Developing your workforce
Featured in the Managing Age Diversity training manual
By Eddie Davies & John Roadley
Category: Diversity
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
The range of styles used to help people become more effective at work can be described as forming points along a continuum. At one end of this continuum is managers taking directive approaches and at the other is a very non-directive approach. This training activity introduces the range of approaches available.
This training activity is designed to be used to show managers what’s involved in a variety of activities that help develop individuals at work. The training activity can be used in any programme that aims to develop individuals based on their talents and needs, regardless of age, sex, race, disability or any other reason for which they may potentially be discriminated against. This basis of understanding of each style is developed further in ‘Setting up a coaching discussion’, ‘Conducting a coaching discussion’, ‘Managing feelings and emotions’, ‘Mentoring at work’, ‘On-the-job training’, and ‘ Counselling skills’.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers acting as facilitators, but managers, coaches, colleagues or consultants can readily facilitate this training activity.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 00:50:00 |
| No of Pages: | 13 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to help managers appreciate what’s involved in a variety of activities used to develop individuals at work. It can form a part of any programme aimed at developing individuals based on their talents and needs regardless of age, sex, race, disability or any form of discriminatory practice. The training activity introduces participants to the range of helping and development styles available for use with employees of all ages, and provides them with an opportunity to assess their use of each style. The training activity provides a basis for understanding each of the styles developed in the following activities: ‘Setting up a coaching discussion’, ‘Conducting a coaching discussion’, ‘Managing feelings and emotions’, ‘Mentoring at work’, ‘On-the-job training’, and ‘ Counselling skills’.
Download the training activity, Developing your workforce as featured in the Fenman training manual; Managing Age Diversity