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www.peopleandmanagement.com • • • • Establishing an efficient and effective process for learning and growth on an organizational, functional, team and individual level; Developing an organizational map of available and desirable competencies within various functional hierarchies according to business sustainability and growth imperatives; Conducting Training Need Analysis (TNA) for rationalizing learning and development imperatives; Sourcing and selecting suitable formal training and e-learning options. APPLY PHASE (A) This phase is geared towards the effi cient execution of the ‘LandD’ strategy with the active solicitation, engagement and participation of all the key stakeholders. It is owned by middle management and facilitated by senior management. Key stages include: • Planning and scheduling of a formal training calendar; • Communicating for mal training information to trainers, participants and their functional supervisors; • Coordinating with functional supervisors of participants to ensure their availability for for mal training with appropriate logistical arrangements. GALVANIZE PHASE (G) This Phase caters to the realization of effectiveness achieved in fulfi lling the aims of the ‘LandD’ strategy. It refl ects the junction where online technology merges with formal training to provide a robust, lingering and sustainable impact of learning that facilitates progressive development of talent. It is owned by middle management and facilitated by senior management. Key stages include: • Monitoring and evaluating formal training for ensuring and gauging desired learning and development gains from for mal training; • Developing a list of recommended e-lear ning options from the inter nal knowledge bank/shared service offerings Motivating employees in taking proactive steps to enhance their professional credentials in accordance with organizational priorities and desired career progression through the available/accessible formal training and e-learning options. • for advising the participants of formal training; Incentivizing trainees for utilization of recommended e-learning options from the internal knowledge bank/shared service offerings for reinforcement of formal training. EMPOWER PHASE (E) This Phase positively reinforces the platfor m for launching future ‘LandD’ initiatives and engenders higher levels of employee engagement. It is owned by the senior management with assistance from the middle management under the umbrella of visionary leadership from the top management. Key stages include: • Periodically reviewing the inter nal knowledge bank/shared service offerings; • Authorizing and encouraging proactive acquisitions to timely update options pertaining to e-learning within the internal knowledge bank/shared service offerings; • Motivating employees in taking proactive steps to enhance their professional credentials in accordance with organizational priorities and desired career progression through the available/ accessible formal training and e-learning options. BEFORE WE DISENGAGE This framework has been presented as a ‘baseline’, upon which, future ‘LandD’ strategies/systems/approaches/methods can be optimally established, developed, deployed, monitored, reinforced, reviewed and improved to strengthen future Talent Management initiatives. Raising a glass to your success! P & M Vol. 10 Issue 2 • FEBRUARY 2019, Delhi NCR | 17