Train Your Workers, Develop Your Leaders

Some managers view training and development as the same thing, whereas they are actually distinctly different. Managers sometimes send their employees to training courses expecting them to return with a new set of behaviors that will make them more effective as leaders—and are then disappointed by the results.
Leadership training helps people learn new skills and [...]

The Supervisor’s Role in Training

Supervisors play a crucial and integral role in ensuring that employee training is effective. They can help to do this by working with Human Resources and/or the Training Department to:

Conduct a training needs assessment (what skills, knowledge, or behaviors need to be targeted for training)

Conduct a training resources analysis (does your company have the [...]

Problems with Providing Candid Feedback To Employees

Some managers are naturally gifted in providing timely and accurate performance feedback to their employees – however most are not! Most managers need training to develop feedback skills. In fact, according to a large scale study by McKinsey, about 40% of the feedback given to employees actually has a negative impact on their performance due [...]

Distinguishing between Employee Training and Development

One afternoon, John Q Employee decided to visit the circus. While there he sat and watched the usual fanfare of clowns, trapeze artists, and men being shot out of cannons. But the one act that truly caught his attention was the Bicycle Riding Bears. Somehow, the circus’s animal expert had taught massive Grizzly [...]

Tip #68: What is the role of HR in managing career development?

So what is career development? From an organization’s point of view it can be defined as - An ongoing and formalized effort that focuses on developing enriched and more capable workers. So, should HR have a role in managing the career development of employees or are employees responsible
for developing their own careers? This is a [...]

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