Investing in employees is vital to building a strong team and ensuring company success. Professional development may not always come easy, as it requires time and sometimes funding, but the advantages can have powerful impacts.
Growth opportunities can be a key factor contributing to employees’ job satisfaction. According to Gallup, “career growth opportunities” is the top reason for changing jobs, and companies that invest in development opportunities are 11% more profitable and twice as likely to retain employees.
Helping employees develop their careers jumped up to number four this year from number nine in 2023 on a list of learning and development priorities in LinkedIn’s 2024 Workforce Learning Report.
Positive Professional Development Outcomes
The impact of professional development can be powerful for employees and their employer in many ways, including these 12 benefits from Certified Human Resource Management Professional (CHRMP).
Means to Upskilling
From webinars and in-person networking events to courses and certifications, professional development opportunities can be tailored to meet the needs and expectations of your team. Make these opportunities accessible by communicating with your team about how frequently they can participate, how much time to dedicate, ensuring coverage of their responsibilities while they’re unavailable, and results you’d like to see as a result of their professional development. These standards should be clear and consistent for everyone.
Support professional development opportunities where your team can thrive. This looks different for everyone. Set each employee up to succeed with opportunities that suit their objectives, job, or career goals. Pushing employees into professional development that doesn’t serve them in their jobs or the ways they’d like to improve is setting them up to fail.
About Express
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