Posts Tagged ‘training and development’
What to do when people are bad at their job
The first thing is to tell them. People miss this one simple step more often than you would imagine. The test Most managers believe that they are telling their employees what the problems are. The test happens when you fire that employee: if the employee is surprised the problem was the manager, not the employee. …
Read MoreHiring for Competence
Knowing the key competencies required to work in your company is a foundational element of hiring the right people. In a post entitled Hire Wisely, we looked at the differentiating between what can be taught on the job and what the candidate has to bring with him or her already. Much of the latter comes…
Read MoreTraining versus Coaching
Training and Coaching are two words often used interchangeably. Most companies have some form of training, and a consequence of the confusion between these two terms, is that they do not also add a form of coaching, thinking it is all already done. Let’s start with definitions. What is the difference? Training is, in essence,…
Read MoreStrategy, meet Technique
We have talked about aligning company goals across departments and teams. All business owners want to avoid contradicting priorities and confusing instructions. Remember to start with “your mission statement and values, review your guiding principles, and account for the resources of each department.” Then “Have a strategy in place, and make sure your new goals…
Read MoreTrust and Credibility
I have spent the last week embedded with business owners and job seekers, with conversations revolving around both finding clients and finding employment. Today’s post is a shorter one, but I want to comment on what the above situations have in common: your Personal Brand. Most of us are – like it or not –…
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