Episode Details
Back to Episodes
2.60 What to Do When Someone in Your Team Doesn’t Want Professional Development
Description
In this episode, Karen Kirton answers the common leadership challenge: what happens when a team member doesn’t want to grow or develop? While growth and learning are key for retention, not every employee is looking for career progression. Karen explores strategies for both high performers who resist development and underperformers who reject training.
In today’s episode, you will learn:
- How to support high performers who don’t want to develop – Alternative ways to engage them in learning, such as buddy programs, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
- Reframing development – Why training isn’t just about promotions and how to shift the mindset of employees resistant to learning.
- The impact of workplace change – Why staying stagnant isn’t an option in today’s fast-moving business world.
- When a manager refuses leadership training – Why a lack of engagement in development is a red flag and what to do if a leader won’t improve.
- Managing underperformers who won’t develop – How to incorporate development into performance improvement plans and set clear expectations.
Make sure to subscribe to stay updated with new releases every second Monday!
Do you have an employee who resists development? We’d love your feedback on this series; just head on over to Amplify HR or connect with Karen on LinkedIn.
Download our free guide, “Getting Stuff Done Through Your People,” giving you the tools to build a culture where people take ownership, goals get achieved, and results follow.
https://www.amplifyhr.com.au/downloadable/getting-stuff-done-through-your-people/