Investors in People

4. Implementing Plans

4.1 Ensure planned activities are implemented:

• Ensure learning and development needs have been addressed.
• Induct new employees to the company, their team and their role.
• Make sure the learning and development needs of people whose roles have changed or have been expanded are addressed.

4.2 Carry out regular performance reviews for all employees. Reviews should include:

• Whether employees have achieved their objectives.
• Whether managers are demonstrating the expected behaviours, and using the skills and knowledge to lead and manage the development of their own people.
• What the effect of training and development activities has been on their performance.

4.3 Ensure people feel valued.

• Give constructive feedback on performance.
• Give recognition for individual achievement.
• Involve people in decision-making to enable them to take ownership and responsibility for decisions that impact their performance.

4.4 Involve employees in planning their future training and development activities.

Base these on improving their ability to contribute to achieving your business objectives.

• What are their training and development needs?
• What training and development activities are required?
• What should the outcomes of these training and development activities be?