is the minimum
A Manager's Guide to Defining and Supporting Career Paths
A career path is a person’s journey through their professional life, encompassing the various roles, experiences, and advancements they encounter along the way. It's a roadmap that guides one's progress and growth in their chosen field. Having a clear career path is more important than
Align careers to people's interests and hobbies
It’s short-sighted to think hobbies don't have a place at work. People’s hobbies are what they're excited about, and you can use that to help your team. We had a hardcore cyclist who talked about cycling, knew all the good bike paths near the
How to use mentoring to grow and stabilize your team
Mentorship is essential to any environment and can be an extremely effective tool for you and your team. Everyone talks about mentorship, but few explain how it benefits managers, their teams, and your delivery.