Developing Your Direct Reports Instructor-Led Course

As loyal employees stay with an organization for years, their effectiveness starts to stagnate. Without giving existing employees new roles, providing feedback, developing more responsibilities, or training for new skills, organizations are leaving a potential resource untapped. By simply creating a development plan and having a conversation with the employee about her or his direction in the organization, employers can greatly improve morale, productivity, and job-satisfaction. Employee development is also an important part of grooming future leaders in an organization. In fact, 86 percent of business and HR leaders believe they do not have an adequate leadership pipeline. One way to create a pipeline is to prime an existing employee for engagement and development through formal reviews and development. High-quality formal reviews increase employee performance by 25 percent. It is also important to consistently give employees feedback as 43 percent of highly engaged employees receive