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Training & Development Why develop yourself?  Why develop people?   Maximise the Potential of Your Most Valuable Asset The most successful companies throughout the world have one thing in common  - their wholehearted commitment to regular and on-going training and development of people in every area and at every level of the organisation.   For companies with similar products or services, often the only differentiating  factor is people. Their development, via skills and training, is one of the most  effective investments your company can make.   The development of people benefits both them and the organisation. It enhances the knowledge and skills of your personnel as well as increasing their motivation. Potential that may have gone unrecognised is uncovered and developed.   If you do not already have your own training resources: Using an external organisation such as Eunus can provide your people with  the skills and tools to do their job more effectively and ultimately increase  your company's sales, profits and productivity.   If you already have your own training facilities: External input can complement and enrich your own training programmes through  the introduction of new ideas and approaches.   Training Increases Company Value Today, intangible assets, particularly human capital (that's your people), represent up to 85 percent of a company's value, compared to 38 percent 20 years ago. Yet many companies fail to grow that value because they do not make the investment in training their employees.    Effective training results in increased employee retention and shorter recruitment cycles. Training can turn confused, unskilled, and uncooperative workers into great employees. Trained workers are happier with their jobs, and happy workers are much less likely to leave.  This is especially important to information technology companies because low turnover allows them to retain their most expensive and efficient employees.    Training Helps You Achieve Your Business Objectives  The evidence is overwhelming that training is essential to achieve a range of business objectives.   Training also provides a foundation for your company to increase its competitiveness. There is growing evidence that firms are using training as a strategic weapon to close productivity gaps between themselves and their competitors. Training ensures that consultants, project teams, and end users receive information that is geared to their needs, thereby increasing productivity, ensuring implementations are successful, and keeping your organisation one step ahead of the competition.   When you consider that teaching your employees new skills and methods will help them do things more efficiently, you can see that as employees' skills increase so will your company's ability to compete.   Training Helps You Manage Change A significant challenge to all companies is managing change.   Many companies underestimate the impact that technology has on employee behaviour. Because new ways or  solutions affect the known work processes of your employees, some workers are reluctant to change the habits with which they have become comfortable. This reluctance can impact efficiency, or worse, actively undermine the change process, which consumes resources and sabotages implementation efforts. Whether resistance is intentional or not, when employees are left on their own to deal with change, frustration inevitably leads them to revert to old behaviours.   Effective training is an essential part of a comprehensive change management process. Training programs can mitigate change management issues by building employee confidence in new technologies and processes. Training helps employees understand both the why and the how behind the change. Effective training can rejuvenate enthusiasm and encourage greater flexibility. Moreover, employees actively engaged in their own training are more likely to support, rather than work against, change.   [Home] [Products & Services] [Change Management] [Training] [Publications] [Useful Links] [Contact Us] [Mission & Values] [Terms of Use] [Privacy Policy]