5 Mistakes To Avoid When Managing Your Teams Grow Players

Managing team members dedicated to growth is easy when you don’t make stupid leadership mistakes.

I’ve encountered each one of these mistakes as I’ve ventured through my leadership journey. Some, I was able to overcome; others were painful.

Avoid leadership pain through the understanding of these five mistakes:

1. Show don’t tell: Don’t be fooled into believing they’re a role player. Their behavior is what proves they’re a grow player, not their words.

2. Don’t be a busy body: If you don’t invest the time to manage your grow players well, then you’ll be forced to make time to handle their loss when they leave.

3. Competency can kill: Not all grow players are competent to take on the high-stakes roles they desire. Understand their competency level and assign them the opportunities that meet their current state. It’s good to push them out of their comfort zone, just don’t tie a bolder to their ankle and toss them into the ocean.

4. Don’t make it official: Avoid giving permanent titles or roles to your grow player until they have proven they can do the job well and repeatedly. Instead, give them trials, tests, or projects where they can prove themselves. “You’ll be doing more work for the same pay however given that you…