Importance of Review Sessions

The general format of workshops is that they are stand alone sessions of 2/3 days duration.Thus after a high of the workshop,the participants start going through the low of real life limitations.This can lead to frustration and a disconnect with training.
Hence,it is critically important that after the completion of a workshop,after the lapse of some time for application,a follow up review session is held.This enables the sharing of application learning and the resolution of application issues thereby making the learning relevant,meaningful and contextual.
Thus the recommended format for workshops is two days workshop followed by a half day review session.

Talent identification and performance planning

Just finished a workshop on,"Talent identification and performance planning".An insight that dawned on me is that talent identification needs to be a part of performance appraisal.Talent is gold for any leader.
It however is a blindspot for HR departments and organizational leaders.

Competency Mapping

Competency Mapping is a critical skill for any trainer.In fact,it is one of the core tools of the Strategic HR paradigm.

Patentability

Is your idea patentable?

We Indians-Our core problem

What lies at the core,
That we do not score,
& achievement so does abjure,
That we to ourselves don't adore.

Inability to think beyond ourselves,
My family,my child and myselves,
Our thinking in this narrow lane so delves,
That our creativities hang themselves.

Sanjiv Narang
29/03/2010

The final frontier of management

The final frontier of management is politics.It is very sad that managers have limited the utilization of their competency and talent to business organizations. Thus,the influence of management professionals in the social and political sphere is minimal.

All those workshops on Leadership and managerial competency development. What a waste,if they do not get utilized on a broader platform other than a business organization.

In fact,a huge amount of new knowledge remains untapped because of the lack of application of managerial competency in the political arena.

Training Trainers

Kolb's learning cycle for adult learning is interesting.

The four experiential learning processes are:

Concrete Experience - (CE)

Reflective Observation - (RO)

Abstract Conceptualization - (AC)

Active Experimentation - (AE)

Its integration into the instruction design of a training program would definitely enhance the learning and competency takeaways.