Performance Learning

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Performance Learning:

focuses on building the necessary behaviours, skills and competencies to drive high performance.

Insight Guide: Applying 70-20-10 Learning Framework
Studies and surveys demonstrate that adult learning heavily favours experiential learning in real life contexts rather than formal training. This insight guide looks at the 70-20-10 learning framework and offers some guiding features for successful learning. 		 PDF Available  
Insight Guide: Developing an Integrated Learning & Development Programme
Outlines the 10 steps to develop and implement a learning & development programme for procurement. 		 PDF Available  
Insight Guide: Improving Team Effectiveness in a Tough Economic Climate
Identifies four initiatives that can be quickly implemented at a low cost to improve the effectiveness of a procurement team. 		 PDF Available  
Insight Guide: Learning & Development Interventions
Outlines the strengths and potential issues of four main types of L&D interventions. 		 PDF Available  
Insight Guide: Building Team Strength in Procurement: Managing the Challenges of Transformational Change
Covers the challenges of building a distinctive procurement competence across complex, multi-site organisations. Outlines the need for properly structured change strategy. 		 PDF Available  
Competence Assessment:

defines and assesses next generation procurement technical and business leadership competencies.

Competency Profiling
Competency profiling is a powerful technique for use throughout the strategic procurement improvement journey and is particularly valuable for organisations that are setting or changing procurement strategy 		 PDF Available  
Insight Guide: Identifying and Addressing Skills Gaps in Procurement Teams
Focuses on the use of competency assessments to identify skills gaps, leading to targeted learning & development activities. 		 PDF Available  
Coaching:

highlights a range of well-proven approaches to performance-based and life skills coaching.

Insight Guide: Coaching From A Distance
Covers the key elements needed to run a successful remote coaching programme, including clarity on roles and clear deliverables. 		 PDF Available  
Insight Guide: NLP in Procurement
Provides guidance on how procurement specialists can use NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) to improve their communication skills and their ability to influence stakeholders and suppliers. 		 PDF Available  
Insight Guide: Well Formed Outcomes
Introduces a useful NLP tool which helps people successfully achieve their goals through ensuring all limiting factors have been considered and removed. 		 PDF Available