Assignment: Imagine you have just 2 minutes or so 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 to this individual to convince him or her otherwise? What key insights could you impart that this person likely would not have known and would find surprising and/or interesting?
The TRUTH About Training
Timely Relevant Undeniable Thriving Helpful
"A protracted training is much like a neglected garden; ultimately weeds stifle and choke organizational growth. Now imagine how a new leadership training program, even a modest one, can provide much-needed training" (Taylor, 2010).
*The truth about training is that it is timely. Training programs can support organizational strategies by reaching individuals and groups around the world, simultaneously, in a short amount of time.
*The truth about training is that it is relevant. Training is a relevant asset to lay out a clear plan of a company's mission and purpose to ALL of its leaders and employees.
*The truth about training is that it is undeniably necessary to maintain and improve the knowledge and competence of a company's work force.
*The truth about training is that it gives employees opportunities to learn and develop which makes them thrive to succeed. Thriving businesses foster positive work environments which support organizational strategies by attracting talented employees and motivating and retaining current employees.
*The truth about training is that it helpfully supports organizational strategies by emphasizing learning and creating and sharing knowledge.
The ultimate truth about training is that it is timely, relevant, undeniably necessary, thriving, and helpfully supportive for any business determined to achieve strategic training and development initiatives.
References:
Noe, R. A. (2010). Employee training and development (5th ed.). New York, NY. McGraw Hill.
Taylor, L. (2010). Put leadership training on the front burner. Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved from http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jul2010/ca20100729_682236.htm.
Hi Rasheeda,
ReplyDeleteThis was a very good speech and highlighted many valuable points. You stated, "Thriving businesses foster positive work environments which support organizational strategies by attracting talented employees and motivating and retaining current employees." You couldn't be more correct. As an employee, it is a good feeling knowing that your company thrives and is debt-free. When a company produces a good product and obtains follow-on work, this is a direct reflection of the emphasis that the owners put on hiring skilled employees. All of this talk about acquiring addtional job skill training has made me want to question my own company leadership about what type of training they do for its employees to help keep our skills martketable, not only for the company, but also for the employee. Great Post!
Crystal
Rasheeda,
ReplyDeleteGreat speech. I loved how you created the important aspects of training using TRUTH as an acronym. I especially like when you discussed that training can support organizational strategies by emphasizing learning and sharing knowledge. I like the direction that training is taking by supporting organizations in becoming learning organizations where knowledge is valued and shared.
Good speech, I am sold.
Marne
Great speech
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ReplyDeleteRasheeda,
ReplyDeleteI concur with Marne, the use of the acronym TRUTH is a very good way for the listen to remember your 5 concepts: timely, thriving, relevant, undeniably necessary and helpfully support. Acronyms are very effective ways to help listeners remember information. Very clever how you tied the title to the speech. Only suggestion I would have would be to provide some facts and/or data to make your rationale more convincing for why training is undeniably necessary and will help them strive. By providing some facts/data you give them something to think about later on. Overall you did a very good job.