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5 Step Guide to Personal Development Plans

Your 5 Step Guide to Personal Development Plans

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Learn How to Get the Best from Employees

Employees who feel involved and valued at work are inspired to put forth their best efforts. However, the other side of that coin is employees can easily become complacent in their roles.

Workforce complacency can bog down your organization. Employees who take their jobs for granted or who simply aren’t motivated can prevent the company from reaching its profitability and productivity goals. Further, even a single complacent team member with a toxic attitude can lower team-wide satisfaction levels.

What is a Personal Development Plan?

A well-considered Personal Development Plan (PDP) gives employees the opportunities and direction they to need to improve their proficiencies so they can advance in their careers. PDPs also enable team members to set goals and check off accomplishments, something that is important to a Millennial workforce who thrives on continuous feedback.

A personal development plan example can’t be cookie cutter or improvised. Leadership, especially managers, should customize each PDP to allow for the strengths, weaknesses and specific role of the employee. Yes, initially it’s a time-consuming process, but consider the benefits in the long run.

Start today by downloading our guide on how to create a personal development plan for your employees. With the PDPs in place, you’ll make your team more valuable and informed as well as improving employee satisfaction, morale and retention.