Ask three people in your organization to define "employee development," and you will probably receive three different responses. For example:
- A direct report may focus on upward mobility (e.g., "What can I do to get a promotion?").
- Another manager may speak to employees' motivation, productivity, and engagement (e.g., "What can I do to keep my best workers from leaving?").
- A senior-level executive may address issues such as what it takes to retain and grow top talent to help lead the company in the future (e.g., "What do we need to do to ensure we have the people with the best skills in the right place in the future?").
Regardless of your vantage point, employee development can be defined as a process that aims at helping manage employees' growth. Ideally, this process is integrated with an organization's performance management program, but remains distinct from routine performance evaluations.
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