Team Development

Analysis of development needs and learning styles
Using our current annual appraisal system for members of staff I have identified a gap in the development needs for me and a member of my team. The development needs were identified by on the job skills gaps with regards to populating databases on the computer etc. I then matched the criteria from the job descriptions and personal specifications and identified the areas for development. My development need was to learn the new revised information governance policy which is one of the requirements of my role. It had been identified that the other team member had a gap in her Information Technology training, a lot of database population is now required within her role, which she felt she did
The focus of a mentoring partnership is very much centred on developing the mentee according to their needs and goals.
The mentor's role is to provide guidance, knowledge, expertise and, if appropriate, training that works towards achieving the learning goals of the mentee. Mentees may seek a mentor for a number of reasons ranging from a desire to learn more about an organisation upon induction, through to guidance about achieving desired career paths.
Mentoring partnerships often exist for a determined period of time, but with the agreement of both mentor and mentee can continue over an extended period of time. Some mentoring partnerships may cease when the mentee feels they have achieved their goals, but be revived again later if the mentee feels that they could be developed in another area by the same
I would overcome these barriers by speaking to my line manager and work colleagues and setting time out for myself in a quiet room to digest the information governance policy and then complete the short online e-learning test.
The most effective methods for the other member of my team to use would be coaching and E-learning, I would advise her of the best in house Information Technology course that would suite her needs, ask her to gain approval from our line manager to attend the course. I would also help to coach the member of staff to gain a better knowledge and understanding of the databases we need to populate on a daily basis to fulfil the workload required.
Some of the barriers the team member may face are time constraints around work release for training, unwillingness to learn new skills and a lack of support from work colleagues.
The team member could overcome these barriers by gaining approval from her line manager for the course and her line manager arranging sufficient cover for the shift to ensure that there is no pressure or time constraint in place, also the team member could shadow others whilst they complete the