Assignments: A Key to Resilience
summary
Claims that stretch assignments provide roughly the lion’s share of career development (the 70/20/10 framing), that they deliver visibility, learning and impact, and that women—especially women of color—receive fewer, smaller and lower-return stretch roles. Tools recommended: focus groups, employee engagement surveys, internal audits and disaggregated analysis by gender/race/rank. Concrete fixes: clarify assignment criteria, add assignment dashboards and manager accountability (performance reviews tied to fair allocation). Evidence: research citations and workplace audits; no turnkey product shown, but practical measurement and policy steps tested in lab studies.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction and welcome
- 3:12Reflecting on meaningful work
- 6:03Defining resilience and its importance
- 11:04Meaningful assignments and engagement
- 17:52Stretch assignments and career advancement
- 22:30Bias in stretch assignments
- 31:20Next steps for equitable assignments
- 33:25Defining good assignments
- 38:24Measuring assignment data
- 46:34Accountability in assignments
- 50:51Assignments and organizational resilience
- 54:30Closing reflections and Q&A
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