stretch assignment

The most dramatic difference was in terms of stretch assignments.

Get a mentor, ask for stretch assignments, or take a class.

In particular, respondents had much less opportunity to experience a stretch assignment or special work despite their strong desire to do so.

They received more training, mentoring and developmental opportunities, particularly stretch assignments.

Challenge is an integral part of a stretch assignment.

"I had to take the stretch assignment in order to realize that," says Repede.

They leap from one "stretch assignment" to another in an accelerated journey to the top.

Be realistic in your expectations and leverage the experience that you already have to build a stretch assignment.

In addition, participants are given stretch assignments and dedicated mentoring by senior executives.

The majority of respondents considered stretch assignments and mentoring/coaching to be the most effective.

Men received less training, less mentoring and fewer stretch assignments.

This relationship is critical to the success of the stretch assignment for both the participant and for the organization.

The Program will work closely with the regional offices and other departments in the same region to provide appropriate stretch assignments.

The developmental activities are not new, e.g., coaching, stretch assignments, review of lessons learned.

Stretch assignments allow employees to "stretch" beyond their current abilities.

Stretch assignments are demanding, usually with a steep learning curve on top of a new culture, issues, systems and jargon.

Record the results of stretching assignments, successes and failures, development needs and how you agreed to help.

Don’t leave the underachievers out when distributing stretch assignments.

Stretch assignments may be in other parts of the home department or in other organizations.

Relatively few respondents had experienced a stretch assignment.

At IBM, employees can test out different areas or their ability to do another job by taking a stretch assignment.

We say this because managers • taking stretch assignments, and can have an important role in identifying and providing developmental opportunities to employees.

Encourage employees to take stretch assignments.

• Demonstrate interest in developmental assignments, including participation on task forces, working groups, special project teams and stretch assignments.

• developing guidelines on stretch assignments (circumstances, guiding principles, nomination process, assessment of candidates, etc.).