Every organization strives for excellence, to be the best at what they do in their field. But with constantly changing social, political, economic, and technological climates, how can you keep your employees at the top? How do you maintain the excellence to give your organization that consistent competitive edge?
One of the best ways to keep your employees at the top of their game is to use training initiatives. Training initiatives are specific actions and procedures that are implemented in the workplace to allow employers to train their teams in such a way that they learn to utilize their skills to the fullest potential. Employees will learn to use their abilities to adapt even to a constantly changing work environment. Training initiatives promote innovation and productivity and can, on the whole, work toward advancing and improving multiculturalism and reducing other HR issues within the company.
So, what are some of these training initiatives and how can you implement them?
Cross-Training
Imagine for a moment that you are part of an elite military team. Each of you has your specialty and you work together skillfully. But suddenly, your communications man is gunned down. Do you pack up and leave? Cancel the mission? Of course not. Each member of the team is cross-trained to do the jobs of the other members.
Now, we apply this same idea to the business world. To cross-train is to teach employees how to do the job and assume the responsibilities of another position. This provides backup when a key employee is out sick or on vacation and it gives the employee a sense of growth and improvement. The simplest way to cross-train an employee is to have them shadow their colleague, learning the daily tasks and integral responsibilities. Employees who cross-train often feel more useful and appreciated which leads to better retention of said employees.
Keep in mind that with a global organization there may be language barriers or even cultural barriers. Be sure to employ a trusted languages services agency that is well-versed in the culture, not simply the language. TrueLanguage fits that description.
Lectures
Lectures are a tried-and-true method of training employees, and are particularly useful when the goal is to disseminate the same information to a large group of employees all at once. Lectures are also cost-effective compared to individual training. When using lectures as a training initiative, be sure that trainers take the time to gauge the understanding of the individuals in the group by asking pointed questions. Leave time for your employees to ask questions that need additional clarification. And, as always, be sure that your global counterparts have appropriately translated materials with which to lecture from. You can also get professional interpreters so that your trainers can speak directly to employees in their native tongues.
eLearning
eLearning may be the best of the training initiatives listed here because it is so versatile. Each employee can learn at their own pace and the work can be done on the run using a mobile device. eLearning has a global reach, is more efficient and cost effective, and is easily adaptable.
Developing an eLearning course allows you to deliver the training information and materials to all employees consistently. Materials can be distributed informally, meaning that employees are trusted to participate in the course and aren’t tracked or scored. Or, the course can have a formal distribution that tracks and records the employee’s results.
The best way to develop an eLearning course, especially for global organization, is to use a trusted company with an excellent track record, like TrueLanguage. Not only can they prepare your e-learning materials, but they can have them appropriately translated for dissemination to your global counterparts.
TrueLanguage.com can provide for your training initiative needs in every way. They offer comprehensive service packages that can service a business of any size, from five to five thousand. Because your organization is global, they can not only design your training materials, but can optimize the design for the cultures you are needing to educate. Their eLearning software allows you to craft courses that engage your employees with many interactive materials, and they are able to handle the native localization of all those moving parts. In addition, they provide thorough testing and review before the courses are sent to your employees. Use TrueLanguage today and keep your global workforce on the same page. Make the world your classroom with TrueLanguage! Request a FREE quote today or call us now at 1-888-926-9245
