During workshops
for entrepreneurs, managers or leaders; there is a session on developing the
skill sets of your team members. The intent is to enhance efficiency and
effectiveness by evolving their competencies. It requires the investment of
time, money and effort.
With an eye on
return on investment, some ask, ‘What if the team member leaves the team after
training? It will be a waste!’ They are stunned by the counter argument: ‘worse
than that would be if they are not trained and they don’t leave you!’
So often, so many of us do things only looking at return
benefits in a very short-sighted, selfish way. We would do well to also look at
implications of not doing something that is important and being burdened by those
consequences.
In a competitive world, others will poach on your trained
team members. We do not own the other person. However, there are many other methods
to retain them. These include creating a sense of shared ownership, ensuring
dignity and recognition, etc. Keeping them untrained is going to be detrimental
for you and your enterprise.
They may not be
with you forever, yet train your team
For while they are,
they add value to a common dream!
~ Pravin K. Sabnis
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