Find Grow Keep

2.60 What to Do When Someone in Your Team Doesn’t Want Professional Development


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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.

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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.

 

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