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Can you help me succeed?

I am not the biggest sports fan in the world, but I live in Georgia which means football, specifically college football, is always a topic of conversation. The competitive nature of football is not limited to gameday. Even during the off-season there is still competition, namely for recruits. Each program has dedicated staff who work tirelessly to recruit the best high school players to their team.

It is common for coaches to meet with the recruits and their family members in their home. These get-to-know-you sessions are intended to build trust and intimacy between the coach and the player in hopes that he will choose to play football for the coach’s program. During the recruiting process, there is also great emphasis placed on the recruit’s visit to the school. Usually, this visit is scheduled when the team will play an important game and is intended to highlight how dedicated the school and its fanbase are to the football team.

As influential as these intimate meetings and campus visits can be to a recruit’s decision, perhaps more important is the team’s history of producing professional NFL players. Most top recruits have dreams of playing professional football and want to play for a coach and program that has proven he can produce NFL talent. Consider the University of Alabama. Over the last two decades, no college team has yielded more first-round NFL draft picks than Alabama. With this in mind, it’s no surprise that they consistently generate top-ranked recruiting classes. The best players want to play for a team that will help them be their best.

In business too

This same mindset is true in business. The most talented employees want to work at an organization that is committed to helping them be their best. According to a recent Harris Poll, 70% of US employees say they are at least somewhat likely to leave their current company to join a company known for investing in employee learning and development.r1] Thus, we can see organizations must work to recruit and retain talent – and part of that formula is a commitment to employee success and development.

So, how can organizations do this? How can they help their workforce develop and be successful?

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