Professional development is key to employee engagement. But fewer than half of employees get the opportunities they want for professional development at work.

In Part 3 of our series on building better employee engagement, Zenefits VP of People Ops Danny Speros explains how to bake professional development into company culture, starting with managers.

Additional Resources:

• Beyond employee engagement: A guide to enhancing productivity and performance: https://www.zenefits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/beyond-employee-engagement.pdf

On this episode, you’ll hear: 

• [00:38-01:29] Minding the professional development gap
• [01:29-03:01] Normalizing non-linear career paths
• [03:02-04:11] Why managers should meet with employees to talk about their career goals
• [04:12-04:42] How professional development contributes to employee engagement
• [04:42-05:10] Why professional development is a two-way street