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Training is one of the most powerful tools we business owners and employees have today, but it has a bad rep (and for good reason). As we’ve discussed in previous blogs, the old training methodologies are boring, and don’t have a great impact. The new trend in training is proving to be extremely impactful on all business functions. Now the question is: what areas of business can training help you? While there are many areas to choose from, we’ve listed three huge ways training can improve your business below:
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Helps with employee retention
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With so much focus put on the need for employee retention, having extra help is always appreciated. Training is a tool you can utilize to retain stellar employees and attract new talent. Connie Moorhead (securitysystemnews.com) wrote a recent blog that explains how training and retention go hand-in-hand. A great point she brings up is, “Challenged employees are engaged employees – and engaged employees stay.” If you utilize challenging, beneficial trainings in your internal business plan, your employees will reward you with more loyalty.
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Increases employee skillsets
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To increase or improve upon the skillsets of employees is one of the most common reasons companies like yours use training. The problem is, again, that in the past the teaching or instruction was not well-designed, so some employees still have a “dread” when they hear “training.” We suggest you start with smaller trainings, and make sure the trainings are focused on skillsets your employees want to improve upon. This will show you care about their wants and career goals; and help breakdown the stigma of corporate training. When in doubt, hire a good outside consultant to provide the training! An employee base with increased skills increases your business success every time.
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Creates strong communication
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Communication is one of the most important business tools everyone needs to have and most of us could take advantage of an opportunity to improve. Especially when it comes to understanding and communication across departments. A great benefit from training is that the communication across departments and teams becomes stronger because it promotes an environment where teams and departments can better understand each other’s roles and daily tasks. This creates a more congruent environment, that will allow your key business process to run more smoothly.
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While the benefits listed above are important, it is imperative to make sure you’re providing good quality, relevant training. We recommend you tailor your training to match your audience, and their specific job functions. Without a targeted approach, no training effort will bring you the benefits you need.
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Interested in learning more about how training can benefit you? Contact our team at Kim@QuantumMark.com today!
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