Mentor's message: Why develop your employees? -- The business case for employee development -- Your role -- Customizing development strategies for employees -- Using the performance and potential grid -- Keeping top employees motivated -- Growing competent employees -- Dealing with underperformers -- Discussing career development with your employees -- Tools for developing your employees -- Test yourself -- To learn more -- Sources for developing employees
Summary
Managing employee growth is critical to your organization's success. But to develop your employees effectively, you must have certain skills, such as the ability to seek out opportunities, set goals, and provide feedback. This volume teaches you to: assess developmental needs; understand and take into account differences between your employees; use a performance and potential grid to determine next steps; conduct a career development discussion