HR management
Budget: $10 – $30 USD
Case description:
All experts agree that currently one of the challenges of organizations is Learning. But not only of each person that forms the organization, nor of the teams by area or department, but on a larger scale: what and how the organization learns as a whole.
Organizations are living systems and that’s why they need a specific role, who has to identify learning opportunities, needs, trends and also to analyze how the organization evolves and improves. Also in its ways of doing and existing making sure the company learns also from experience.
Therefore, the training and learning models that we have developed in organizations must begin to improve & iterate if we want to be competitive in the market. We must look into new ways and trends to obtain useful experiences and knowledge.
Tasks to do:
A) Select at least two of the five questions, and make your contribution to each of them (one contribution for each question):
1. In today's companies, should training be linked to professional and personal development?
2. In today's companies, should the criteria and tools used change when arrange/manage training?
3. In today's companies, do we continue to provide training because "you have to do it" or because "get one more degree"?
4. In today's companies, how important is the training policy? Should it be consistent with the company culture and objectives?
5. In today's companies, according to your criteria, what would you do to improve the planning of the training currently applying?
B) You work for TRADICIÓ S.A. as a Learning & Development Specialist, a company of 250 workers that distributes artisanal products and traditional food for shops and supermarkets. Is over 10 years old of activity, are in a maturity or consolidation phase, and have a 79% permanent staff between all departments. Mainly the functional areas that make up the company are: General management, administration, HR, commercial and sales, production (packaging and packaging), quality and customer service.
For now they have focused on the sale of products to large stores, but they want to reach a potential target such as the local client and residents of the surrounding towns. In these areas large stores do not exist and they believe that there is potential to open a market and sell their products in small establishments.
The company has grown so fast in the last 2 years and they ask you to design a Learning Plan adapted to the company. Please, define:
- The Learning conviction & definition for TRADICIÓ S.L.
- Goals of the Learning Plan.
- Methods used.
- Kind of Learning approaches.
- Define the company learning actors & roles and their responsibilities.
- Calendar with all learning activities & actions during the year (be specific).
- Budget: Define the process of budget validation.
- Define levels of priority to address employees’ requests.
- Policy: specific rules to be followed.
All experts agree that currently one of the challenges of organizations is Learning. But not only of each person that forms the organization, nor of the teams by area or department, but on a larger scale: what and how the organization learns as a whole.
Organizations are living systems and that’s why they need a specific role, who has to identify learning opportunities, needs, trends and also to analyze how the organization evolves and improves. Also in its ways of doing and existing making sure the company learns also from experience.
Therefore, the training and learning models that we have developed in organizations must begin to improve & iterate if we want to be competitive in the market. We must look into new ways and trends to obtain useful experiences and knowledge.
Tasks to do:
A) Select at least two of the five questions, and make your contribution to each of them (one contribution for each question):
1. In today's companies, should training be linked to professional and personal development?
2. In today's companies, should the criteria and tools used change when arrange/manage training?
3. In today's companies, do we continue to provide training because "you have to do it" or because "get one more degree"?
4. In today's companies, how important is the training policy? Should it be consistent with the company culture and objectives?
5. In today's companies, according to your criteria, what would you do to improve the planning of the training currently applying?
B) You work for TRADICIÓ S.A. as a Learning & Development Specialist, a company of 250 workers that distributes artisanal products and traditional food for shops and supermarkets. Is over 10 years old of activity, are in a maturity or consolidation phase, and have a 79% permanent staff between all departments. Mainly the functional areas that make up the company are: General management, administration, HR, commercial and sales, production (packaging and packaging), quality and customer service.
For now they have focused on the sale of products to large stores, but they want to reach a potential target such as the local client and residents of the surrounding towns. In these areas large stores do not exist and they believe that there is potential to open a market and sell their products in small establishments.
The company has grown so fast in the last 2 years and they ask you to design a Learning Plan adapted to the company. Please, define:
- The Learning conviction & definition for TRADICIÓ S.L.
- Goals of the Learning Plan.
- Methods used.
- Kind of Learning approaches.
- Define the company learning actors & roles and their responsibilities.
- Calendar with all learning activities & actions during the year (be specific).
- Budget: Define the process of budget validation.
- Define levels of priority to address employees’ requests.
- Policy: specific rules to be followed.