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“Apprenticeships are a great alternative to a full-time college course.”
“I’m ready to return to work, but where do I start?”
Claire Farrugia, Assistant Editor, gradireland
Gina Oglesbey, Founder & CEO, Back to Work Connect
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Career development: how to empower employees with growth, trust and feedback Unlock employee potential and discover how investing in growth boosts satisfaction, trust and engagement. Explore insights from Ireland’s Best Workplaces 2024.
Cathal Divilly CEO, Great Place To Work
Rachel McLoughlin Marketing Coordinator, Great Place To Work
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t Great Place To Work, we are constantly examining how organisations are creating a Great Place To Work For All™ by focusing on adopting consistently high-trust workplace cultures. One hugely important aspect of a high-trust culture is empowering employees to develop and reach their full potential at work. Employee growth for motivation Most employees need growth to feel stimulated and challenged. If people leaders don’t acknowledge and act on this, their employees can lack motivation, experience burnout and feel generally unsatisfied in their roles. At Great Place To Work, we see this firsthand from our data. Among the 120 organisations that made our annual ‘Ireland’s Best Workplaces’ list in 2024, 84% of employees agreed with the statement ‘I am developing professionally working here.’ Among organisations not certified by Great Place To Work, this statement resonated with just 59% of employees.
Transparency and feedback support During this period of learning and development, leaders must also remain transparent and provide Fostering trust through development regular feedback to help both employees and Offering growth opportunities not only boosts managers understand how well their learning employee satisfaction but also signals a level objectives are being met. At Ireland’s Best of trust in the employee and a commitment to Workplaces this year, 82% of employees agreed that their professional advancement. their line manager gives them regular This trust is necessary for any feedback on their performance, organisation to thrive; it forms the contrasting with just 55% among 82% of employees bedrock of effective collaboration employees at organisations nonagreed that their line and communication among certified. manager gives them employees, as well as significantly It can be daunting for anyone boosting employee engagement. starting on a new path, and this regular feedback on feedback loop helps to allow for their performance, Trust is also mutually beneficial timely interventions, ensuring that within organisations; investing in employees stay on the right track and employee development enhances job satisfaction can tackle any challenges they encounter. Feedback and engagement, leading to higher retention rates. can also serve as a powerful motivational tool; In turn, satisfied and engaged employees are more recognising and appreciating the effort employees likely to be loyal to the organisation, reducing put into their development not only boosts morale turnover costs and maintaining knowledge of the but also reinforces the significance of continuous business. learning within the organisation.
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