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1. The Importance Of
Employee Development
By: Urvashi
Singh

2. Definition
Employee development refers to the steps taken
within a company to encourage each employee's
professional and personal growth.
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3. Approaches To Employee
Development
• Career Planning
• Performance Management
• 360 Degree Feedback
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Company Training Needs Analysis
• Individual Employee Development
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4. Attributes Of Employee
Development Plans
Preparation and Assessment of Skills
• What skills do you need to accomplish your job?
• How do you feel you rate on each skill?
• What parts of the job do you like the best or least?
• What are your goals for the next year or month?
• How can the manager help you achieve those
goals?
• What activities, classes or projects can you tackle
to improve your job skills?
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5. Attributes Of Employee
Development Plans
Development Opportunities
• Take on work related projects
• Conduct training sessions for junior staff
• Lead teams
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6. Attributes Of Employee
Development Plans
Monitoring Progress
• Create milestones, checklists between
employee and manager
• Set goals
• Agree on Timelines
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7. Attributes Of Employee
Development Plans
Feedback
• Frequent casual feedback from managers is
essential to job growth and motivation
• Growth cannot happen in vacuum
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8. Managers Role In Employee
Development
• Helping employees identify their development needs
• Providing positive reinforcement and re-directive
feedback
• Setting goals and building a Development Action
Plan
• Allocate manager and employee time for coaching
and development activities
• Communicating organization related information
and helping them see how they fit in the picture
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9. Employee Development Plans
Performance-Based Employee Development
Plan
• uses the annual performance appraisal to
review previous accomplishments, capabilities
and establish goals
• Goals can be solely work-related such as
increasing productivity or could be designed to
improve the employee skills or education.
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10. Employee Development Plans
Management By Objectives Employee
Development Plan
• Identify Objectives
• Define steps to achieve objectives
• Measure progress at select intervals
• Note completion of intermediate
achievements
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11. Employee Development Plans
Succession Planning Employee
Development Plan
• Based on upwardly mobile progress
• Effective in helping employees learn by
participation
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12. Employee Development
Training Process
• Clearly establish the company’s vision
• Examine the needs
• Develop a Training Manual
• Chose appropriate delivery methods
• Organize weekly meetings
• Make available online developmental courses
• Employee seminars and certifications
• Always get employee feedback
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13. Benefits Of On Boarding
Programs For New Hires
• Increased productivity
• More engaged new hires
• Better understanding of the organization
• Higher retention rates
• Less errors
• Provides a clear path for young professionals
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14. Quote
“Choose a job you love, and you will never
have to
work a day in your life”
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15. Let us help create a
Employee Development Plan for you today:
Get started by contacting:
Joey Price, MS, PHR | CEO, Jumpstart:HR
http://www.jumpstart-hr.com
jprice@jumpstart-hr.com | 301-910-8660
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