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