What are growth paths and how do you create them?

Setting specific, measurable goals to begin with. It provides a path for your people to actually achieve their tasks. You can work with short- and long-term goals. Gaining experience, completing small tasks and projects and taking classes are examples of short-term goals and it takes days, months or one/two years to accomplish them. You need these short-term goals to accomplish your long-term goals.  

Long-term goals, well… it's already in the name. Think about being promoted to a certain position, getting a particular job, getting a certain award or recognition or completing a complicated project. In general, it takes you longer than two years to reach these goals. 

In order to achieve these goals short and straight-to-the-point training content is key. Avoid overwhelming people with too much information. With a well-designed, engaged training plan and the right technology tools, you'll be well on your way to creating effective growth paths for all your employees. 

Yes, we know that just setting goals isn't enough. To really motivate people, you need to make sure a growth path is fun and interactive. Learning becomes like playing a game. You start as a newbie with a matching avatar. In the beginning you may be a little clumsy, but as you progress, you develop more and more skills. Your character grows with you and earns all kinds of medals as you complete your tasks. While you apply your learned skills and knowledge in your daily work, you literally see how you’re doing during the online training.  

This is just an example. Just dare to think out-of-the-box. Incorporating games, interactive tasks and social components into your training process will allow people to apply their skills in real-life scenarios and encourage social learning through peer-to-peer feedback and collaboration. And you know what? People can pursue training when it is most convenient for them by making these growth paths always available.  

Here comes the best part. You don’t have to go through this process alone. With the right technology and tools, tracking and managing growth paths can be a breeze.  

First off, a Growth Platform makes iteration easy. No more waiting around for weeks to make updates - you can tweak your content on the fly and keep things fresh and relevant. And speaking of relevance, a Growth Platform also allows you to analyze engagement and personalize the content per user or group. Once you've identified training activities by growth path, it's time to add out-of-the-box motivational triggers, such as encouraging messages, peer-to-peer feedback, level up badges and praise. That means no more one-size-fits-all training - your employees get exactly what they need to succeed. 

This way of working makes your growth paths incredibly practical and visible. With the ability to use them on phones and other devices, your employees can access training anytime, anywhere. And when it comes to scaling up, this is the way to go. You can easily add new content and users as your company grows. 

By automating processes, you no longer have to waste time on tedious administrative tasks – let technology do the heavy lifting so you can focus on what really matters. 

So, let's get tech-savvy and start creating some killer goal-driven growth paths for your employees! Because impactful organizations with great people will change the world for the better.