Why successful organisations focus on developing talent
More and more organisations are at last realising the importance of focusing on their internal market and the profound impact that this has on their success in external markets. Successful internal marketing requires recruiting the right people, training them, motivating them, communicating with them and ultimately co-opting them.
The aim is to develop a culture of self-organising teams, but what does this really mean in practice?
Self-organising teams are made up of individuals that feel empowered to take decisive action. They have the confidence and ability to take control of the elements that are within their remit, make considered decisions and adapt well to changing demands. By encouraging autonomy and self-organisation people feel a greater sense of ownership and commitment to their work and to the organisation as a whole.
The approach feels fresh and modern yet simplistic. It fosters positivity and encourages people to become loyal ambassadors for their organisation.
Cultural change of this nature does not happen overnight. For this approach to embed and flourish all internal stakeholders must have access to relevant, practical training in the key competencies required for their role.
Talent development programmes work best if they blend external training with internal on-the-job training to enhance effectiveness, provide key skills and help to move people through the ranks of the organisation. An external training programme should provide practical tools, techniques and guidance that participants can apply immediately to their work.
The secret to impactful training is a programme that has been developed based on experience and with the benefit of hindsight and lessons learnt along the way.
At AKU our training is practical, engaging and practitioner-led. Without exception, each of our training consultants has between 10 to 20 years’ industry experience in their area of expertise. We believe that this greatly influences the way in which we deliver practical engaging programmes that truly develop talent.
The underlying aim of each of our programmes is to transfer knowledge and understanding in the most practicable and understandable way possible. As such, our motto is:
“Tell me and I'll forget,
show me and I'll remember,
involve me and I';ll understand.”
- Chinese proverb
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