: Edward Cleary
www.clearyonline.com
Edward@Clearyonline.com Staff Development During Tough Economic Times
About your instructor : About your instructor Over 12 years working various Human Resource Management roles in companies ranging from small non-profit organizations to Fortune 100 companies
Education includes a B.S. in Management of Human Resources and a M.S. in Adult Education
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Reality : Reality Today, there area few companies that are insulated from the impacts of the downward slide in the global economy
Reality : Reality Most companies react by increasing the focus on expense management
Training is often seen as an expense
This leads to cuts in training
The Problem : The Problem While the reaction is understandable AND will have the expected impact on expenses, the longer term effects are often never considered.
Longer Term Affect : Longer Term Affect It’s simple. Why do we provide training to our staff in the first place?
Longer Term Affects : Longer Term Affects Most organizations provide training to develop the skills and abilities of the people who currently work within the organization to meet the current and future needs of the organization
Longer Term Affects : Longer Term Affects Cutting training significantly will impede the ability of the company to develop skills internally, to meet tomorrows challenges.
This, in turn, often results in higher cost in the long run. Cost of hiring talent when positions become open, hire turn-over, lower employee job satisfaction, etc….
Practical Solutions : Practical Solutions Find ways to encourage learning outside of the traditional classroom setting
This may require a slight refocus for many managers
Practical Solutions : Practical Solutions If you want to keep a focus on classroom training, seek other funding. For example, in Maine, there are funds available to some businesses as part of the Governor's Training Initiative (http://www.mainecareercenter.com/business/text%20wording.pdf)
Look for appropriate classes through your community adult education provider (often very low cost)
Practical Solutions : Practical Solutions Most adult learners indicate that they learn best on the job.
The ASTD suggests that more needs to be done to create a learning culture, developing a culture that supports peer-to-peer learning, in less formal environment.
Practical Solutions : Practical Solutions Focus spending on audiences that can quickly apply the learning for REAL return on investment
Leverage the power of technology to disperse learning, quickly and cheaply to those who need it (eliminate spending on things other than the learning)
Practical Solutions : Practical Solutions Use in-house expertise to develop and deliver training
Focus managers on effective feedback and coaching for all staff
More Resources : More Resources High-Frequency Feedback and Coaching – an inexpensive approach to providing daily focus on development by formalizing the check-in process, collecting data and focused check-in
High-Frequency Feedback & Coaching : High-Frequency Feedback & Coaching
For more information : For more information Email: Edward@Cleayonline.com
Telephone: (207) 730-2625