Aaron De Smet, Monica Mcgurk, Marc Vinson
To unlock a team’s abilities, a manager at any level must spend a significant amount of time on two activities: helping the team understand the company’s direction and its implications for team members and coaching for performance.
Content: Quotation | Authors: Aaron De Smet, Marc Vinson, Monica McGurk | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior, Teamwork
Putting a Value on Training
Training programs generate greater value for organizations when the curricula reflect key business performance metrics. Testing real-world outcomes is crucial.
Content: Case Study | Authors: Jenny Cermak, Monica McGurk | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Human Resources | Company: Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA)
Aaron DeSmet, Monica McGurk, and Elizabeth Schwartz
Adults learn in predictable steps. Before employees can master a new skill effectively, for example, they must be convinced it will help improve their organization’s performance, recognize that their own performance is weak in that area, and then actually choose to learn. Yet most corporate training programs overlook these prerequisites and just assume that employees “get it.” This approach is a big mistake because it … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Authors: Aaron De Smet, Elizabeth Schwartz, Monica McGurk | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Training & Development
Getting More from Your Training Programs
To improve results from training programs, executives must focus on what happens in the workplace before and after employees go to class.
Content: Article | Authors: Aaron De Smet, Elizabeth Schwartz, Monica McGurk | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Human Resources, Management