Do training right...

Managers expect things to get done. Thus, a manager’s role is to make sure their subordinates are effective in getting things done.

 

·      It’s cool for someone to get something done.

·      In organizations, it’s also cool for people 

·      To work together to get things done.

 

A best practice at successful companies is training new hires how to effectively do their jobs – by trainers who are trained how to train and who temporarily stop doing their own jobs so they can focus entirely on the training of new employees. And then using buddies to explain things while the new hires are ‘on-the-floor’. The key is training them before they start doing the job – in a quiet setting where questions and practice can occur. Then the buddies become coaches. Don’t expect new employees to learn on their own – by doing training right, training gets done. And if you then want new hires to understand all the intricacies of the job, have the buddies show them how they should interact effectively with employees in those other departments related to their work. Don’t leave training to chance – customer service, quality, and productivity suffer when formal new hire training isn’t done right. Be responsible to train your new employees the right way today.

 

Ray Bradbury (1920 – 2012): American author and screenwriter of works including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.