Training Needs Analysis
The future of workplaces is drifting towards micro-teams!
What are they? They are smaller units focused to deliver a certain output and led by a team leader. This trend has been very effective in managing performance in the virtual workplace during the pandemic and very many organisations are likely to tap into this way of work to ensure continuous high productivity.
What this brings with it is a fundamental change in the role of the team leader, i.e. managing resources, keeping them motivated, finding the right team member, ensuring they are prepared for future roles, etc. all rest with the team leader. Yes, the operations will continue to be managed by the central HR team but they will serve more as a knowledge hub empowering team leaders rather than doing resource management.
Out of all the aspects, the most critical is the one where the team leader will need to identify areas of improvement among the team. The HR term for it is training needs analysis or TNA. In the absence of a structured approach, employees often find themselves in repetitive training sessions or in those that are not immediately relevant to their everyday work.
This tool outlines some simple steps that you can follow to identify gaps and ascertain training needs for your team(s) effectively.