Hi Everyone,
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Change is something encountered in organizations on a regular basis. Processes change, positions change employees and employees change positions. Therefore, when new concepts and people come on board, it is necessary that training takes place to ensure individuals are brought up to speed with concepts and able to sync with one another in order for daily operations to successfully carry out an organization’s purpose. Without training taking place to help communicate the things that are necessary, performance stands a great chance of suffering.
Training has to be presented in a fashion that reaches out to all different types of learners. This necessity can cause training to be complicated at times b/c that implies that training material has to be created and delivered to suit the needs of all learners. And in a case where you are training on different concepts to a group of people who all each have their own unique way of learning, you have to find a way to make that delivery a success.
Because of this need to often reach everyone in their very own special way, training can be fun as well. Learning is usually successfully at taking place when information is given in more than one format and is related to information that learners are already familiar with. Different formats can include learning interventions such as such as group exercises and simulations and that can allow trainees to not only retain information, but bond with and entertain each other as well.
In closing, although challenging at times, training is definitely essential to today’s organizations. If it is structured around assisting organizations to reach their business goals and objectives, training can help them gain a competitive advantage that will, overall, allow them to produce better products, processes, and employees (Noe, 2010).
References
Noe, R. A. (2010). Employee training and development (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
Sheree -
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job at pointing out the complexities of training; different learning styles, communication methods, and needs. What is important to note, like you mentioned, is that training can be fun and employees get to know one another on a more personal level. This is important if companies want to have high performance teams. High performance teams are more than a collective of individuals with the same goals; they are a cohesive team of people who can discuss and solve their own problems or interface with others as needed.
Group training formats, like games and simulations, can help foster the traits needed and found in successful high performance teams. Dual or multiple modalities can also help learners relate to one another and retain information and key learnings better.
Great job!
Sheree,
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Sheree! I enjoyed listening to your speech and appreciate you discussing how trainings can help build relationships amongst coworkers. These bonds will encourage continuous learning and sharing skills and knowledge with other employees (Noe, 2010). You have also pointed out some of the many components one must consider when developing and implementing training programs, and ways they can positively affect the organization making them more competitive (Noe, 2010). If someone did not understand the importance of training before reading your post, they should now be confident in reasons and benefits to hold them.
Beth
References
Noe, R. A. (2010). Employee training and development (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.