Chapter 8
Training and
Developing
Employees
Chapter 8
Training and
Developing
Employees
Part Three | Training and Development
Purpose of Orientation
Purpose of Orientation
Feel welcome and at ease
Begin the socialization
process Understand
the
organization
Know what is expected in work and
behavior
The Orientation Process
The Orientation Process
Company organization and
operations
Safety measures and regulations
Facilities tour Employee
Orientation Employee benefit
information
Personnel policies
The Training Process
The Training Process
• TrainingTraining
Is the process of teaching new employees Is the process of teaching new employees
the basic skills they need to perform their jobs
the basic skills they need to perform their jobs
Is a hallmark of good managementIs a hallmark of good management
Reduces an employer’s exposure to negligent Reduces an employer’s exposure to negligent
training liability
training liability
• Training’s Strategic ContextTraining’s Strategic Context
The aims of firm’s training programs must make The aims of firm’s training programs must make
sense in terms of the company’s strategic
sense in terms of the company’s strategic
goals.
goals.
Training fosters employee learning, which Training fosters employee learning, which
results in enhanced organizational
Steps in the Training Process
Steps in the Training Process
1
2
3
4
The Four-Step Training Process
Instructional design Needs analysis
Program implementation
Training, Learning, and Motivation
Training, Learning, and Motivation
•
Make the Learning Meaningful
Make the Learning Meaningful
1.
1. At the start of training, provide a bird’s-eye view At the start of training, provide a bird’s-eye view of the material to be presented to facilitate learning.
of the material to be presented to facilitate learning.
2.
2. Use a variety of familiar examples.Use a variety of familiar examples.
3.
3. Organize the information so you can present it Organize the information so you can present it
logically, and in meaningful units.
logically, and in meaningful units.
4.
4. Use terms and concepts that are already familiar Use terms and concepts that are already familiar
to trainees.
to trainees.
5.
5. Use as many visual aids as possible.Use as many visual aids as possible.
6.
Training, Learning, and Motivation
Training, Learning, and Motivation
(cont’d)
(cont’d)
•
Make Skills Transfer Easy
Make Skills Transfer Easy
1.
1. Maximize the similarity between the training Maximize the similarity between the training situation and the work situation.
situation and the work situation.
2.
2. Provide adequate practice.Provide adequate practice.
3.
3. Label or identify each feature of the machine Label or identify each feature of the machine
and/or step in the process.
and/or step in the process.
4.
4. Direct the trainees’ attention to important aspects Direct the trainees’ attention to important aspects
of the job.
of the job.
5.
5. Provide “heads-up,” preparatory information that Provide “heads-up,” preparatory information that
lets trainees know what might happen back on
lets trainees know what might happen back on
the job.
Training, Learning, and Motivation
Training, Learning, and Motivation
(cont’d)
(cont’d)
•
Reinforce the Learning
Reinforce the Learning
1.
1. Trainees learn best when the trainers immediately Trainees learn best when the trainers immediately reinforce correct responses, perhaps with a quick
reinforce correct responses, perhaps with a quick
“well done.”
“well done.”
2.
2. The schedule is important. The learning curve The schedule is important. The learning curve
goes down late in the day, so that “full day training
goes down late in the day, so that “full day training
is not as effective as half the day or three-fourths
is not as effective as half the day or three-fourths
of the day.”
Analyzing Training Needs
Analyzing Training Needs
Task Analysis: Assessing new employees’ training
needs
Performance Analysis: Assessing current employees’ training
needs
Performance Analysis:
Performance Analysis:
Assessing Current Employees’
Assessing Current Employees’
Training Needs
Training Needs
Performance Appraisals
Job-Related Performance Data
Observations
Interviews Assessment Center
Results
Individual Diaries
Attitude Surveys
Tests
Methods for Identifying Training Needs Specialized Software
Training Methods
Training Methods
• On-the-Job TrainingOn-the-Job Training
• Apprenticeship TrainingApprenticeship Training
• Informal LearningInformal Learning
• Job Instruction TrainingJob Instruction Training
• LecturesLectures
• Programmed LearningProgrammed Learning
• Audiovisual-Based TrainingAudiovisual-Based Training
• Vestibule TrainingVestibule Training
• Teletraining and Teletraining and Videoconferencing Videoconferencing
• Electronic Performance Electronic Performance Support Systems (EPSS) Support Systems (EPSS)
• Computer-Based Training Computer-Based Training (CBT)
(CBT)
• Simulated LearningSimulated Learning
• Internet-Based TrainingInternet-Based Training
The OJT Training Method
The OJT Training Method
• On-the-Job Training (OJT)On-the-Job Training (OJT) Having a person learn a jobHaving a person learn a job
by actually doing the job.
by actually doing the job.
• Types of On-the-Job TrainingTypes of On-the-Job Training Coaching or understudyCoaching or understudy
Job rotationJob rotation
Special assignmentsSpecial assignments
• AdvantagesAdvantages InexpensiveInexpensive Learn by doingLearn by doing
On-the-Job Training
On-the-Job Training
1
Follow up
Present the operation
Steps to Help Ensure OJT Success
Prepare the learner
Do a tryout
2
3
Delivering Effective Lectures
Delivering Effective Lectures
• Don’t start out on the wrong foot.Don’t start out on the wrong foot.
• Give your listeners signals.Give your listeners signals.
• Be alert to your audience.Be alert to your audience.
• Maintain eye contact with audience.Maintain eye contact with audience.
• Make sure everyone in the room can hear. Make sure everyone in the room can hear.
• Control your hands. Control your hands.
• Talk from notes rather than from a script.Talk from notes rather than from a script.
• Break a long talk into a series of five-minute talks.Break a long talk into a series of five-minute talks.
Programmed Learning
Programmed Learning
• AdvantagesAdvantages
Reduced training timeReduced training time Self-paced learningSelf-paced learning Immediate feedbackImmediate feedback
Reduced risk of error for learnerReduced risk of error for learner
Presenting questions,
facts, or problems to
the learner
Allowing the person to
respond
Providing feedback on the accuracy
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
• AdvantagesAdvantages
Reduced learning timeReduced learning time Cost effectivenessCost effectiveness
Instructional consistencyInstructional consistency
• Types of Programmed LearningTypes of Programmed Learning Interactive multimedia trainingInteractive multimedia training
Internet-Based Training
Internet-Based Training
Teletraining and Videoconferencing
Electronic Performance Support
Systems (EPSS)
Computer-Based Training
E-learning and learning portals
Distance Learning
Lifelong Learning and
Lifelong Learning and
Literacy Training Techniques
Literacy Training Techniques
Provide employees with lifelong
educational and learning opportunities
Instituting basic skills and literacy programs
Employer Responses to Employee Learning
Creating Your Own Training
Creating Your Own Training
Program
Program
1
2
3
4
Creating a Training Program
Use a detailed job description Set training objectives
Develop an abbreviated task analysis record form
Develop a job instruction sheet
Implementing Management
Implementing Management
Development Programs
Development Programs
Assessing the company’s strategic needs
Developing the managers and future managers
Long-Term Focus of Management
Development
Appraising managers’
Succession Planning
Succession Planning
1
Begin management development
Review firm’s management skills inventory
Steps in the Succession Planning Process
Anticipate management needs
Create replacement charts
2
3
Management Development
Management Development
Techniques
Techniques
Job rotation
Coaching and understudy
Managerial On-the-Job Training
University-related programs Management games
Off-the-Job Management Training and Development Techniques
The case study method
Outside seminars
Executive coaches Behavior modeling Role playing
Corporate universities
Other Management Training
Other Management Training
Techniques
Behavior Modeling
Behavior Modeling
1
Encourage transfer of training to job
Have trainees role play using behaviors
Behavior Modeling Training
Model the effective behaviors
Provide social reinforcement and feedback
2
3
Managing Organizational
Managing Organizational
Change Programs
Change Programs
Strategy Technologi
es Culture
What to Change
Managing Organizational
Managing Organizational
Change and Development
Change and Development
Overcoming resistance to
change
Effectively using organizational
development practices
The Human Resource Manager’s Role
Organizing and leading organizational
Managing Organizational
Managing Organizational
Change and Development
Change and Development
(cont’d)
(cont’d)
1
Moving
Overcoming Resistance to Change:
Lewin’s Change Process
Unfreezing
Refreezing
2
How to Lead the Change
How to Lead the Change
• Unfreezing StageUnfreezing Stage
1.
1. Establish a sense of urgency (need for change).Establish a sense of urgency (need for change).
2.
2. Mobilize commitment to solving problems.Mobilize commitment to solving problems.
• Moving StageMoving Stage
3.
3. Create a guiding coalition.Create a guiding coalition.
4.
4. Develop and communicate a shared vision.Develop and communicate a shared vision.
5.
5. Help employees to make the change.Help employees to make the change.
6.
6. Consolidate gains and produce more change.Consolidate gains and produce more change.
• Refreezing StageRefreezing Stage
7.
7. Reinforce new ways of doing things.Reinforce new ways of doing things.
8.
Using Organizational Development
Using Organizational Development
1
Applies behavioral science knowledge
Organizational Development (OD)
Usually involves action research
Changes the organization in a particular direction
2
Evaluating the Training Effort
Evaluating the Training Effort
•
Designing the Evaluation Study
Designing the Evaluation Study
Time series designTime series design Controlled experimentation Controlled experimentation
•
Choosing Which Training Effects to Measure
Choosing Which Training Effects to Measure
ReactionReaction of trainees to the program of trainees to the program LearningLearning that actually took place that actually took place
BehaviorBehavior that changed on the job that changed on the job