It has been a quiet couple of months, with research focused more on the global financial meltdown, but this post contains a summary of research into learning and development, and performance improvement in September and October 2008. All work is that of the authors, and I have provided links to the original articles.
Generation Y 'need management training
A study from Talent Q reveals that people born after 1980 - Generation Y – may struggle with organisation in the workplace, and may need support from their employers to gain any career development. Areas they have problems with include decision-making, leadership and time management.
However, in contrast, the study found that Generation Y’rs have good social skills and a sharp attention to details.
The article first appeared here on Training Zone.
Increasing employee engagement with their development
Staff development is an uphill struggle if they are reluctant learners. Jan Hills outlines some techniques to encourage employees' receptiveness to their own development. Specifically, she suggests that you can use six tactics for improving the receptiveness of your employees: social proof as an example of success; encourage scarcity; employ reciprocity; use authority; use ‘likeness’; and foster commitment and consistency.
The article appears here.
Cutting It
Cuts seem common these days. Mike Morrison suggests how training professionals can make sure that they are not victims of the economic downturn, by conducting targeted training and development that delivers the skills employers need.
“Effective training and people development is an investment not a cost. We know this, but now is time for us to make sure our employers know this too."
The article appears here.
Surviving the Budget Cuts
There may be stormy times ahead making it more important than ever for learning leaders to get close to the business. Nigel Paine explains how to keep L&D relevant to the organisation in difficult economic times.
In essence, he suggests that L&D needs to align itself even more closely with the needs of the business: “At this time, a learning leader has to move fast into a new kind of role if he or she is not already there. Make that work in tough times, and you will be well positioned for the upturn and beyond."
The article appears here.
Coaching Tips for Managers
Phil Deer has developed a simple coaching checklist to help managers improve their coaching. The list is fairly straightforward, but may be useful if you need to give managers a quick refresher. The list is here.
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