why invest in training
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Why Invest in Training?Garland Coulson “Captain Time”
People are a Resource
• Their skills are what build and maintain your organization
But What If They Lack Tools?• Imagine a graphic designer working
without a computer or with an badly out of date computer
• Imagine a call center employee working without a telephone
• Imagine a woodcutter with a dull axe
We Provide the Technology Tools For Them• Computers
• Software & apps
• Tablets
• Phones
• Smart Phones
But What About Their Non-Tech Tools• Their soft skills?
The Missing Skills• Time management
• People (interpersonal) skills
• Communication skills (writing/verbal)
• Networking
• Teamwork
• Critical thinking
• Leadership
So Why Aren’t WE Providing the Skills?• Skills that are so critical to our
success?
Can’t Leave it to Universities• Schooling is the beginning of education, not
the end
Honing Skills• Like sharpening the woodcutter’s axe• Building upon existing skills
Why Don’t More Companies Train?• Scared of losing people after
training
• Expense with no immediate visual benefit
• Budget preferences is for hard goods such as new computers or equipment or for measurable things like marketing
Why It Still Makes Sense To Train
• Computer and marketing expenses are often also wasted• Computers (depreciation – continually
upkeep and IT costs)• Marketing (only a percentage has positive
ROI)• Even with 50% staff turnover, the remainder of
your team will perform a LOT better for YEARS• Can find KPIs (key performance indicators) to
measure training effectiveness
Time Management Skills Training
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