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5 reasons why managers don’t train employees

5 reasons why managers don’t train employees

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Employee training and development initiatives can transform organisations by providing extra skills to your employees to increase efficiency and productivity. Training also leads to higher job satisfaction, which shows up in better corporate performance. Pragmatic training also includes situational training that provides employees with the skill sets that allow them to make timely, knowledgeable decisions that benefit both their customers… Read more →

Accelerating your employees effectiveness

Accelerating your employees effectiveness

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In the majority of cases, employees who are without motivation, support, and coaching from their managers, will face a difficult time developing their talents on their own. Research has shown that the support and effective involvement of managers is the single most important factor in determining whether what an employee learns in a classroom transfers into actual changes in behaviour… Read more →

What are you doing to retain your high potential talent?

What are you doing to retain your high potential talent?

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The importance of retaining top organisational talent cannot be understated. It’s easier than ever to leave one’s current position to find greener pastures elsewhere. The switching costs of seeking new employment are no longer as significant a factor in deciding whether or not to leave an organisation. Organisations spend thousands of dollars hiring the very best talent, and more dollars… Read more →

How effective are your coaching and mentoring practices?

How effective are your coaching and mentoring practices?

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Increasing demands on an organisation’s workforce requires managers to work at higher levels of performance with fewer resources and staff. Developing employees through on-the-job coaching or mentoring can increase the organisation’s ability to succeed. Coaching and mentoring can inspire and empower employees, build commitment, increase productivity, grow talent, and promote success. These are essential elements of a modern management practice…. Read more →

Make training succeed (some useful tips)

Make training succeed (some useful tips)

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Make your training succeed with these useful tips: Prioritize your areas of need. Identify those areas where an upgrading of skills would bring about a high return. Look for the high leverage positions. If your company is sales- or service-driven, a useful place to look is to those who have direct contact with your customers and the people who manage… Read more →

Why training fails

Why training fails

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When training fails, it is usually because of poor planning or because the necessary conditions for success have not been secured . A large percentage of skills training such as sales, customer service, or management training fails to produce results. And it’s not because the participants were stupid, lazy, or unmotivated or that the material was irrelevant or not well… Read more →

Effective executive communication

Effective executive communication

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How good would you say your company is at what it does? How high are the standards that it sets? Now be honest – do those responsible for communicating information about your organisation match those standards? Senior executives need to communicate with each other and with those above them. Do your high potentials know how senior executives think and can… Read more →

Why managers don’t train employees

Why managers don’t train employees

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Training and development initiatives can transform organisations by providing skills and skill enhancement to your employees, increasing their efficiency and productivity. Training also leads to higher job satisfaction, which shows up in better corporate performance. Most managers recognise this. They want a competitive high performance organisation but they don’t know where to begin. There are 5 key reasons why managers don’t… Read more →

The Four Elements of Modern Learning & Development

The Four Elements of Modern Learning & Development

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Align your learning & development programs with the following four elements: (click image to enlarge)

Make sure training isn’t wasted

Make sure training isn’t wasted

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In 2015, U.S. organizations spent approximately $70 billion on training. Smaller companies spent around $1,105 per employee on average, not taking into account the productivity lost while the employee was out. Larger companies often doubled this investment. Clearly employers understand the importance of training, and are willing to devote resources to it; however, it’s rare that these organizations see a… Read more →