SOAR TO SUCCESS / Business Acceleration Strategies companies, however, can identify promising individuals and craft experiences for them throughout their career. Here are a few great ways to develop an emerging leader: • Give them supervisory responsibility. • Involve them in industry specific groups to keep them growing in their field. • Pair themwith a mentor, either within the company or out. • Explore individual or group coaching to focus on leadership development. • Enroll them in a cross-industry facilitated peer group. • Provide challengingwork assignments that are just beyond their current skill level, and coach them through. Anext step is topass asmuchof the planning anddecisionmaking as is practical down to the individual you have identified. Start small but involve them in higher-level strategic planning as you are able. As you do, identify areas that need improvement to round out that person’s skill set. Where are they strong? Which competencies still need development? Investing in a leadership assessment tool can result in additional insight and target specific areas to develop. A 360 Leadership Assessment involves subordinates, peers and supervisors and can provide a detailed and well-rounded assessment of the individual’s competencies. Thekey is to identifythe individual or individuals, thenfocusonprovidingacombinationofexperiences and coaching to develop their leadership capabilities.
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