Factors that Influence
- Nature of job or role
- Career stage of employee
Opportunity to Learn and Grow
Opportunity to Learn and Grow
Background Information
This area examines how employees feel about their growth and development over the previous year. The wording is intentionally broad to encompass both formal training and development as well as ‘on the job’ growth.
Results can be viewed and compared alongside Company offers me the necessary training to do my job well to compare perceptions of formal vs informal development opportunities in a team or organization.
Why is this Important?
Employees who feel they have grown and learned new skills in their current position are much more likely to be motivated and engaged. It is also linked to lower employee turnover.
Widespread employee growth and learning result in a more capable workforce for organizations. This also helps create new efficiencies, innovations and strategies.
Recommended Action Items
Consider implementing the following action items as part of your personalized strategy to improve the level of employee engagement within your team.
Ensure Access to Appropriate Resources
With access to the appropriate resources, proactive employees can work out countless issues and generate ideas on their own. In addition, they can provide training and mentoring to co-workers. Be sure that employees have access to information, tools and other resources that can be used for learning and skills development.
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Conduct Self-assessments & Apply what’s Learned
Self-assessments help employees recognize where they should focus their learning. In addition, they can identify employee strengths and help create a match of skills to roles in the organization. Employees can be matched to organizational needs to teach and develop in-demand skills.
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Promote More Employee Interactions
Develop training programs that can optimally increase the organization’s capacities as well as for areas needed for growth and efficiency. Employees often have a good idea of what their skill deficits are. Encouraging their input in a development plan will help align employee goals with the organization’s and lead to enhanced participation.
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Encourage Mentorship
Quality mentoring greatly enhances employees’ chances for success. It is important not only because of the knowledge and skills employees can learn from mentors but also because mentoring provides professional and personal support. Mentoring can be formalized relationships or as simple as experienced employees fostering the development of new hires.
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