Sole Director Volume 1 | Page 8

accessory watch: the well-heeled SD EVERYTHING you need to grow your SD skills observations Think you’ve got the SD role down? SD Observations are a great way to check yourself. Ask another manager observe you and provide specific feedback Ask an Associate for their feedback – what can you do better? If you don’t know what your opportunities are, you won’t know what to improve. Or, what you’re really great at and should keep doing! Have a new manager observe to see what the role should look like Save your observations for your review – it can be a track record of your progress Shop the observations The best picks if you’re… New to the role Prepping for a promotion Looking to close your skill gap Use the Manager Observation. It’s 1:1 feedback from a peer or supervisor New to the team Looking to boost morale Looking to close your mgmt. team’s skill gap Use the Associate Feedback Forms. It’s a holistic view on what your team wants and needs to be more successful 8