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Encourage & Recognize
By RISE Business Framework · Created by Gary Harper and Brandon McCurdy · Reviewed
Encouraging and recognizing employees means investing time and money in the people who drive results. RISE teaches this with a $100 talent budget spread across the 9-Box. The Star gets the most at $22, the Bad Hire gets $1, and the Idle Genius and Work Horse each get $11.
How RISE does it
- Titled Talent Management & Development Budgeting, based on a $100 investment.
- Uses the same 9-Box axes: Potential and Performance.
- The nine boxes add up to exactly $100.
- Heaviest investment goes to the Star; lightest to the Bad Hire.
- Compare the model to what you actually spend today.
Encourage & Recognize is one of four tools in Talent Development, part of the Resources quadrant of the RISE Business Framework.
The RISE tool
Talent Management & Development Budgeting (based on $100)
| Potential / Performance | One | Two | Three |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three | $11 | $15 | $22 |
| Two | $5 | $15 | $15 |
| One | $1 | $5 | $11 |
Idle Genius and Work Horse receive equal investment ($11 each).
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“Walk me through Encourage & Recognize in the RISE Business Framework and help me apply it to my business.”
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“We have a structured, ongoing program for developing team members after they are hired.”
Frequently asked questions
How much should a small business spend on employee development?
RISE frames it as how you split each $100, not a set total. The Star gets $22, High Potential and High Performer get $15 each, and the Bad Hire gets $1.
Who should get the most recognition and investment?
Your Stars, with high potential and high performance. RISE gives them the largest share of the $100 talent budget.
The other tools in Talent Development
- Recruit & AttractScore how your opportunity compares on ten factors, then write action items to attract better candidates.
- Hire & OnboardUse the 9-Box to name where a candidate or team member sits on potential and performance.
- Develop & EvaluateApply the prescribed action for each 9-Box, from promote them to conduct a PIP to move on.
Related in another quadrant: Culture
