Corporate Training By Zack Academy - The Managers Role in Developing People

Why Should You Take The Manager's Role in Developing People Workshop?

The Manager's Role in Developing People is a comprehensive workshop that allows managers to discover the skills necessary to develop and enhance their team. This training will teach you how to take the time-consuming hassle and confusion out of growing your employees' talents and skills. This training offers a practical approach to learning the ins and outs of employee development. You'll learn how to develop your "high potentials," your "competent core," and those underachievers who are constantly giving you headaches. We'll show you how to align individual development needs with the ever-changing talent needs of your department and your organization. Plus, you'll get hands-on practice solving tough development challenges through our fun and enlightening simulations and practical application exercises.

Topics To Be Covered Include:

• The principles of developing employees
• What belongs in an employee development plan?
• Why every employee should have an employee development plan
• How employee development plans differ for:
  • High potentials
  • The "competent core" – your solid staff members
  • Underachieving employees
• The employee's role vs. the manager's role in developing the plan
• How to identify employee strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for growth
• Aligning individual development needs with organizational needs
• Understanding the employees' needs, interests, and ambitions
• Does an employee have to be interested in career growth to have a development plan?
• Creating the plan
  • What must be included
  • What might be included
  • How to communicate the plan to the employee
• Methods for development and growth
  • Formal training – live, online, other
  • Mentor programs
  • Team assignments
  • Job rotation
  • Stretch assignments
• When the plan isn't working
  • What to do when the employee isn't following the plan
  • How to know when it's time to adjust the plan
• The important role of regular follow-up