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5 Ways Your Manager Dashboard Helps You Stay Involved in Your Team’s Leadership Development

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People managers are tasked with more than ever before. Now, in addition to your day-to-day priorities, both employers and employees expect managers to be actively involved in the development of direct reports. Finding the time to “do it all” can feel impossible. Thankfully with the help of Sounding Board’s award-winning software, keeping track and providing input into your direct reports’ leadership development is easy and, most importantly, faster than ever before. With their Manager Dashboard, managers can get a quick overview of every direct report enrolled in 1:1 coaching, group coaching, and mentoring programs at their organization.

Why It Matters

Effective leadership and team development are crucial for driving organizational success. Your Manager Dashboard is designed with this in mind, offering a comprehensive tool that allows you to easily view and engage with your team’s development efforts. Here’s how your dashboard can help you and your team:

1. Maximizes Your Impact as a Manager

Your Manager Dashboard can be a strategic asset empowering you to make quick, informed decisions, foster a supportive developmental culture, and ultimately drive your team towards greater success. By leveraging this feature, you can:

  • Have Regular Developmental Conversations: Keep the dialogue open and ongoing with real-time data to support your conversations.
  • Identify Opportunities: Spot potential for greater responsibility or leadership within your team.
  • Boost Morale and Engagement: Ensure your team feels supported and motivated.

2. Enhances Visibility & Engagement

Get a quick snapshot of the capabilities and business outcomes your team members are focusing on in their leadership development programs. With detailed insights into session progress and levels of engagement, you can:

  • Stay Informed: Quickly see where each of your team members are in their leadership development journey.
  • Proactively Support: Leverage 1:1 time to inquire about each leader’s development experience and support application of development in their day-to-day work.
  • Advocate: Advocate for future development by securing additional support or resources for those who need it.
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3. Provides Leadership Capability Insights

Understanding the specific leadership capabilities your team is developing is vital. Your dashboard offers detailed data on:

  • Capability Development: See what leadership capabilities your team members are honing through their coaching and mentoring engagements.
  • Evaluate Impact: See what business outcomes your team is working towards and evaluate how these developments align with and positively influence your team’s goals and the organization’s objectives.
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4. Creates a Collaborative Development

Fostering a collaborative environment is essential for continuous development. Your direct reports’ Leadership Roadmap feature allows you to:

  • Work on Shared Goals: Collaborate with your team on key areas of focus for their leadership development that they have shared with you in their Leadership Roadmap.
  • Drive Development: Suggest goals or use comments within existing shared goals to provide insights about your observations to guide your team’s growth and enhance their developmental experiences.
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5. Streamlines Feedback Collection

Regular feedback is a cornerstone of effective development. Your dashboard makes it easier than ever to:

  • Complete Surveys: Provide timely and relevant feedback through easy-to-find surveys that are visible to your team members and their coaches/mentors.
  • Support Insights: Your feedback will help your team understand how they are progressing or where there are gaps they need to close to have a greater organizational impact.

 

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At Sounding Board, our goal is to equip you with the tools you need to succeed as a leader. Your Manager Dashboard is designed to help you achieve this by providing a clear, comprehensive view of your team’s development efforts and progress within seconds of logging in.

Look for these upcoming enhancements to Your Manager Dashboard by logging in to your Sounding Board account and take the next step in elevating your team’s leadership journey!

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