How to Choose the Right Development Method
This resource is a must for all professionals who are involved in helping people learn and develop. It provides a thorough assessment and covers 16 methods of people development, including coaching, mentoring, distance learning, role-playing, videos, technology-based training and on-the-job learning. Each is related to different learning needs and styles and makes the manual a natural complement to Learning Styles.
Buyers Guide
What is the purpose of this manual?
To provide a resource to help advisers create more effective learning experiences for the development of managers and professional people. It is probably the most in depth analysis ever done on the suitability and efficacy of the various training methods available to trainers for different individuals and situations.
Is it for me? What is the target population for this manual?
This manual is mainly aimed at trainers, developers and facilitators, it contains advice on how to choose the most appropriate development method(s) to suit the different needs and learning style(s) preferences of individual learners.
Who wrote the manual?
Dr Alan Mumford has been involved with management training and development and with other aspects of managerial effectiveness for over thirty years. He has increasingly been involved in improving the ways in which managers can learn, especially through their normal work. He is a specialist in manager and director development and is a well-known author of management development books. Alan was once described in the United States as a ‘learnaholic’ and it is certainly true that he has dedicated much of his life’s work to helping people learn more effectively.
What difference will it make?
This manual assesses 16 different development methods and as well as giving you the background to these sixteen methods it will help you
- Assess your own experience with the methods described
- Recognise the potential of any method as a learning to learn process
- Select methods best fitted for particular purposes
- Understand the value of evaluating each method against a set of criteria
- Recognise the importance of learning style preferences when choosing a development method
- Understand the importance of reviewing your own experience
- Understand the learning theory supporting each method
- Know how to find more information if required
In how many ways could I use the manual?
You could
- increase your understanding of the various methods studied
- use the checklists to help people assess their learning experience and devise an action plan
- use the ‘Summary of the Method grids for assessment of potential suitability
- use the ‘Most suitable for’ lists to raise awareness of knowledge, Skills and Insights likely to be an outcome of any particular method
- Use the Frameworks to tell you which methods are most likely to be effective in developing skills
So, why should I buy it?
This manual is a huge resource of information which gives you all you would ever need to know about sixteen development methods ranging from Line Manager as developer, through coaching, role plays, distance learning, videos, lectures, outdoor training and many more.
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