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Quick Start: Navigating SkillCycle

The 2-minute guide to getting oriented

Written by Tori Coakley

New here? 👋 This is your 2-minute guide to getting oriented. Start with these three pages - they'll cover most of what you need early on.

🏠 Home Page: Start Here

Your personal dashboard. If you're ever unsure what to do next, check here first. You'll find:

  • What's Next: your running to-do list (surveys, 360 assessment tools)

  • My Guides: quick links to your coach and mentor and scheduling sessions

  • Aida: a snapshot of your focus areas and access to your development sidekick

🧭 Aida: Your AI Development Sidekick

Aida is SkillCycle's AI-powered assistant that will provide you with a tailored development plan and real-time suggestions for how to handle your day-to-day work challenges.

Let Aida do the heavy lifting for you. Aida can:

📝 Translate feedback you've collected into clear goals

🏆 Help you build confidence with tips on how to accomplish those goals

🗨️ Help you prepare for a one-on-one meeting with your manager

👥 Give you potential topics to discuss with your coach, if you're enrolled in a coaching program

➕ And much more...

📄 Development Page: Your Program Hub

If you're in a coaching or mentoring program, this is your go-to page. Here you can:

  • Find a coach (via the Search Wizard, keyword search, or specialty tags)

  • Schedule, join, reschedule, or cancel sessions

  • Complete your 360 self-assessment and manage 360 feedback


Pages Also Worth Knowing About

🎯 Performance page: Set and manage your goals, view org-wide goal cycles and competencies (if shared), and review completed surveys.

🔁 Feedback page: Request or give feedback anytime, from anyone in your organization with SkillCycle access.


Want more detail?

Check out our full Navigating SkillCycle guide for a deeper walkthrough of every feature.

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