Upskilling Your Employees
The world has changed. Two-year-old's are computer literate, whilst you and your employees were educated years ago. This is a digital world where almost every facet of business is now ruled by IT specialists and even robots.
Business leaders have to move with the times, dragging their workers along with them. The rules of running a business are exactly the same as they have always been, however, there are new ways of doing things. So much equipment is now redundant, but it is not financially viable to replace loyal employees with new people who may or may not be reliable or dedicated to the job even though they have additional skills.
The solution is to upskill existing employees: dedicate time to learn IT skills, new equipment, and new ways of handling logistics. One example is using barcoding connected to your computer system, allowing automatic stocktaking and reordering, Other examples are using robotic functions to operate agricultural equipment or to completely control a warehouse using automated picking and packing without human labour. The global economy has allowed marketing worldwide, often a large part of sales. Medical practitioners are heavily dependant upon computer records.
Employees with old university degrees and who have not upskilled are unable to meet the requirements necessary to operate in today’s environment. Many skilled workers are have to understand maths at a high level when beginning their apprenticeships.
A multiplicity of courses are available to bring employees up to a standard that will improve your business, be it computer courses, training on the new factory and agricultural machinery, and understanding global marketing and international logistics.
All of this is available right here in Australia – onsite at your business, online, at TAFE’s, and in universities. Upskilling must be a significant part of the work week, applicable to all parts of your business. At the same time work on feedback, speaking to each and every employee from the machine operators to the office staff, and before considering their opinions on bettering your business.
That is what successful leaders in business do.
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