Institute of Leadership & Management, U.K.
(Qualification based training programs for working adults with supervisory and managerial responsibilities who do not possess any paper qualification)
INTRODUCTION
In recent years there has been a shift in thinking about the role of a manager, much of it articulated in the concept of transformational leadership. Ideas have also been changing about how best to help managers learn. Managers need relevant skills to help them be flexible and manage their demanding lives.
TNI’s Management Programmes for Career Developmenrt in organizations are designed for self-paced learning. Each combines core concepts in a topic area with a rich mix of activities
CHANGING DIRECTIONS IN MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
“New business forces, demand a different approach to the development of employees. Capable and committed people have become the critical source of competitive advantage. Emphasis must be shifted from training as a series of top-down interventions to a focus on individual learning”
There has been a surge of interest in more personal forms of learning support including e-learning, mentoring, coaching, 360 degree feedback, action learning sets and secondments- all of which are situated in the workplace. There are various reasons:
- The development of personal leadership skills is a high priority that is not easily achieved through classroom training.
- The competitive pressure to respond to new business conditions and opportunities means that training needs to be responsive and able to be implemented in a faster moving environment.
- The onus is now on managers to take responsibility for their personal development and this is fuelling a demand for learning that can be applied instantly to workplace issues.
- Managers need learning that is flexible and fits with their demanding role.
- Research indicates that managers would prefer to learn in the workplace than the classroom.
Despite their popularity, informal learning processes pose issues for employers. They are more labour intensive to support and are difficult to evaluate. They presuppose the workplace to be a supportive learning environment and individuals to have the motivation and skills in self-reflection to learn from it.
Focus on the Learner
The challenge then for organizations and H.R. practitioners is how to exploit this diversity of learning opportunity in a way that meets the needs of both the organization and the individual.
Pressing questions include:
- How can development be fitted into the busy lives of managers?
- How should management development take on board research about how managers want to learn?
- Which is best: a holistic approach to management development or an approach in which relevant training is accessed as and when required?
- How can managers access learning to solve problems at work?
- Can development meet the needs of the individual and the organization?
The transition from a trainer-led approach to one that focuses on learner choice and flexibility is challenging and demanding. But the end destination is compelling. The potential of an organization composed of self-confident individuals with an active desire and capacity for learning is a striking vision for most employers.
The Role of TNI
Training network Inc. (TNI) conducts a series of professional management training courses designed to support a self-directed approach to management learning. The training offers a wide range of benefits:-
- We offer flexibility to the learner, empowering them to choose, what, when and where to learn
- We provide a challenging, but accessible body of management knowledge.
- Learning is continuously applied to the workplace through activities.
- The high quality format raises the image of a training programme and helps to impress on the participants that they really do matter.
- We comprehensively cover a wide range of management and leadership topics and can be used as knowledge inputs for most qualification based management programmes.
- The training programmes are a cost and time efficient approach to development, with flexible and timely support from qualified trainers who are industry practitioners certified by the Institute of Leadership & Management,
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