Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: The ROI of Conversations at Work
Leadership, Professional Development
August 17, 2012
Becky Robinson
Founder and CEO of Weaving Influence
Topics
careers, employees, leadchange, Leadership, officeIn this post, Anne Giles Clelland discusses an upcoming book by Lead Change Instigator Julie Winkle Giulioni.
"When I read a list of tips from Beverly Kaye's and Julie Winkle Giulioni's Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want, I wondered about the Return on Investment, the ROI, of following these tips vs. the ROI of just doing the work. Who has time to "Just talk with people"?
As a business owner, I need to be convinced that the time I take to talk to people will produce more revenue - and therefore guarantee my employees their salaries - than if I and they just buckle down and get the job done. Intuitively, I believe the authors' tips have merit, but I need to know the numbers in order to be convinced." Read the full article here.
