Staff development in the workplace is essential. As leaders, we are responsible for helping team members grow, flourish, and succeed. Leaders often fall into two categories: developers and subtractors. Developers invest in their people. They act deliberately, prioritize team growth, and maintain a people-first focus. They understand that successful mission execution depends on the people committed to the work. In practice, development requires intentional investment. Allocati

Serving on search committees and special project assignments often means taking on responsibilities outside of your normal daily operations. Who is responsible for managing your “other duties as assigned”? In a previous role, after being placed on multiple committees, I asked my direct supervisor what a reasonable number of committee assignments looked like. They shared that two to three committees were typical and explained that, as a mid-level manager, I was expected to off