We all know what the 10% can consist of when it comes to the 70-20-10 model.
That's really easy. It's courses, workshops, microlearning sessions etc - the formal learning bit.
But where you might feel a little limited is in the 70-20 stages.
Just what activities can you include in those apart from coaching and mentoring.
Here are 50 activities to help...
70% - Learn & Develop Through Doing
- Make decisions outside your remit and authority (with permission)
- Deputise for your manager
- Ask your manager to delegate new work to you
- Take on new and challenging projects/assignments
- Be a change champion for a specific initiative
- Speak at internal or external events
- Take on more and new responsibilities
- Learn the roles of others
- Understand different departments within the business
- Become a subject matter expert
- Take part in a project review
- Become a team member in a project where you have no knowledge
- Facilitate and chair team meetings
- Introduce new strategies and ways of working
- Cover for others roles while they are on holiday
- Conduct client tours and manage VIP visits
- Train others Implement learning and take action from the 10%
- Become an internal leader – social, community, committee, volunteer etc
- Network and interact with senior leadership team
- Work in groups to solve real business issues
- Become a mentor for others
- Get seconded for a temporary time in another department
- Apply best practices from company associations and bodies
20% - Learn & Develop Through Others
- Receive formal coaching on a regular basis
- Receive coaching from others
- Receive feedback from others on performance and outputs
- Use 180/360 degree feedback as tool for improvement
- Buddy up with a co-worker for sharing experiences and knowledge
- Use PDR process for self-reflection and learning
- Get mentored by a senior manager
- Knowledge share with others – what works, what doesn’t etc
- Use Action Learning Sets and work/learn with others
- Always be asking others for feedback, opinions and guidance
- Learn from industry associations and key figures
- Build and learn from your network – physical and online
- Follow and participate with leading industry blogs – join the conversation
- Download whitepapers and research papers
- Watch youtube videos
- Listen to podcasts
10% - Learn & Develop Through Courses
- Attend physical courses and workshops
- Attend industry specific conferences and events
- Attend LIVE and recorded webinars
- Attend distance learning courses
- Take eLearning courses
- Take professional qualifications and certifications
- Attend college or university
- Take microlearning or mLearning courses
- Experience training simulations
- Take part in gamified courses and workshops
So there are 50 activities to get you started!
70-20-10 Implementation Whitepaper
If you'd like to know how to make 70-20-10 a raging success in your company then there is a 70-20-10 implementation whitepaper that you can download and start to use as your practical guide.
