Why Invest in Training

Why Invest in Training?Garland Coulson “Captain Time”

People are a Resource

• Their skills are what build and maintain your organization

But What If They Lack Tools?• Imagine a graphic designer working

without a computer or with an badly out of date computer

• Imagine a call center employee working without a telephone

• Imagine a woodcutter with a dull axe

We Provide the Technology Tools For Them• Computers

• Software & apps

• Tablets

• Phones

• Smart Phones

But What About Their Non-Tech Tools• Their soft skills?

The Missing Skills• Time management

• People (interpersonal) skills

• Communication skills (writing/verbal)

• Networking

• Teamwork

• Critical thinking

• Leadership

So Why Aren’t WE Providing the Skills?• Skills that are so critical to our

success?

Can’t Leave it to Universities• Schooling is the beginning of education, not

the end

Honing Skills• Like sharpening the woodcutter’s axe• Building upon existing skills

Why Don’t More Companies Train?• Scared of losing people after

training

• Expense with no immediate visual benefit

• Budget preferences is for hard goods such as new computers or equipment or for measurable things like marketing

Why It Still Makes Sense To Train

• Computer and marketing expenses are often also wasted• Computers (depreciation – continually

upkeep and IT costs)• Marketing (only a percentage has positive

ROI)• Even with 50% staff turnover, the remainder of

your team will perform a LOT better for YEARS• Can find KPIs (key performance indicators) to

measure training effectiveness

Time Management Skills Training

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