Great Manager Newsletter - March 20, 2024
Modern Day Skills Assessment Strategies
On this day in 1854, the Boston Public Library opened as the first large, free municipal library in the country. As someone who loves spending time in a library, this is a day to celebrate.
This week’s newsletter focuses on skills assessments and how to motivate employees.
Let’s get started.
1 Big Thing
What Does a Modern Day Skills Assessment Look Like?
The article discusses modern skills assessment strategies, emphasizing the need for a dynamic and personalized approach. It suggests moving away from traditional methods like multiple-choice tests and instead using simulations, role-playing, and real-world scenarios to assess skills effectively.
The article also highlights the importance of continuous assessment, feedback, and adapting to changing skill requirements. It emphasizes the role of technology in enabling these modern assessment strategies and provides examples of companies successfully implementing such approaches.
Watch This
How to Motivate the Unmotivated
A brief Simon Sinek video on motivation on the team. Spoiler - you cannot motivate people. Which is an important concept to learn.
By the Numbers
26%
Only 26% of employees strongly agree that they receive similar amounts of recognition as other team members with similar performance levels
Words of Wisdom
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
― John Wooden
Discussion Topics
How do you prioritize tasks and responsibilities within your team?
What am I working this week?
To be honest, much less than I would like. I am facilitating a week long class for a client and that will occupy my time.
Let’s get ready for some March Madness college basketball fans.Have an awesome week!