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Anyone who has spoken to a hiring manager might have heard the common remark that it is very difficult to find good people. Lack of good skilled people is not the reason for this situation. Even though there are plenty of highly skilled and qualified people, they are not available in the job market just for the simple reason that they are happy doing their jobs in their respective organizations. A good reason for this is that they were brought to the level of performing at higher levels through competent business and management coaching, even though they weren’t at this level from the beginning of their career.
Many CEO’s have a Harvard MBA, but below the CEO level a large percentage of management started out at the bottom working their way up. There is no real truth to the idea that one begins at the bottom and stays there for their career. It is widely recognized that competent training management, often referred to as “on the job training,” is one of the primary ways companies increase the value of their in-house talent. This is because that value does not leave the company.
Employees who see that a company invests in them through conferences, seminars, and other forms of training management will recognize a company that cares about them and their careers. Employees who are secure in this knowledge that their company is making an investment in them will likely not go to market looking for other companies to work for.
Another dirty secret is that training management works well for companies whose employees don’t know exactly what they’re worth. Unlike employees holding a Harvard MBA, those with training management do not have a piece of paper that suddenly makes them too expensive to hire. At the same time, though, they are often just as motivated, perhaps even more so, after taking on the paid job training than someone who has just slugged through academia. This is one of the many reasons companies are eager for training management.
Change management is another function of a company, just as important as training management. Would that the market never moved! That once we designed a product, we could keep selling it forever. But the fact is that change is a constant part of our world, and even a product as venerable as Coke gets a redesign from time to time – not to mention the ad campaigns. Through continuous management, a company is able to keep its workforce very fresh.
Diplomas last forever, but changes occur continuously in the world of business. But even Harvard sees change occur all around it and must adapt. Change management helps your company stay current in an ever-changing world. Such management helps your business in the lead in the marketplace and help you develop employees to be the best they can be.
There are not many skilled people available in the job market because they are happy where they are. A major reason for this is that they did not necessarily start out as highly skilled and qualified as they have become, but were elevated to that level through constant and competent business and management coaching. When workers see that a company invests in them, through conferences, seminars, and other forms of training management, they see that they are working for a company that cares about them. Through effective change management, a company is able to keep its workforce very new and motivated all the time.
- George Purdy