Legacy Bowes Group Articles

The recent focus on back-to-school planning reminds me about the importance of ongoing training and development in the workplace. Training helps to improve employee morale. Employees feel valued and develop increased loyalty when they see the employer investing in their knowledge and skill development. When morale is high, employees will contribute more to their job, put in more effort, make fewer errors and waste less time. Highly trained employees have far fewer work-related accidents, have less absenteeism and require less direct supervision.

A company’s desire and action to grow is often spurred by market demand and current results. Conversations take place at the executive table, recommendations are presented to a board, decisions are made and a plan is developed to realize this growth. Usually, the focus of the growth is financial, and although the human resource aspect is considered equally important, it is not given the same amount of due diligence to how this growth will be realized. Understanding what the current climate is and knowing where the organization needs to get to is crucial. So what are the 5 key areas that should be examined?

Attracting, retaining quality employees just part of return on investment

Employers are once again concerned about a capability gap appearing in the marketplace, as it seems the gulf between candidate skills and the needs of employers is widening.