Coaching Development Teams: Teach A Man To Fish

Teach a Manto Fish

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day

Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime

- Chinese Proverb

Sustainabilityand Teams

Skills and Aptitude

Skills: Things you can do now Aptitude: Things you are capable of There are some things you will never do

Understanding Skill Sets

360 Degree Feedback

Measures skills and/or performance Set objectives Feedback from

Managers Peers Colleagues in other areas Subordinates

Anonymous results

Skills Analysis

Areas and sub-areas Rate everyone on each area Create a chart

Skills Analysis

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Anna 5 5 4 5 1 2 1Billy 3 3 3 2 4 4 4Charles 5 5 5 3 4 3 3Diane 5 3 4 2 3 5 5Edward 4 3 2 2 5 5 4

Average 4.4 3.8 3.6 2.8 3.4 3.8 3.4

Skill Gaps

Filling the Gap:Recruitment

Cost = Time + Money

Impact = Risk x Cost

The Power ofNot Recruiting

Learning

Learning Resources

Feeds/Podcasts Subscriptions Training Consultancy Events Study days

Training Budget

Making the Business Case

Spend your investment wisely Cost Benefit Analysis Return on Investment

investment we know return is harder to measure

Sharing (The Bonus Multiplier)

Sharing knowledge/experience brings value ROI is bigger Better team communication

Team Sharing Strategies

Conference slide karaoke Link Tuesdays

Twitter: #linktuesday Shared interest subgroups Monthly developer lunch

Learning is aDevelopment Process

No Team?Make One!

Leadership

Sustainable Learning

Now You Can Fish

Resources

360 degree feedback http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/360-degree_feedback

Risk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_analysis_(business)

Return on investment http://www.solutionmatrix.com/return-on-investment.html

Cost-benefit analysis http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_08.htm

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