A study on the role of manager as a trainer at workplace

The purpose of this research paper is to study manager in the role of trainer at workplace. To study, a questionnaire was designed according to the objectives and the same was used to take views of employees working at managerial level across all levels.

Series of questions were design to gauge views of the managers on their contribution towards training process and their perspective towards the thought of manager as trainer at workplace.

Survey of 50 professionals reveals inclination of today’s managerial workforce towards training their team members. The contribution of manager today is limited to assessing training needs and setting training objectives. These are the major role performed by the manager today.

Data from managers also revealed manager’s willingness to go beyond their routine tasks to take up the role of trainer rather than just being a facilitator managers are willing to go beyond. But still this completely depends upon the business strategy and needs.

If the organizational factors are favorable enough to support such collaboration between manager and employee, then manager is a perfect fit for the role of trainer at workplace. The reason is their existing relationship, cost effectiveness and business needs.