There’s no denying it, your staff are one of the most valuable – if not, the most valuable – assets of your business. Without them everything would just fall apart.
So how do you go about recognising the value of your top talent, rewarding them for their commitment, and persuading them to stay on in your company rather than jumping ship?
It’s the perennial quest of every HR manager out there and it seems to be proving harder each year as competition increases and flexible working becomes more accessible in the wake of the pandemic.
These days, a higher salary isn’t the be-all and end-all; employees are looking for more from their workplaces and if you can’t offer them something above the rest, the sad reality is you could lose them to tempting outside offers.
Hold onto your staff by keeping them happy and engaged
There are a lot of different ways to keep your staff happy – Google’s infamous office slide certainly gained attention and who doesn’t love a free lunch on Fridays? – but actually one of the most effective and influential in the long-run is when you can offer your employees genuinely beneficial training and development opportunities.
Providing training opportunities for your staff is a great way to offer recognition for the work they are doing and it can crucially help to nurture a workforce that feels happy, satisfied and well looked-after in a myriad of ways:
Upskill your team to boost abilities and foster talent
Giving your staff opportunities to gain more experience and learn new skills can not only help with confidence, capability and expertise levels but it also directly benefits your business on a day to day level. Investing in training for your top people is a great way to nurture talent from within your company, particularly for those looking to make the move into more senior roles.
Increase motivation and commitment levels
When staff feel de-motivated or lack challenge in their roles, productivity levels tend to drop and individuals are likely to feel increasingly disconnected to the work at hand. Investing in training opportunities for your people that can provide inspiration and an appreciation of new skills is a really effective way to boost motivation in the workplace and in turn, productivity.
Show commitment and care to your team
It’s easy to let it slip down the list of business priorities, but demonstrating that you care about your employees’ long-term development and want to invest in it, is key to holding on to your staff and getting the best out of them. When individuals know that their employer recognises their worth and cares about their career projection, it goes a long way in making them feel more loyal to the company. A business that provides a happy, nurtured, and motivational workplace with genuine development opportunities is hard to step away from.
Training opportunities for all
When you’re looking to invest in training opportunities for your team, it’s important to consider whether the courses available are both flexible and inclusive. No one member should be ruled out of being able to take part due to logistics or practicalities, for example if they have childcare commitments, accessibility needs, or if they work part-time on particular days. Consider training programmes that offer online options as well as classroom-based working with flexible time management as to when each stage needs completing.
Help to deliver on your business goals
There’s no doubt that the more quality training your staff members are given, the better their capabilities in the workplace and that means being able to deliver on your business goals. Developing your staffs’ skillsets allows you to grow your workforce from the bottom up and is a far more long-lasting and cost-effective way to grow your team rather than outsourcing every time.
At Amatis Training we can provide facilitator-led classroom-based courses, as well as flexible programmes delivered on our app and online, focused on delivering core business skills to your staff including Stakeholder Engagement, Business Analysis Practice and Modelling Business Processes.
If you’d like to know more about our range of accredited training courses, feel free to get in touch any time – I’d be very happy to discuss with you which courses and set-up could work best for your team and business.