Employee Training: The Secret Of Successful Business Train the Staff and see the Difference Have you ever hired someone and you already expected that this person knows everything about the job, but apparently he doesn’t? Have you ever had an employee whom you think is very competent but then wants to resign because he/she feels “he’s not growing”? Hiring and keeping great employees are challenging tasks, whether you’re a business owner, a manager or an HR Professional. But how do you actually keep a good set of staff aside from paying them a competitive salary and giving them company benefits? One solution is to provide them great trainings. Trainings allow your team to be highly productive. Let’s say for example you hired someone and this person only knows basic excel. Setting a time aside to teach or send them to Excel workshops would not only help your employees to be competitive, it will also help your business be more productive because excel can do so much more than we think we already know. In fact, it helps us save time if we know how to properly use it. Providing them workshops at least once a week or even twice a month, can greatly help employees do their jobs faster and more accurate. It ignites their creativity, their problem-solving capacity and this is one of your company’s best assets. Aside from being highly productive, continuous education of your staff can increase happiness in the workplace. Boardrooms and cubicles need not be so boring! When there’s happiness in the company, people are more likely to work because they’re not coming from sets of “have-to’s”. They work and help your company grow because they WANT TO. Because you’re helping them grow as a career person, it is a human instinct for them to give back. They want to help you as well. People often drag themselves going to work because they’re not happy. And as a result, they come in late, they don’t finish their jobs on time, they take sick leaves even when they’re not sick, and worst, they resign after you’ve given them such a good package of benefits! They do these when they feel that they’re not growing as a person. And when you’re employees feel this, they become zombies in the office. You wouldn’t want to work with zombies right? Offering them CAREER GROWTH can have a tremendous impact on your sales. Insurance and other Sales Companies invest so much on training their agents because they know that it is to them that the bloodline of the company relies on. That’s why even an introvert, shy person can possibly turn out to be successful in sales because of trainings. This can also be applied regardless of which industry your company is on. How fulfilling it is to see a person evolved from good to great? And when an employee sees that the company cares for his/her growth, this leads to an increase in employee retention. Because they feel like they’re needed and it gives them fulfillment that they’re doing their job right. When a person feels this, they’re tendency is to stay because work doesn’t no longer feel like a burden. It feels like they’re second home. Most people join your company because they need money to sustain themselves and pay their bills. But it is actually the feeling of FULFILLMENT that they decide to stay with you. We know how tedious it is to keep on looking for the right employee. Why not start with what you already have and invest on growing them? Send them to seminars, workshops and trainings and see the enormous difference. Employee training is an easy thing to overlook. You could miss out on a whole lot of business success if you don’t train your employees. To stay at the top of their game, your employees need to be skilled in all the latest techniques, up to date with the most recent legislation and the laws that affect your sector, and engaged with their work. You can motivate your employees to push themselves forward and strive to develop new skills with the help of Management Training Courses. You need to invest in employee training within your company. This is the only way to create a culture that encourages the pursuit of excellence.
How to Become a Better Project Manager? 6 Skills Important to be a Successful Project Manager! Being a Project Manager can be a really tough job. From meeting with the big bosses down to handling your subordinates to solving problems and meeting deadlines, this type of work really entails you being mentally, physically and skillfully strong. You may be a good PM at the moment, but how do you intend to improve your skills in such a way that whatever project is thrown at you, you’re confident that you can always pull it off because you know that you have very strong core competencies. You know that you are built upon a strong foundation – like that of a skyscraper. You also know that your skills are not based on what you do but based on who you are as a project manager. So how does one BECOME (not what do you need to do to be) a better Project Manager? Be friends with TIME. We all have 24 hours in a day. Whether you are Beyoncé or the President of the United States or the waiter at a Japanese Restaurant, we all have equal time. And with Project Management, it’s either time is your enemy or it can be your best friend. And the way you do this is be aware of how you and your subordinates are consuming the time. Use the Pareto Principle of 80/20 wherein 80% of the results come from 20% of the causes to improve not just your productivity but also the productivity of the people under you. Treat your time as your ally not your enemy. Deadlines can be really dreading and stressful for everyone but if you keep in mind this principle and be more strategic in how you and your team use your time, you’ll not only be able to meet your targets according to the timeline but also, this will earn your boss’s trust. Not to mention that your team would gladly be working with you because you’re not the toxic manager type (if you know what I mean. *wink). Be like a WATER. A Project Manager not only has to deal with a lot of problems to solve, but also has to deal with a lot of people too. From the bossy superiors down to the project team who complains a lot about the job, it seems like everyone’s concern is on your shoulders too and all of this can be overwhelming for you. Just remember to be like that of a water. Follow the shape of the container which means be flexible. Now this might sound cheesy for you, but the magic of mirroring someone can actually bring greater results to what you’re trying to achieve. When you’re talking to your Superiors, mirror them. Act and talk like them. Show them you have power too. But do not overpower them. If you are talking to your subordinates, put yourself in their shoes and be able to understand where they are coming from. This allows you to be able to think a win-win solution for everyone. Who doesn’t like less stress? Be a Problem- Solver Yes, you’ll eat problems for breakfast and dinner and sometimes midnight snacks too. But EMBRACE it! It’s the only way you can cope up with the stress. Trust yourself that you are innately a problem-solver. Look at them in different angles and perspectives. Treat problems like it’s something that would help you grow as an individual, that it will you stretch and push yourself to the limits, that it will help you function and become a better Project Manager every day. And whenever there’s a glitch, a struggle, a difficulty, remember that are always solutions. Be a Good Communicator To say that communication in handling a project is important, is actually an understatement. It is in fact a MUST! You are the bridge between the Gods and the humans. And your job is to be the angel who brings the message clearly so that everyone get things done within the timeframe. (please tell me you’re getting the metaphor) Be Addicted to Growth “People who stop growing, are already dying” That’s from T. Harv Eker, one of the renowned motivational speakers and author. Most people end their education when they have received that precious diploma. But definitely not the person who thrives for growth and excellence. Successful people don’t stop learning. Every day they strive to learn new things. This may be in the form of experience, or reading a book or perhaps enrolling yourself to a Project Management Course. This could actually help you enhance your skills and be certified by a strong organization. This not only make your resume look good, but it also secures the trust of the people who hired you that you can really do the job. And when you’re certified, chances are more projects will be given to you. Be bold, ride the wave This might sound like number 5 but here I want to talk more about how being certified by a world renown organization like Project Management Institute (PMI). If you haven’t heard about them or doesn’t really understand what it is PMI let me tell you more about them. PMI was founded in 1969 that aims to help project managers advance careers, improve organizational success and further mature the profession of project management through our globally recognized standards, certifications, resources, tools, academic research, publications, professional development courses and networking opportunities. They conduct Project Management Professional Exam (PMP Exam) to certify Project Managers who pass. To prepare most various training center offers PMP Exam Training. With this I say be wise and look for not only the most budget friendly but also the most capable centers with preferably a PMI certified trainer and good PMI training course outline. Go get take that exam and be a better Project Manager for yourself and for your people! At the end of the day, you’re still human. And you can’t be perfect. But the projects that you’ll handle can be – if you continue to be better and better every day.