Given that an organization's management team wants to rehabilitate plateaued employees' what can be done? At least five possibilities exist:
1. Provide alternate means of recognition. If chances for the employee to receive recognition through a future promotion are slim, look for alternative methods of recognition. Some possibilities include working on a task force or other special assignments, participating in brainstorming sessions, representing the organization to others, and training new employees.
2. Develop new ways to snake their current jobs more satisfying. The more employees can be turned on by their current jobs, the lower the likelihood that they will remain ineffective. Some possibilities here include relating employees' performance to total organizational goals and creating competition in the job.
3. Effect revitalization through reassignment. The idea here is to implement systematic job switching to positions at the same level that require many similar. though not exactly the same, skills and experiences as the present job.
4. Utilize reality-based self-development programs. Instead of assigning plateauees to developmental programs designed to help them move into future jobs (which a majority of development programs do), assign them to development programs that can help them perform better in their present jobs.
5. Change managerial attitudes toward plateaued employees. It is not unusual for managers and supervisors to give up on and neglect plateaued employees. The affected employees quickly pick up on such actions, which only compound the problem.. Because plateaued employees often include a significant number of employees who are worth rehabilitating, it would pay for most organizations to address this issue seriously.