In any workplace, an inverse relationship exists between training and development and the disengagement of your people. It's subtle, however it's there and painfully evident.
Investing in our people’s personal development can mitigate disengagement and represents a prime opportunity to enhance individual performance.
Here's why:
“The space between our practiced values (in reality what we do, think, and feel) and our aspirational values (what we want to do, think, and feel) is the value gap or disengagement divide.”
This quote from Brené Brown informs us that many in our workforce don’t value their jobs because they are not being fulfilled, either personally or professionally.
They are disengaged.
John Maxwell Company Facilitator and Coach, Perry Holley, backed this up on a recent edition of the Maxwell Executive Leadership podcast, "The bottom line from our research indicates that, on any given team, about 70% of the people aren't helping to row the boat".
That equates to 7 of every 10 team members being disengaged, either not knowing how to do their job correctly, or not contributing.
How do we explain this?
Simply stated by Holley, “these are people who aren't being actively developed.”
He further shares "as a leader, you can influence the engagement level of people on your team when you invest in developing them each as individuals."
When people are involved with development activities, they act on personal experience and aspirations as part of a plan that focuses on their individual development. They are closing their value gap.
When we are acting on any activity that improves the organization, we are involved in execution. Execution is what gets us to the results we need.
Developing your people helps with everything from improving daily performance and increasing retention, providing them with new skills needed for personal and career growth.
Training and development provides people with a worldview much larger than they could acquire on their own. It excites them about their work and the possibilities it holds for their future.
Here's another good reason to commit to your people. No one individual believes that they're bad at their job. Think about that statement and you can understand the two main reasons why;
1) no one has ever given them constructive feedback on their performance, or
2) no one has bothered to spend time with them to help them personally develop.
Even the smallest investment of time spent learning something new or working with someone experienced has value to a team member.
If the boat carrying your team isn't moving as fast and efficiently as it could be check to see who's not rowing, and then ask them how their personal development plan is going.
The answer they share might surprise you.
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