Employee Development

Presented by Lori Brown

June 19, 2014

Employee Development

“Employee development is a key contributor to a company’s competitive advantage by

helping high-potential managers understand their strengths,

weaknesses, and interests and by showing them how new jobs

and expanded job responsibilities are available to

them to meet their personal growth needs”

(Noe, 2013, p. 367)

• Increased job satisfaction and morale

• Motivated employees (Increases production and profit)

• More ideas, suggestions, and plans for improvement

• More effective time management

• Lower turnover and absenteeism

• Enhanced company image(Dennis, n.d.)

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Reimburses employee cost for college courses and degree programsEmployees can develop on their own

Increases retention rates

Increases readiness for promotion

Improves job performance

(Noe, 2013, p. 379)

Job Rotation

“Gives employees a series of job assignments in various functional areas of the company or movement among jobs in a single area or department” Improved skill

Improved experience

Increased customer service

Increased understanding of company’s goals

(Noe, 2013, p. 389)

Mentoring Program

Pairs an experienced senior employee with a new hire to help develop skills Clear purpose of program

Voluntary participation

Mentor and new hire paired based on need

Feedback

Reward(Noe, 2013, p. 396)

Organizations and

employees must work

together for employee

development

Employee development

= Engaged

employees

Positive Meaning

Leaders can enable meaningfulness in work by:

Reinforcing benefits

Associating work outcomes with core values

Identifying long-term impact

Emphasizing contribution goals

(Pace, 2010, p. 44)

Conclusion

Based on Kim Cameron’s thoughts of Positive Meaning, when leaders provide their employees with development, their employees feel they are more needed and respected, more motivated, their work is more meaningful.

It is clear to see that companies that invest in their employees’ future will see many benefits including increased skill, retention, and profit.

References

• Dennis, M. C. (n.d.). The benefits of employee training and development. Retrieved June 19, 2014, from www.coveringcredit.com: http://www.coveringcredit.com/business_credit_articles/Credit_Management/art204.shtml

• Noe, R. A. (2013). Employee training and development (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

• Pace, A. (2010). Unleashing positivity in the workplace. Training and Development, 64(1), 40-44.

EIDT 6501: Training and Development

Dr. Judith Pochran

Making the Case for Employee Development