๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ
In โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ : ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ,โ I
shared four themes that consistently appear in engagement surveys.
Weโve already covered the first two, employee โmanager relationships
and recognition and rewards, in recent posts. Now letโs talk about the
third: ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ .
Learning opens the door. Development helps people walk through it.
Together, they shape how people grow and whether they stay.
Itโs one of the clearest ways to show people:
๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ .
But when development is delayed, deprioritized, or dependent on title
or tenure, it sends a different message:
Youโre on your own.
According to ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ง โ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ , ๐๐% ๐จ๐
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐
๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .
๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ . But hereโs the disconnect:
Too many companies say they support development but donโt back it
with action.
It becomes a broken promise.
And ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ค๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ .
If you want people to stay, donโt just say you value growth. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ญ.
And remember:
When managers talk about growth, they build trust.
When development is recognized, people stay engaged.
๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ
These arenโt โextras.โ Theyโre the minimum. And most cost nothing.
๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ
In 1:1s, discuss aspirations, not just current tasks.
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ก ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ
Delegate real responsibility, not just extra work. Support them as they
grow.
๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐
Know whatโs available through your LMS, mentoring program, and
internal or external courses. Recommend them personally.
๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Promote mentoring, buddy systems, instructor -led sessions, special
interest groups, and volunteering as development tools, not just perks.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐
Follow up. Celebrate progress. Tie recognition back to growth.
๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ .
Itโs a ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ . A ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ .
It tells people: ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ โ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐
๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ?
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ฆ
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก :
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