TALENT DEVELOPMENT (TD) DIMENSIONS: September 2019
Good afternoon Learning Leaders,
Welcome to TD Dimensions. Your Mercy Care Workforce Development Team presents this “care and share” opportunity to help you connect with the global and local TD professional community to help you develop your own talents and strategies.
Now Trending:
Spotlight on a TD industry trend to incorporate into your TD practice
- • What - Learner Retention (Transfer of knowledge). Retention is defined as “the ability to keep or continue having something”; “the continued use or possession something or someone” (Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, 2019). The question workforce development professionals have is how to help learners retain what they have learned in a course and ultimately apply the knowledge to their job specific responsibilities.
- • Why - The creation of a “What’s in it for me” (WIIFM) prework may set the stage for retention. Adult learning principles suggest paying attention to relevance of the subject, which may suggest a stronger link to retention.
- • How - WIIFM prework will enhance the learners understanding of what they expect from the training and what will be the immediate application. David Smith in an ATD blog suggest brief, yet specific questions as prework, “Why will this training course change what you do in your job role? Why should you want to attend and pay attention? Why is the pre-work necessary?
Spotlight on a TD industry trend to incorporate into your TD practice
TD Leader Spotlight:
Inspiring leaders bringing change to TD processes
• Who – Devin C. Hughes• About – Author, speaker, consultant, executive coach, and an internationally recognized expert in the science of happiness, organizational/cultural change and leadership development. He is the Founder of Devin Hughes, Inc. a boutique training and development firm created to help establish and emerging leaders grow to reach their ideal potential as well as their teams.
• Why – His approach draws from the science of positive psychology, positive organizational research, appreciative inquiry, neuroscience, mindset, and mindfulness. As a result, his clients receive the cutting edge in research on wellbeing and flourishing.
Works:
- Agents of Change-African American Coloring Book
- Agents of Change-Native American Coloring Book
- Note to Self (Volume 1-7)
- Simple Tips to be A Happier YOU
- The Gratitude Journal: Finding Happiness and Joy in 5 mins a Day
- The Gratitude Guide
Monthly Focus: A global focus to consider incorporating into this month’s learning events
• Current Focus: Self-care. What have you done today for yourself?
• Color: Soft blue (peacefulness, clarity and communication; truthful; intuitive)
• Support Ideas: Encourage your organization to engage in depth conversations about “Wellness” and perhaps use the Wellness paradigm from Swarbrick M. (2006). A Wellness Approach. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 29(4), 311-314 or the Self-Care Wheel (www.OlgaPhoenix.com). This multi-dimensional approach to wellness includes emotional, financial, social, spiritual, occupational, physical, intellectual and environmental. The ideal of wellness is in line with the ethical responsibility of quality delivery of services to the members in our community. Do you recall the television commercials of the flight attendant suggesting putting your oxygen mask on first, before attempting to help others? The current question is: “are we engaging in self-care?”
Favorite Read: Suggested selection from a local TD colleague
• Colleague – Edward L. James, III
• Organization/Role - Mercy Care, Workforce Development Consultant
• Book – The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell by Oren Harari and Cigars, Whiskey and Winning: Leadership Lessons from General Ulysses S. Grant by Al Kaltman
• Summary – In order for organizations to survive in the current climate, strong and consistent leadership must be both seen and heard. Both books highlight leadership principles and the urgent need to understand the potential impact decisions of senior clinical and administrative management.
• Impact – The concepts of workforce development are rapidly changing resulting from a multitude of environmental factors. When organizations struggle with change because of the thought of “we always do it that way…”, the delivery of services may likely decline. It is the responsibility of senior leadership to lead the way toward a stronger workforce and challenge the status quo. This type of leadership will lead to performance excellence and ultimately quality delivery of services.
Current Quote: We leave you with a final thought and words of encouragement:
"Workforce development is about getting the right people, the right skills for the right jobs at the right time." (Anonymous)
