During difficult times, most organizations reduce the amount of training offered to employees. LMA believes that this is the time to provide strategic training for your employees. They are your “greatest asset” and you will achieve a return on your investment when the economy turns around. Organizations should consider investing in employees so they can deal with future demands of growth. Strategic thinking organizations take tough economic times to build upon employees strengths and address any development needs identified.
To have effective training during difficult times you may want to consider the following:
Assess Your Talent: Every organization should evaluate their employees and determine what skills are needed for the future. Organizations might consider evaluating employees who are going to make good leaders for their organizations and then give them the appropriate training. This will help prepare them for future leadership positions.
Leadership Support: Make sure that your leadership (top to bottom) is committed to the leadership training. Effective training can only occur when everyone in the organization is committed to training.
Establish Objectives for Your Training: Each organization should develop its strategic plan and then determine what skills and behaviors are essential for success in the short and long term. Once you have defined these objectives it will help determine what skills and behaviors are needed to succeed. You have designed your training efforts.
Provide Effective Training: An organization should consider all types of training. Each organization may want to consider onsite training; web based training or individual coaching. In dealing with change, you should focus on working together, conflict resolution and problem solving. Any training program should be consistent, on a regular schedule and involve the training participant and supervisor who will reinforce the training.
All training efforts should relate to your vision, mission and goals. As you look at the economic downturn you may be only thinking about survival, but LMA Consulting Group believes you should prepare your employees for future growth and development.
In a recent survey, employees ranked “learning new skills” as one of the most important factors that would keep them with an organization. Consider an ongoing training effort that will enhance your competitiveness and your employees' to respond to customers needs.
by David Wauls, Senior Consultant
LMA CONSULTING GROUPA division of LMA Systems Group Inc.
©2009 LMA Systems Group Inc.
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