Greatest Impacts on the Employer-Employee Value Proposition

More than 80% of organizations haven’t defined a formal Employer Value Proposition (EVP), according to Brandon Hall Group research.  But just because you haven’t defined it, doesn’t mean you are not experiencing the impact of your EVP.

employer value propositionEveryone has an EVP – whether you have defined it or not. EVP is a unique set of offerings, associations and values that influence job candidates and current employees.  A company needs a unique employer offer. The EVP gives current and future employees a reason to work for an employer and reflects the company’s competitive advantage.  That’s why we at Brandon Hall Group like to refer to EVP as the Employer-Employee Value Proposition. A better abbreviation might be E²VP.

Brandon Hall Group’s 2015 research, completed in September, examined how organizations look at EVP and the impact it has. Let’s look at what high-performing organizations — those shown through survey results to see overall improvement in employee engagement, customer satisfaction, organizational performance/productivity, and voluntary turnover — think about the impact of their EVP. This will help all organizations strengthen their EVP strategies:

  1. Developing managers. Brandon Hall Group research shows 57% of high-performing organizations consider developing managers – especially their ability to coach, mentor and lead – to have the greatest impact on an EVP and an organization’s ability to attract and retain talent. But ensuring your company develops your managers and leaders at every level is still difficult:
  • 36% of respondents to our 2015 Leadership Development research reported poor leadership development initiatives.
  • Half of these organizations said their leaders are not skilled to effectively lead their organizations today
  • A startling 71% said their leaders are not ready to lead into the future.
  1. Retaining high-performers and high-potentials. A visible, focused effort on developing and retaining high-performing and high-potential employees is also viewed by 57% of high-performing organizations as having a major impact on EVP. Rewards and recognition systems, such as Achievers and Globforce, exposure to new initiatives and knowledge leaders, creating stretch assignments, and showing that these employees can “make a difference,” are just some of the ways organizations can motivate these critical employees to be fully engaged in their work.
  1. Enhancing learning and development opportunities. 49% of organizations said this was critical to ensuring a strong EVP.  Potential employees that possess the skills and the desire to grow their careers find this to be highly attractive when choosing employers.
  1. Outstanding communication. Top-performing employees want to understand a company’s mission, values, successes, and losses as much as any executive does. Senior leaders should take every opportunity possible to reinforce and model their company’s EVP, and 37% of organizations in our research said this was critical.

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Chief Executive Officer of Brandon Hall Group Mike Cooke Prior to joining Brandon Hall Group, Mike Cooke was the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of AC Growth. Mike held leadership and executive positions for the majority of his career, at which he was responsible for steering sales and marketing teams to drive results and profitability. His background includes more than 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, management, and operations in the research, consulting, software and technology industries. Mike has extensive experience in sales, marketing and management having worked for several early high-growth emerging businesses and has implemented technology systems to support various critical sales, finance, marketing and client service functions. He is especially skilled in organizing the sales and service strategy to fully support a company’s growth strategy. The concept of growth was an absolute to Mike and a motivator in starting AC Growth, in order to help organizations achieve research driven results. Most recently, Mike was the VP and General Manager of Field Operations at Bersin & Associates, a global analyst and consulting services firm focused on all areas of enterprise learning, talent management and talent acquisition. Tasked with leading the company’s global expansion, Mike led all sales operations worldwide. During Mike’s tenure, the company has grown into a multi-national firm, conducting business in over 45 countries with over 4,500 multi-national organizations. Mike started his career at MicroVideo Learning Systems in 1992, eventually holding a senior management position and leading all corporate sales before founding Dynamic Minds. Mike was CEO and Co-Founder of Dynamic Minds, a custom developer of software programs, working with clients like Goldman Sachs, Prentice Hall, McGraw Hill and Merrill Lynch. Also, Mike worked for Oddcast, a leading provider of customer experience and marketing solutions, where he held a senior management position leading the company into new markets across various industries. Mike also serves on the Advisory Board for Carbon Solutions America, an independent sustainability consulting and carbon management firm that specializes in the design and implementation of greenhouse reduction and sustainability plans as well as managing the generation of carbon and renewal energy and energy efficiency credits. Mike attended University of Phoenix, studying Business Administration and Finance. He has also completed executive training at the Chicago Graduate School of Business in Chicago, IL.

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