As we approach the final months of 2019, it’s helpful to use this year’s successes to create a plan for next year and beyond. But, that can be easier said than done. With an abundance of opinions from leadership and staff and data collected from research, it’s overwhelming trying to prioritize what needs to be done. And when things get overwhelming, it often leads to nothing taking priority. You don’t have to figure out this plan alone! Join Libby Mullen from BizLibrary and JD Conway from BambooHR as they discuss five strategies every company should use.These strategies come from simple concepts that you can easily implement at your organization to put you on the path to success.

2. 2019 2020

3. 5 Ways to Prepare for a Successful 2020
1. Aligning your mission, vision and values to your company culture
2. Building career paths and re-skilling your workforce
3. Goal setting
4. Coaching up/feedback
5. Putting your best foot forward with onboarding

4. Mission
#1 Aligning Your Mission, Vision, and Values to Your Company Culture
Vision Values

5. ● The personality of an organization
● Everything you think, say, and do
● It’s more than free food and games
● Everyone’s responsible
Company Culture

6. Company Culture Needs Guidance
Company Culture

7. Hire people who share your values
Help new employees get to know your culture and fit in (more on that later)
Make sure leaders set a good example of your values
Integrate your values into everyday work activities
Give rewards and recognition for great work that aligns with your mission, vision, and values
Prepare your culture to adapt to future changes
Choose employee perks that support company values
Monitor and measure your progress
Continue to give culture constant attention
Follow These Steps to Improve Your Culture:

8. #2 Building Career Paths and Re-Skilling Your Workforce
The Growing Need for Soft Skills
AI can’t understand emotional intelligence, people skills,
leadership, and so much more.

9. Critical Soft Skills
Where do we start and why?

10. Employees want learning and development and leaders
find it important to attract top talent
Career Paths + Elective Learning = A Great Program Success

11. #3 Goal Setting
- Walt Disney
“If you can dream it,
you can do it.”

12. Goals = End Results
Objectives = Steps Toward Goals
Goals vs. Objectives

13. Improving everyday work effectiveness
Problem-solving
Development for employees
Business innovations
Profitability (or other financial goals for nonprofits)
What Goals Should You Set?

14. SMART Goals
S
M
A
R
T
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Timely

15. Top Missing Skills in Mid-Level
Leaders
1. Coaching
2. Performance Appraisal
3. Developing Others
4. Managing Change
5. Communications
6. Business Acumen
SOURCE: Bersin by Deloitte
#4 Coaching Up/Feedback
21%
Organizations with senior leaders who coach
effectively and frequently
IMPROVE BUSINESS RESULTS BY 21%

16. Coaching Up
How can I help you become a
better manager?
I think you did a great job
when you told me this….
What can I do to make your job
easier as my manager?
I liked what you did during our
review, but it would have been
easier to understand if you did it
like this….
Conversation Examples

17. Meaningful feedback:
Is specific and targeted
Includes both positive reinforcement
and constructive criticism
Regular--you must stick to consistent
check-ins to make sure employees are
on track with their development.
“When managers provide
meaningful feedback to
employees, those employees are
3.5x more likely to be engaged”
“Employees who receive daily
feedback from their managers
are 3x more likely be engaged
than those who give feedback
once a year or less”

18. Set New Hires Up for Success
#5 Putting Your Best Foot Forward with Onboarding

19. Immerse new hires into your organization and its culture
Provide clear expectations about their performance
Provide work training
Provide resources new hires need to succeed
Four Key Parts of Good Onboarding

20. Employees who felt their onboarding was highly effective were
#5 Putting Your Best Foot Forward with Onboarding
32% of new hires receive little onboarding or none at all
30x
more likely to have high job satisfaction

21. Metrics to Track
Employee Happiness Voluntary and
Involuntary Turnover
Which Employees
Are Leaving
New Employee
Satisfaction
Retention with
Individual Managers

22. Culture is an important factor for any successful company. We need to learn
how to align culture to company goals.
Continually supporting your employees throughout the employee journey
makes it easier to plan for the future.
The five parts of the game plan for 2020, to make the new year a success.
Key Learning Takeaways