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Article #169: Employee Development: Motivate Employee Participation in Professional Development Opportunities and Improve Performance

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When companies think of employee if you can speak more frequently to
development, they often search for groups. What can you do to hone your
training programs, educational seminars, presentation skills to help secure more
coaching or the latest book that might business?" Help employees keep their eye
offer ideas on what employees can do to on the goal, not their ego.
sharpen skills or strengthen expertise. 3. Open dialogue about desire.
However, none of these programs will be Discussions about development should be
effective if the organization lacks one positive and ongoing -- not limited to
critical success factor: individual annual performance reviews. Let the
motivation. An individual has to want to individual lead. Rather than saying,
develop himself before any employee "Here are areas you need to develop," ask
training and development program can be "What would help you build on your
successful. strengths or increase your
Some say they're "too busy." Some say effectiveness?" When a particular
they're "already developed." Some blame approach has been identified, ask for
the boss. Some like burying their heads commitment to follow-through. Create a
in the sand, afraid of what they might culture where ongoing development is
learn about themselves. expected, encouraged and rewarded at all
What can you do to help your employees levels.
achieve best performance? 4. Start at the top.
Here are some tips to help motivate the Executives should model the commitment to
seemingly unmotivated and increase your growth and development that they want to
organization's overall performance. see throughout the organization. After
1. Target the highly motivated and strong all, many problems disguised as employee
performers. development issues actually reflect
All organizations have individuals who leadership deficiencies of the firm or
are highly motivated. They stand out organization.
more easily. They typically like Consider using assessments of some kind
challenges and welcome growth to help employees gain a more objective
opportunities for themselves. Engage perspective about them. Assessments can
them in activities to help them get even be helpful or destructive depending on
better. The improved performance of the how they are used.
highly motivated will help raise the bar In the end, it's all about achieving what
for your entire organization. Those who both the employees and what the
are less motivated will have to step up organization wants. Be clear about
the pace. what's most important to both.
2. Focus on the future. An employee development and training
Rather than concentrate on performance program is not something to be checked
areas that aren't working for an off on a checklist. The strongest
individual, talk about possibilities for organizations make employee development
the future. It's easier to become an integral part of their culture and
energized about new possibilities than strategies for success. They constantly
dwelling on weaknesses. Determine the seek new and innovate ways to engage
positive outcome that will occur if a their people in development opportunities
change/improvement is made. For example, to achieve best results.
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