While a manager should be focused on helping people develop at work, that role is so often lost in the day-to-day shuffle. Whitney Johnson, author of Build an A Team: Play to Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve, has thoughts on combating that challenge. In this episode, we’ll talk about how to build the right team, smart recruiting, and tactics that help employees navigate the S-curve of learning to accelerate growth and professional development at every stage of their career. First 5 people to either review us on Apple podcasts, share a shout out on LinkedIn or on Facebook or Twitter will win a free copy of Build an A team. Email me at brandon.laws@xeniumhr.com to share your Apple Podcasts review.   How to Support this Show: Subscribe on your favorite podcast app (iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, etc.) Review us on iTunes Take our survey and we'll enter you in a drawing for a free book Follow Xenium HR (@XeniumHR) and Brandon Laws (@BrandonLaws) on Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com Links:  Follow Whitney Johnson on LinkedIn Buy Build an A Team Learn about Whitney Johnson Whitney's Diagnostic Tool     SPECIAL OFFERS:  e-learning courses at Xenium -www.xeniumhr.com/courses - promo code "POD" for 10% off all courses.