Many organisations view time management training as something
they'll spend their money on, only if they have to. Usually when
pruning the company or department budget, training is often the
first area that gets the chop. And yet can you really afford not
to?
Here's what Dr. Donald Wetmore a Time Management Specialist from
the U.S. recently said in the on-line e-zine Activepro...
Training is not a cost it's an investment 'It really doesn't
matter what we pay for an investment. What's relevant is what we
get in return. One of the best ways to jeopardise an
organisation's future in today's world and increase the
probability of troubled times it to look at training as a cost
and pay the price of not training or provide substandard
training that operates only as a bandaid for the training
requirements.
A person being paid $50,000 per year who is wasting just one
hour per day is costing the organisation $6,250 per year. If
through one of our Time Management Seminars that person can
learn how to recapture just one hour per day, that translates
into a payback to the organisation of $6,250 per year!
If there is a group of 25 people, the return to the organisation
is $156,250 per year! That doesn't even include other benefits
like profitability, reduced turnover, improved morale, enhanced
teamwork, greater creativity etc.) Over 5 years, the payback is
$781,250. What would your organisation invest to achieve that
return and payback?
Not so many years ago, training was an option for most
organisations. Today it is no longer an option. If any of us
continue to do what we do the same way, within five years most
of us will become obsolete. Why? Because our competitors are
helping their people to become more effective through training.
If we look closely at companies who are doing well in the long
run, they almost always have a well thought out training program
in place They realise the price for not training is the real
expense of training'.
The most important training or knowledge enhancement you can
offer to your employees is in the personal development area.
Effective time management is a life skill which affects us all.
Depending on how skilful we are at managing our time it can have
a major impact on the whole of our life. Our skill levels in
this area can greatly benefit us or cause us to be constantly
stressed out.
Training is a life long endeavour. It has to be ongoing. Life
changes constantly and so do our needs and those of our people,
the no. 1 asset in every business. Time Management training is
crucial for it's when we learn to use our time effectively that
we get so much more done in our lives.
About Author :
Lorraine Pirihi is Australia's Personal Productivity Specialist
and Leading Life Coach. Her business The Office Organiser
specialises in showing small business owners and managers, how
to get organised at work so they can have a life! Lorraine is
also a dynamic speaker and has produced many products including
"How to Survive and Thrive at Work!"
