Walk a stretch assignment design
Sequence the decisions that make a stretch assignment developmental and safe enough.
The setup A senior manager wants Leo to grow, so she considers handing him a messy product launch with executive visibility and several unclear dependencies. The opportunity is real. So is the risk of making the assignment too vague or too large. Stretch design Challenge works only when the rails are authored first Developmental assignments are not just hard assignments. They raise complexity in a targeted way and preserve the support structure that keeps the learner in productive difficulty. Three design calls target, boundary, cadence Design decisions made early prevent false heroics later. Do not assign a stretch until you…
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