Devoted to Managers and those that seek to improve their management skills

If you’re a manager, one of the things that you need to do to sell blended learning is to embrace it yourself. As in all areas of a business, employees follow what they see being done, not just what is being said. By instinct we human beings know that what someone does is what they really believe.

Keeping that in mind, we should want to help our workers see the value of blended learning. After all, it should be tied into work and career paths. They need to be reminded that they need to be ready to continuously learn and be self-motivated in it. You as a manager, or if you have other managers that work for you, need to make time for yourself to engage in continuous learning; then prod your workers to think about their willingness to do so with these questions:

• Are you eager to know more about this topic? Is this top-of-mind?  
• Do you know what’s involved in blended learning and how it will affect what you do at work?  
• Do you know how to navigate the technology?  
• Are you ready to assess your skills and knowledge, and to make choices based on skill gaps?  
• Do you seek more responsibility for your own learning and development?  
• Would you prefer to find an answer or take a class on your schedule when a need arises?  
• Do you like to talk and read about ways of doing your job better?  
• Do you know how to manage time and distractions?  
• Do you know what might get in your way? Do you have ideas about how to mitigate obstacles?  
• Do you know your department’s priorities and how development in this area relates to those priorities?  
• Do your supervisors support this growth?  
• Are you willing to seek help from a peer or mentor?