Note: You can download a free strategic training and development plan template at the end of this post. Most training plans I've seen are products of training needs surveys; hence most of them are basically lists of training programs to be run one after another. What is wrong with that picture? Whether or not you identified the right programs to run and identified the best trainer to run it, there is still no guarantee that training will translate to learning and demonstration of skills. Why, because something is missing. That something is called a strategy. Training often fail to make a dent in the organization's performance because of two things. The failure of the training manager to think strategically and their failure to build a strong partnership with line management to cr... Read Full Article