Did you know that employees learn most of what they need through their job? In fact, most experts agree 70% of professional development comes from on-the-job experience.
That doesn’t mean we don’t learn in other ways. Around 20% of learning comes from mentoring, feedback, job shadowing, and other social experiences. Ironically, only 10% of learning comes from formal training such as an eLearning, a seminar, or watching training videos.
So, what does that mean for your employees or yourself? Develop a 70:20:10 plan that captures what you want to learn about and how you will do it.
For example:
| Focus Areas (based on self-assessment, manager and employee input) | 70% on the job | 20% social learning (with Manager + Mentor) | 10% formal learning (training / individual assignments) |
| Presentation Skills | Provide training sessions / lunch and learns or other public speaking type experiences for peers or other teams. | Work with your manager to identify a mentor who demonstrates strong public speaking skills and can help you develop your own skills. | Watch Phil Waknell TEDx on the Three Magic Ingredients of Amazing Presentations |
| Planning + Organizing | Work with your manager to identify tasks that you can pick up to get more practice with planning and organizing such as scheduling, payroll, project plan, etc. | Discuss the 6 High Performance Habits from the High Performance Habits Book summary. •What three skills can you develop so you’ll be more successful over this next year? •Review Insights #1 and #2 and discuss ways you can make a difference to those you serve. | High Performance Habits (book summary) 4 Ways to Improve Your Strategic Thinking Skills (HBR Article) Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (LinkedIn Learning) Strategic Thinking (LinkedIn Learning): Learn More |
Above are examples of on-the-job tasks/activities (70%), social learning – mentor/manager/learner questions (20%) and ‘formal’ learning – articles, presentations, and trainings (10%) in the above example. Would you like a personal/professional roadmap for your own use? Contact us and during a 30-minute call we will co-create your 70:20:10 initial framework. Within a couple of days we will have a formal customized plan ready for you.
