John Doe

John Doe's priorities are improved salary/wages as well as a safe environment, job security and good relationships with his supervisors and coworkers. To tackle the salary and job security aspect, I would look into projects that the company needs to complete in his field of work. I would then allow John to create teams for each project. Which would entail selecting suitable candidates for each team as well as setting goals and managing the team members. For the relationship aspect,I would offer one on one time with John to discuss goals and needs for himself. The meetings would be bi-weekly to allow him to critique his goals if need be and obtain a good relationship with me as his supervisor. To work on the co-worker relationships, i would schedule monthly team building exercises that would allow the employees to get to know each other better. Which would then allow him to feel safe in the work environment knowing he is closer to co-workers, instead of feeling like he's around strangers.
To tackle the challenging work as well as the authority and independence aspect, I would create weekly goals or tasks that would increase in difficulty after each goal/tasks is accomplished. As well as allow her the freedom to select teams for company projects, if any. Being in charge of a team would also provide her with managing skills that would be needed in order to move up. For the knowledge and advancement aspect i'd research possible college programs that are provided by the company, if any, and insist she attends classes on order to further her education which will allow her to gain more knowledge. Which would also allow her to reach the requirements for higher positions in a shorter time