5 Strategies For Developing Highly Successful Employees

5 Strategies for Developing Highly Successful Employees

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Ben Peterson

Co-founder and CEO

BambooHR

Jason Corsello

VP of Corporate Development & Strategy

Cornerstone OnDemand



Communication brings

employee success



How can we make sure

performance reviews are

motivational and worthwhile?



Performance reviews

of the past

• Tracking progress and completion were a nightmare

• Information was unreliable and quickly outdated

• Only looked at individuals

• Only provided feedback from direct supervisor/manager

• Difficult to analyze and report

• Couldn’t access data quickly



How can we increase performance

and prep tomorrow’s leadership?

Improve performance reviews

Mentor

Coach day to day

Create a feedback culture

Plan for succession

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Improve the performance

review process



Performance happens

daily, reviews should too!

Reviews should be:

• Conversational

• Purposeful



What managers can do



What employees can do



What organizations can do



Mentoring56 percent of new hires want a mentor or buddy.



Mentoring increases

productivity and retention95 percent of mentoring participants say the

experience motivates them to do their very best.



Mentoring needs a

welcoming environment



Mentors and mentees should

be willing participants

“We are all standing on the shoulders of those who believed in us

long before we believed in ourselves. They were mentors long

before the term gained the recognition that it has today.”

—Charlie Nelms, Huffington Post



Coaching day to day



Coaching: What to do

• Recognize achievements frequently

• Commit to development

• Be likeable



Coaching: What NOT to do

• Don’t fixate on fixing stuff

• Don’t just tell

• Don’t make it one-way



Coaching Results



Creating a

feedback culture



Companies are

lacking feedback.65 percent of people feel like they don’t

get enough feedback.



Creating a

feedback culture

Encourage everyone

Establish ground rules

Create balance

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2.

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Plan for succession



What should you consider when

building your process?



How can you develop

successful employees today?

• Identify and retain future leaders

• Create impactful development opportunities

• Develop a ready talent pipeline

• Increase employee engagement and retention



Common Succession

Planning Mistakes

and Pitfalls



What can you do today?

Improve performance reviews

Mentor

Coach day to day

Create a feedback culture

Plan for succession

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.



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