One of the many risks an employer takes when it comes to training employees is the retention of information. Some employees may exhibit signs of growth and improvement after partaking in employee training, while others will not retain the information or skills learned and will merely resort back to former patterns. So how does an employer ensure that his or her employees retain their training?
Building training goals into employee reviews can help employees find the inspiration required to retain training information. An employee review can provide ample incentive to the most difficult employee, as the results of the review are typically tied in to wage increases, benefits, and other concerns that may impact an employee’s daily life.
Balance.
The first thing to remember when implementing the aforementioned strategy is that balance is critical. An employer does not want to create dissent or disorder, so it is vital to ensure that there is a clear difference between the benefits of the company and the benefits of the individual. Neither should be ignored when it comes to implementing employee training.
The same goes for the execution of building training goals into the review process. There are critical skills and educational tools that must be retained to function at a high level in any company. Ignorance of those skills and a refusal to maintain those tools should impact the employee review process, thus impacting the employee directly.
The best way to strike this balance is to ensure that the employees are included in the review process. A simple set of questions regarding performance, education, and retention of training skills will generally be sufficient to be an “eye-opener” to the employee. After the review process is complete, most employees will be attentive to their performance.
Clarity.
Striking the balance is important but utterly useless without precise standards. If an employee does not know of tangible expectations from his or her employer, it is impossible to meet any standards. Standards must be set out so that employees can administer and track their own progress, thus implementing self-review to the process.
With transparency, employees will likely retain information at a greater rate. This, combined with balance, will help produce more proficient employees and will foster a better association between employers and employees as the expectations are clearer and the communication is greater.
Building Training Goals into Employee Reviews - To learn more about this author, visit Louis Trahan's Website.
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Louis Trahan
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Having traveled extensively to over 27
countries, Louis has liaised and conducted
training for business people worldwide. A
prolific public speaker and successful
trainer Louis was a panelist at the
International Chamber of Commerce's World
Congress held in Quebec City .
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