Discussion: Linking Training to Strategy

Think of situations from the work environment when you need to make decisions and strategize key tasks. For example, if you need to turn in a report well before its deadline, how do you plan to complete the report? You strategize and prioritize your tasks in order to complete your report ahead of time.

Just as you strategize to successfully complete important assignments, organizations strategize to define their development and growth plans. Training models must successfully align with those plans. For this Discussion, choose a topic from the assigned chapters and then reflect on situations from your work or personal life that relate to training models and/or how they aligned with organizational strategies.

Based on your reading for this week:

Prepare a substantive response describing a real-world situation—either from your own experience or from an item in the news that addresses some of the primary concepts covered in that topic. For example: How does the training area you have identified ensure the training meets strategic goals? What tools are used to determine the appropriate training model? Is there is a situation where the training did not align with strategy and yielded unsuccessful results? Identify specific human resources development (HRD) strategic choices.

Post a substantive response of approximately 300–350 words that is an explanation of your chosen real-world situation. Your explanation should include the following:

• Identify the chosen training and strategy topic, including specific references to the course text.
• Describe the illustrative real-world situation, including background and relevant context to the chosen topic.
• Explain how the real-world situation clarifies or exemplifies the concepts in your selected topic, providing supportive examples and credible evidence as needed.
• Explain how training and strategy can align with organizational objectives.