Understanding Developmental Needs
Clearly, some training needs are universal. However, everyone on your team is unique; they have different skills, different levels of understanding, and different responsibilities and objectives.
The six steps below, which are adapted from the American Society for Training and Development's Strategic Needs Analysis, will help you better understand people's training needs:
- Reviewing team members' job descriptions.
- Meeting with them.
- Observing them at work.
- Gathering additional data.
- Analyzing and preparing data.
- Determining action steps.
Your people will feel more empowered, and they'll be able to link what they learn to their own personal objectives.
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