METHODS FOR DEVELOPING MANAGERS

Several of the methods used to train floor level employees are also used to develop managers and supervisors, there are other methods that tend to be reserved for management development.

ON THE JOB DEVELOPMENT:Methods of equipping managers on the job experiences include:

MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT

Management development is more concerned with education than imparting job skills to employees, more future oriented or enabling a person to become a better performer. Management development activities attempt to instill sound reasoning processes rather than imparting a body of serial facts or teaching a specific set of motor skills. Therefore, development, concentrates more on the employees’ personal growth.

ON THE JOB TRAINING METHODS

By far, the most common method used for training non-managerial employees is on the job training.

OFF THE JOB TRAINING METHODS

The following are important off the job training methods:

PROCESS OF TRAINING

The training programs need to be drafted carefully. Usually in the organization of training programs, the following steps are essential: