How can you leverage your learners' strengths for better training outcomes?

My personal favorite is the Clifton Strengths Assessment by Gallup. If you have the financial capacity to test everyone in your team, you can identify not only their strengths but also how these strengths can be mismanaged if overused. As a Learning and Development professional, you can use this assessment to determine the best way to manage the team for optimal learning to take place. For example, does micromanagement make the learner feel encouraged that they are being checked on, or does it make them feel they are not being trusted? Someone who does not like to be micromanaged will always feel drained and tired, as they are harnessed in all the time. Learning in this kind of environment will be challenging for a learner like that.

Para identificar las fortalezas de los participantes, el facilitador puede dise?ar y ejecutar ejercicios de autoevaluación, que permitan a los participantes reflexionar sobre sus habilidades, conocimientos y experiencias. Esto puede incluir actividades escritas o conversacionales, donde los participantes describan sus fortalezas y áreas en las que se sientan más seguros. También se pueden levantar las fortalezas de los participantes realizando dinámicas grupales, que fomenten la acción, la colaboración y la interacción entre los participantes. Observando cómo los individuos contribuyen al trabajo en equipo y cómo aplican sus habilidades para resolver problemas, el facilitador puede obtener información sobre las fortalezas de cada uno.

Uma forma muito gratificante e que potencializa a aprendizagem é estimular que múltiplas vis?es sobre as temáticas, comportamentos, atitudes, conceitos (...) abordados contribuam para ampliar o entendimento do grupo e fortalecer as diferentes possibilidades de aplicabilidade, a depender das experiências, contextos de atua??o, metas etc. Estimular a participa??o, a proatividade no processo de aprendizagem e o protagonismo é fundamental para ampliar o aproveitamento dos treinamentos.

Todos tenemos talentos únicos que pueden ser potencializados y se puede hacer de diferente manera, algunas de las acciones que se pueden realizar es desarrollar el talento a través de diferentes roles: Key users para implementar tecnologías, procesos de cambio o planes de capacitación, mentorías por parte de los líderes experimentados, círculos de aprendizaje continuo a través de plataformas donde los expertos del proceso brinden asesorías, la asignación a proyectos de nueva creación es otra de las alternativas que ayudan a potenciar el talento de los colaboradores.

Also, try gamification. It serves as a strategic tool to bolster learners' strengths by providing instant feedback, visual progress tracking, fostering healthy competition and collaboration, offering tailored challenges, facilitating real-world application, and incorporating storytelling elements. This approach is designed to cultivate a professional, engaging environment that acknowledges and reinforces learners' capabilities throughout their journey. I absolutely loved it.

You can leverage learner's strengths for better training outcomes by using them as a point of reference and starting point. For instance, explain complex concepts using terminology and vocabulary associated with the strength. "Debriefing in healthcare simulation is like mastering new technology. You can't learn it by reading the instruction manual. You gotta get in there and debrief." "Pete, you play professional chess. So you already know the value of studying opponents and their moves. Writing a healthcare simulation scenario is similar. You anticipate the zillion ways learners can respond to each stage of the scenario." It's a crime to dish out 'standard' training fare without utilising the catalysing effects of learner strengths.