Diagnosing the Causes of Poor Performance
Heather works in the training department of a large information technology (IT) organization. She is in charge of designing and delivering interpersonal skills training, including communication skills, networking, and new manager training classes. Heather has excellent knowledge of how to design training classes. She incorporates behavioral modeling and practice into all of her classes. She has also conducted research on what good communication consists of, how to network, and what new managers need to know to be successful. However, individuals who attend Heather's training classes often give her low ratings, stating that she has a hard time answering specific questions in classes and that she does not seem approachable after the classes when individuals want to ask questions.
Questions
1. You are Heather's manager. In your opinion, what is causing Heather's poor performance? Is it due to a deficiency in declarative knowledge or procedural knowledge?
2. What can be done to remedy the performance problem?
From India, Bangalore
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Heather works in the training department of a large information technology (IT) organization. She is in charge of designing and delivering interpersonal skills training, including communication skills, networking, and new manager training classes. Heather has excellent knowledge of how to design training classes. She incorporates behavioral modeling and practice into all of her classes. She has also conducted research on what good communication consists of, how to network, and what new managers need to know to be successful. However, individuals who attend Heather's training classes often give her low ratings, stating that she has a hard time answering specific questions in classes and that she does not seem approachable after the classes when individuals want to ask questions.
Questions
1. You are Heather's manager. In your opinion, what is causing Heather's poor performance? Is it due to a deficiency in declarative knowledge or procedural knowledge?
2. What can be done to remedy the performance problem?
From India, Bangalore
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Answer for Q1:
Heather's deficiency lies in declarative knowledge. It is said that one becomes more skilled in problem-solving when relying more on procedural knowledge than declarative knowledge.
Heather's training session should be more interactive. Rather than using a theoretical model, she should make the models more practically applicable.
From India, Kolkata
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1Heather's deficiency lies in declarative knowledge. It is said that one becomes more skilled in problem-solving when relying more on procedural knowledge than declarative knowledge.
Heather's training session should be more interactive. Rather than using a theoretical model, she should make the models more practically applicable.
From India, Kolkata
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Heather's deficiency is in declarative knowledge. It is said that one becomes more skilled in problem-solving when they rely more on procedural knowledge than declarative knowledge.
Enhancing Training Sessions
Heather's training session should be more interactive. Rather than using theoretical models, she should make models more practically applicable.
Regards,
Nidhi Verma
From India
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Enhancing Training Sessions
Heather's training session should be more interactive. Rather than using theoretical models, she should make models more practically applicable.
Regards,
Nidhi Verma
From India
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