Rising Star Month
Do you know someone incredibly talented? Many local organizations have Rising Star competitions to recognize talent in their area!
Celebrate emerging talent and high-potential employees in January to drive recruitment, employer branding, and professional development initiatives.
- Feature your company's rising stars in employee spotlights to boost retention and culture
- Launch a 'Rising Star' recognition program or awards competition to engage your talent community
- Create mentorship content around the six attributes of rising stars (capacity, contribution, attitude, connection, commitment)
- Partner with local organizations to sponsor Rising Star competitions and build community goodwill
What exactly is a Rising Star? A rising star is an individual with great promise, someone who outshines their peers in many ways. There are six attributes that a Rising has and they are some of the most important attributes a human being can have. These six attributes are as follows:
We may be wondering if it is even realistic to have only top talent in our organization. It probably is not realistic, given that the fact that rising stars are the best because they are unique. They do stand out above the crowd. That said, it is not unrealistic to work on progressively increasing the percentage of rising stars at every level throughout our organization.
Rising stars are not limited to leadership and, in fact, many rising stars may not become leaders. The term “rising stars” is not synonymous with “leaders.” It is actually synonymous with “high performance.” Whether you employ a front-line cashier, food server, performer or a custodian, you want the best employees you can have.
When you increase the quality of the performance at the individual level, you increase the culture and environment of high performance in the entire organization. A high performance culture simply outperforms. Period.