The development cycle
Featured in the Developing People: The Manager's Role training manual
By Caroline Love
Category: People Management and Motivation
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
Responsibility for staff development has traditionally rested with the training department in organisations, if anywhere. Busy managers need guidance in developing new ways of working with staff. The development cycle is a useful model and a helpful starting point in thinking about how to do it.
You begin by explaining the purpose of the training activity to the participants, outlining the nature of development, and introducing the development cycle. Participants individually reflect on a development activity they have participated in and review the actions they took. The training activity ends with an opportunity for participants, working in small groups, to identify and list factors that influence individual development.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to introduce participants to the ‘development cycle’, a process for staff development.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 01:20:00 |
| No of Pages: | 11 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers early in a programme on developing people: the manager’s role, as it provides a model and a framework for other activities. It can also be used during any course on staff development, staff support and supervision or team development.
Download the training activity, The development cycle as featured in the Fenman training manual; Developing People: The Manager's Role