Once More For Those in the Back – Training is a Skill!

Once More For Those in the Back – Training is a Skill!

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

I’ve lost count of the number of conversations I’ve had about this over the years. Trust me, there have been a lot. I’ve watched some really brilliant people who do great work and are highly knowledgeable have terrible experiences trying to train others because they were not adept at the skills necessary to run a training class. A great many people have, through no fault of their own, not learned how to facilitate, the finer points of public speaking, or how to read students’ body language.

To be a great trainer you need to learn those things.

Employees and Employers Have Roles to Play in Career Development
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Employees and Employers Have Roles to Play in Career Development

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

It is in your best interest to have employees who are growing and advancing in their careers. One is because they continue to become more valuable to the organization, which you need. Secondly, as they grow and become more valuable they are also more likely to stay. Turnover is costly. The organization can provide mentors and other resources that would be more difficult to do on their own. In return, they get employees who grow with the organization. Who wouldn’t want that?

DE&I is More Than Race and Gender – Neurodiversity in the Workplace
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DE&I is More Than Race and Gender – Neurodiversity in the Workplace

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

We have so many companies complaining about finding talent, and we also have a massively underemployed group who could be great at these jobs with some small accommodations. I’m no data scientist, but this seems like an opportunity. The article above lists some considerations that could make a huge difference and help you find and retain talented people who need someone to understand that their brains work differently.

This is what inclusion looks like too.

Linked – The cost of tolerating underperformance — and overlooking your high performers

Linked – The cost of tolerating underperformance — and overlooking your high performers

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

The most engaged and productive people in your workplace also need room to grow and develop. Not offering that to them is inviting them to go elsewhere. Not offering career development to your high performers because you are wasting all of those resources to fix your lowest performers will not cut it. They deserve more than that, and someone will give it to them.

Prepare for the Spontaneous

Prepare for the Spontaneous

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

At work, we are asked to make adjustments all the time. In our modern, technological jobs, we are constantly facing change. The individuals and teams who will succeed are the ones who’ve gotten comfortable with it. They’ve prepared for the change and know they can adjust on the fly because they know the work well and are used to making the proper decisions. Those who don’t have a deep understanding of what is going on will overreact to change and commit turnovers.