Course Objective : By the end of this course, delegates will be able to: • Examine a variety of techniques and methodologies for continuous employee development • Understand the concepts of empowerment • Discuss the case for empowerment in your organisation • Utilise motivational coaching techniques • Develop practical mentoring skills The Course Content : 1. The Learning Organisation & Individual Learning Strategies • What is learning? • Creating a learning organisation • Learning Strategies for Creating a Continuous Learning Environment • Individual Development Plans • The importance of learning styles • Individual SWOT plans – practical exercise 2. Employee Empowerment • Principles of employee empowerment • Benefits of employee empowerment • Empowering employees with transformational leadership • Cultural influences and constraints on empowerment • Communication systems to promote empowerment • Empowerment case study 3. Coaching for Development • Coaching as a development tool • Distinguishing between coaching and other interventions • Key Coaching Skills • The Coaching Cycle • Skills for Motivational Coaching • Plan and run a coaching session 4. Mentoring Programmes & Talent Management • Ground rules for a mentoring relationship • Most commonly used techniques among mentors • Mentoring relationships: formal and informal • Introduction to talent management • Talent management systems • Differentiating succession management & talent management 5. Putting it All Together • Develop a continuous development culture • Identifying the ‘disempowered’ workforce • Arguing the case for empowerment in your organization • Becoming a learning organization • Personal action planning