Employee Training

Listen

Employee training is very important in organizations and there is a lot of money spent regarding this matter. Therefore, recognising main competencies and training needs of employees is crucial [1]. Investing in a training program is expensive [2].

Scholarly research on training and development shows that when staff feel that they are developing and learning, it results in an increase in their “self-confidence” and “self-achievement” [3]; they are more likely to value and recognize the practices of “knowledge sharing” within the organization [4]; they improve their job performance [5]; they better respond to various changes in the organization [6]; and they are more satisfied with their jobs [7,8].

Consequently, managers and organizations need to pay a special attention to employee training of all roles (i.e., training of managers, training of employees, training of frontline staff) at all organizational levels and carefully identify specific needs before designing and implementing the training sessions. In doing this properly, all workgroups need to collaborate and managers should involve all other employees and listen to their needs. Human sustainability training, which is my proposal to train employees sustainably in businesses, organizations and institutions [9] is the one that I consider ideal.