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refers to formal education, job experiences, relationships, and assessments of personality and abilities that help employees perform effectively in their current or future job and organization.
Low
Preparation for current job
High
Preparation for changes
Participation
Duration
Required
Short term
Voluntary
Long term
Assessment
Interpersonal Relationships
Formal Education
Formal Education
Formal education programs include: off-site and on-site programs designed specifically for the employees short courses offered by consultants or universities university programs in which participants actually live at the university while taking classes
Assessment
involves collecting information and providing feedback to employees about their behavior, communication style, or skills
Assessment (continued)
Used most frequently to: identify employees with managerial potential measure current managers strengths and weaknesses identify managers with potential to move into higher-level executive positions work with teams to identify members strengths and weaknesses, and factors that inhibit productivity
Interpersonal Relationships
Employees can also develop skills and increase their knowledge by interacting with a more experienced organizational member Two types of interpersonal relationships used to develop employees:
Mentoring Coaching
Job Experiences
Job experiences refer to relationships, problems, demands, tasks, or other features that employees face in their jobs Most employee development occurs through job experiences A major assumption is that development is most likely to occur when there is a mismatch between the employees skills and past experiences and the skills required for the job
To be successful in their jobs, employees must stretch their skills. They must be forced to learn new skills, apply their skills and knowledge in a new way, and master new experiences.