Imagine
you have less than 2 minutes to give someone an "elevator speech"
regarding the "truth" about training. This person does not believe
that training is important, complicated, or even necessary. What might you say?
….... HI. Can I ask you a pointed question about working here? In one word, how do most
employees here feel about training opportunities they are given? Pointless? That
sounds like a lot of organizations. The “truth” is proper training is so important
to your personal growth and the growth of your organization. A key to
successful training for you both is a refocus on leadership and empowerment. (Noe, 2013, pp. 77-78) Managers need to
rebuild their “leadership tool box”. You
can encourage your leaders to seek their own professional growth focused on good
communication, being a leader or mentor vs a boss, learning to provide feedback
that encourages personal reflection, and defining and sharing a clear vision
for the organization. (Taylor, 2010) As a member of the
organization, you are invested in its positive growth. By sharing these
suggestions with leadership, it can encourage conversation about positive
training for all members of the organization and pointless training can be a
thing of the past. Give it a try and good luck.
Resources
Noe, R. (2013). Employee training and development
(6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
Taylor, L. (2010). Put Leadership Training on the
Front Burner. Bloomberg Business week.
Leadership is absolutely integral for all organizations, especially those which would like to grow and succeed in meeting their strategic goals. Is there a leadership vacuum in our organizations? I don't know, but I do know that any skill left unused and undeveloped atrophies and dies. So, yes, let's get some leadership training out there. Let's make it okay to need some leadership advice and mentoring. Finally, let's not wait until it's too late, let's start early and keep it going throughout a person's career so that by the time they are promoted to upper management we're not dealing with a monster. The truth about training is that we all need it. From the newest intern to the most senior executive, we all need training.
ReplyDeleteLeadership is important in any organization. Many people know how to follow but not many not how to lead. Without good leadership and good training how can we survive in the corporate world. Some people think all are trainable, but I think you have to channel into each individual because everyone learns differently.
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