Assignment: Analyze this experience in your own words: Developing an executive d

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Assignment: Analyze this experience in your own words:

Developing an executive development program can be difficult for many reasons some of which were discussed in the textbook. “These people are at the top of the organization, making it difficult for them to ask for help or even be aware they need it” (Thacker & Blanchard, 2013). It can also be difficult to help them with development because they are executive you have to make sure that whoever is speaking to them will have their attention. The discussion with the CEO and the Board of Directors is needed to be able to understand what is needed.

My question would be as follows:

What business issues or challenges need to be discussed? Are there any areas of the business that need special attention or to be more in-depth than others? Are there specific competencies that were focused on in the last developmental program for executives or any specific areas that we need to focus? What do they want to be accomplished from this program? Will the development be on going or just delivered and revisited later? How long does this training need to last? Location that they want it rolled out? And also a timeframe. What is the budget for this program? Who will give this training? Are they are interested in an outside source/third party or for me to process. From the discussion with the Board and the CEO I would recommend that coaching be involved to further develop the executives. I would recommend that we have a plan for mentoring the executives also. A collaborative and engaging learning environment is needed for these type of employees to be comfortable and be able to learn so I would recommend that we have it somewhere relaxing and away for the stress of their normal working environment.

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Answer:   This experience narrates the difficulties which are faced by the HR professionals while they develop an executive training program for the executives who are at the top of the organization. It is not only difficult for the HR to understand their training needs but at the same time it is also difficult to communicate with them. This makes it important that a discussion with the CEO and board of directors is made. There are number of questions which need to be asked from board and CEO for establishing the training and develop needs of the high level executives. The HR executive needs to know various aspects before he decides to develop a training program. These range from the questions like areas of business which need deep attention to the place where the training program will be delivered. Based on this discussion the HR manager can then provide recommendations like mentor ship and the creation of a collaborative and engaging learning environment for the executives. Overall this experience narrates the complexities involved in developing training and development programs for the top executives in the firms.

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