3 levers for cracking the code to employee engagement
Study after study confirms that career development is one of the top drivers of employee engagement. It’s been known for some time and yet many organizations have simply not cracked the code.
Organizations that fail to prioritize career development do so at their own peril, especially at this time of "great resignation," when employees are quitting their jobs in record numbers.
The past 18+ months of uncertainty and insecurity have prompted significant soul searching on the part of employees. They’ve stared down not just unfathomed workplace challenges but in some cases life and death issues.
Their relationship with work may have changed. Their expectations of the job may be morphing. What career success looks like may be a moving target. Whatever the new perspectives, career development remains top of mind.
Organizations that succeed will do so because of a deep and abiding understanding that elevating engagement in large part boils down to facilitating the career development employees crave. And the good news is that there are 3 distinct levers to help make that happen:
- Consider how you’re evaluating engagement;
- Prepare leaders to assume a new development role; and
- Enable employees to own their development.
This guide offers strategies and tactics to address all 3 of these key priorities. So, if employee engagement is important to you, download it now!
Julie Winkle Giulioni and Christine DiDonato
About the authors
Julie and Christine are valued thought leader partners of Advantage Performance Group. Their unique, customizable career development solutions are part of our go-to library of world class learning experiences.
Julie Winkle Giulioni is a champion for workplace growth and development and works with executives and leaders worldwide to optimize the potential within their organizations. One of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 speakers, she’s a sought-after speaker and trainer on career and leadership topics. Julie is the author of Promotions Are So Yesterday (published by ATD March 2022) and co-author of the international bestseller, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go, translated into seven languages. Julie is a regular columnist for Training Industry Magazine and SmartBrief and contributes articles on leadership, career development, and workplace trends to numerous publications including The Economist.
Christine DiDonato, founder of Career Revolution Inc., is an innovator in the space of modern career development. She is one of LinkedIn Learning’s top course creators and the author of Get There Faster: The no-nonsense, no-fluff guide to the career you want. Christine continues to focus her passion and research on empowering a new generation of employees to become the next generation of leaders. Through learning programs implemented in clients like PlayStation, Hulu, and Dollar Shave Club, Christine continues to address the career development needs of today’s workforce. She is recognized as a leading expert in her field as seen in her contributions to popular media sources like TIME, Money, Inc., Forbes, and USA Today.
