Local Companies Demonstrate Best Practices In Employee Development

Best Practices of Helios HR Apollo Awards Finalists

The Helios HR Apollo Awards recognize Washington area organizations that place an intentional focus on employee development. Nominations were reviewed by an independent panel of judges and were narrowed down to 27 finalists across four categories. Some of the practices and tools used by Apollo Awards finalists in promoting employee development include: job swapping, robust orientation programs, consistent brown-bag training luncheons, targeted career coaching, leveraging the use of technology through learning management systems, robust knowledge management programs and structured on-the-job training.

We culled through the applications of our finalists and found some very innovative and exciting ideas that we wanted to share to assist you in integrating training and career development opportunities into your own organizational culture. These tips should prove very useful in promoting and supporting employee development:

Tip One: Effective on-boarding is vital to fostering retention, increasing productivity and enhancing the professional development of your team.

One Apollo Awards finalist company believes and puts into practice the philosophy “career development is synonymous with team member engagement.” For this company, career development literally begins during new hire orientation and assimilation. Read more