It's time to show your employees some love! We've got eight tips to guide you through the development and execution process for creating an effective employee development career program. Chronus is the leading provider of mentoring and talent development software. Leveraging the power of learning through others, Chronus creates experiences that drive employee career and leadership development, new hire onboarding, student mentoring, and more. Chronus' mentoring, coaching, and onboarding solutions are used by organizations worldwide.

1. CHRONUS CORPORATION PRESENTATION
OUR 8 TIPS REVEALED:
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BEST PRACTICES

2. WHY DOES MY ORGANIZATION NEED AN EMPLOYEE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM?
HIGH TURNOVER
SUCCESSFUL
EMPLOYEE
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
HIGHER EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY RATE
SHARED “PULL” STRATEGY LEARNING
SKILL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
HIGHER EMPLOYEE RETENTION

3. 1. DEFINE YOUR OBJECTIVES AND SECURE LEADERSHIP SUPPORT
Start your employee career
development program off
right by making it SMART –
Specific, Measurable, Attainable,
Relevant, and Time bound.
Identify organizational goals and
a strong senior leader to provide
direction and support for
participants. Use available tools
such as surveys to measure
program success
and effectiveness.

4. 2. FIND A STRONG PROGRAM DIRECTOR OR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Pick a strong program director or
executive leader as your program
ambassador. They will not only
mentor, coach, and train, but will
also help spread the word about
your program. Find someone
who is a good “fit” for your
organization; someone with great
communication, organizational
skills, and passion for what they
do.

5. 3. BUILD FLEXIBILITY INTO A PROGRAM
Not every participant has the
same needs or methods of
learning. Make sure you cater to
everyone by keeping your
program aligned with a formal
structure, but flexible enough to
work with each participant. Areas
to consider in your program may
include the format (one-on-one,
group), selection of available
tools, and duration.

6. 4. PUT ON YOUR MARKETING HAT
Get creative with the ways you
market your program. A lack of
effective promotion might offset
all your hard work. Dig deep
and use a mixture of methods to
generate enthusiasm and word
of mouth for current and
potential participants. Some
methods may include lunch and
learns, company presentations,
internal emails, and more.

7. 5. PREPARE PARTICIPANTS FOR SUCCESS
Keep all participants informed
during and after the program.
This includes employees, as well
as mentors and coaches.
Educate everyone on the goals
of both the program and
organization, best practices, and
training processes. Make sure
people understand the resources
that are available to attain the
best results.

8. 6. EMBRACE THE ROLE OF MATCHMAKER
A great match between
mentor/coach and employee can
do wonders in ensuring the
effectiveness of the program.
Software is able to generate
intelligent matching according to
similar work and skill
backgrounds, gender, company
and/or university experiences.
Participants also have the option
of choosing their own coaches
and mentors.

9. 7. USE SOFTWARE TO MANAGE, MEASURE, AND TUNE
Companies can measure,
streamline administrative
duties, provide engagement
insight to mentor/coach and
employee pairings, generate
ROI metrics, and much more
with software. Our Chronus
software suite can help with
the above, as well as use the
available tools (surveys, etc.)
to receive program feedback
from participants.

10. 8. BROADCAST SUCCESS
Once you get into the flow of
things and all operations are
running smoothly, don’t forget to
share your program’s success.
Let others know the benefits of
mentoring, coaching, and
training on a periodic basis. It’ll
remind current participants of
the program’s value, as well as
encourage potential participants
to join as well.

11. STILL NOT SURE? HERE’S A GLANCE AT THE FACTS

12. ABOUT CHRONUS CORPORATION
Chronus empowers mentoring,
coaching, and continuous learning initiatives
by combining cloud-based software and
program best practices to provide a
complete talent development solution.
Chronus’ talent development solutions,
including Chronus Mentor, Chronus Coach,
and Chronus Learn, are used by more than
500,000 professionals worldwide at leading
institutions including Comcast, Staples, PNC
Bank, The Federal Reserve, MIT, and the
American Diabetes Association.

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