The strengths-based approach to people development offers an alternative to the training gap model. Rather than working on people’s weaknesses, it focuses instead on people’s innate talents. Here we review the approach as discussed in Buckingham and Clifton’s book, 'Now, Discover Your Strengths'.
Most organizations spend a lot training their staff, but only a small proportion of this training is actually applied. This book explains how you can make your people's training stick, and why this takes courage.
Secondments are another useful development tool, but they need to be properly planned from the outset.
Use a skills matrix to analyze your team members’ knowledge gaps, and to identify ways to improve their understanding, efficiency and productivity.
Use Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to publicly set goals for yourself and team members that connect you with your organization’s strategy.
Setting goals for other people is a key part of management and leadership. Find out how to do it effectively in this one-hour Skillbook.
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Learn how to use a Training Needs Assessment (also known as a Training Needs Analysis) to get the best from your team.
You want to help your people increase their skills and achieve their goals, but do you know what will improve their performance?
How much does your organization promote the development of people-skills? Find out why these skills are increasingly gaining the spotlight compared with hard, technical skills; and learn more about fostering them in your workplace.
Do you need to deliver training but have no experience? Learn training techniques and create a lesson plan that will engage learners using this one-hour Skillbook.
In this infographic, discover how to use positive narratives to raise the profile of your team members, to boost their confidence and performance.
Active Training techniques can help to get your group excited and involved in learning. Find out how to use this strategy in your next training session.
