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said than done. In a perfect world a business would have enough open management positions to accommodate ev- ery deserving person. Reality is often much different. What can you do? “You need to create a growth path for top performing people that keeps them feeling challenged even though they are not advanced into management po- sitions,” says Dye. One solution is to feed the craving of top performers for new skills. “High achievers have an insatiable need for self-development,” says Eanes. “They have an ingrained need to develop themselves, so the more opportunities you can provide them to learn, the more loyal they will be.” Those opportunities can be offered by thinking lateral-

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ly. “Not every top performer expects that advancement means a higher-level position,” says Eanes. “Millennials, especially, often prefer to move laterally because it pro- vides them with more learning opportunities and more challenges.” A high performing individual in sales, for ex- ample, might welcome a move to an adjacent position in human resources with the chance to learn a new set of Because not all top performers have the same motiva- tions, you need to consult with each of them to better un- derstand specific needs. “I suggest designing what I call an Individual Development Plan (IDP) with each person,” says Eanes. “Determine the next logical level of knowledge and expertise and what can you do to help them achieve it.” An IDP might include a planned pathway to advance- ment, or the acquisition of new skills. One individual might take on responsibility for larger projects. A second might share their knowledge by training other people. A third might cross train in areas outside of their core competen- marketable skills. Tailor Your Offer

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