Making a difference through people development

Making a difference through people development

Smith K., Industrial and Commercial Training (UK), 2005 Vol 37 No 7, Start page: 351 (4 pages)

Purpose – to explain how different solutions for developing staff within Panasonic have been implemented, to move away from just the traditional classroom only options, to using different approaches which suit different learning styles and to propose looking at the three areas of e-learning, coaching and how to increase managers’ involvement. Design/methodology/approach– explains briefly why the paper looked at different options and then explains the three areas in more detail. For e-learning three main solutions are offered so these are outlined in more detail; for coaching also offers three solutions and so these are also explained in more detail. Finally the importance of manager’s involvement to any development initiative that is set up is explained, and a look at how to try to gain this involvement and keep the managers’ as key players. Findings – results so far have been very positive with both participants and the company benefiting. Originality/value– will be of interest to anyone involved in training and development of staff – giving new ideas for positive development options to anyone struggling with how to best develop, motivate and retain staff.Style: Case study

Keywords: Coaching, Employee development, Internet, Learning