{"id":17025,"date":"2026-01-02T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=17025"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:04:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:04:29","slug":"developing-employee-performance","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/talent-management\/performance-management\/managing-performance\/developing-employee-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing employee performance: Discovering performance gaps and providing development opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"\">By <strong><strong>Colin Lamb, <\/strong><\/strong>Connect Three Chief Explorer <strong><strong>| Susan Earle <\/strong><\/strong>| <strong><strong>Susan McRoberts<\/strong><\/strong>, Connect Three Consultant | <strong>Bar Huberman<\/strong>, Brightmine Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Identifying and bridging gaps in performance should be an important part of your performance strategy. This will help to ensure that your people can perform at their best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sign up today to get:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Knowledge, skills and behaviour gaps\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Strengths v weaknesses approach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Roles in discovering and bridging gaps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Tools to discover development areas\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Personal SWOT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Training needs analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">360-degree feedback<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Wait or create<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Aspirations and motivations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Supporting line managers with employee development\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Different line manager approaches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">HR interventions to support line managers in developing their team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The role of the individual in their own development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Performance management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to see more?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">For full access to <strong>Developing employee performance: Discovering performance gaps and providing development opportunities<\/strong>, sign up for an HR and Compliance Centre subscription today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/uk\/quote\/?intcmp=hrcc-migrated-resource|quote|request-a-quote\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Request a quote<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-gray);border-left-width:2px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-2 is-position-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-bleach-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a36fa716 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navigate HR complexity with confidence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">With Brightmine, you can build powerful people strategies, implement best practices and set your organisation up for a brighter future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Learn how our tools, resources and automation can empower you and your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/uk\/solutions\/?intcmp=cta|blog|solutions|learn-more\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad1af2a0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Read more articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-ea1fff98 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-16999 resources type-resources status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-whitepapers topic-benchmarking topic-total-rewards topic-workforce-planning\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.274), 16px);line-height:1.3;text-decoration:underline; 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Susan led the people development activity in a dynamic and fast-growing Ayrshire business to achieve national status in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For (2015-2017) before joining\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.connectthree.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Connect Three<\/a>\u00a0as a consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67b64d8a5ecea5341ec809abfc982efe\">Susan is skilled at engaging employees in line with the vision, values and culture of an organisation. 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Working with a range of clients, Susan loves to curate the best of more than 20 years&#8217; experience with the latest thinking, external best practice and creativity to develop engaging and practical solutions that make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b1605224e28cf52d426773d609561a89\">Susan&#8217;s specialisms are culture, performance, talent, leadership development, coaching and organisational change. She works with businesses with big ambitions to help them create workplaces where every employee is engaged by what they do and inspired by who they work for. She passionately believes that authentic management based on strong relationships and good intent deliver positive and productive partnerships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fcdab8bb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">About the author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/12085308\/Brightmine_Favicon_128px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:100px;height:100px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Bar Huberman<\/strong><br>Content manager, HR strategy and practice, Brightmine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Bar is a former solicitor with more than 18 years&#8217; experience focused on serving the needs of businesses and HR professionals. 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