11 Responses

1. Why Stunt Your Growth?

   Hi Russ.

   I’m sure you are going to get lots of standard ideas for this one, so I suggest an unusual final point – a sort of a taunt to those who have a narrow field of vision … Why Stunt Your Growth?  It lays down a challenge, which I suppose is part and parcel of learning.

   I’ll wait to see whether you do get all the standard ideas.  Good luck.

2. thanks Martin, nice point!

   it looks as if the "standard answers" are too obvious for people to be bothered to post! you are currently alone as a responder, so thanks!

   Rus 

   http://www.coach-and-courses.com 

3. Good old days

   In the good old days our grandparents would learn a skill that would last a lifetime…our parents had to re train 2 or 3 times during their careers…we have to re train almost every year or more. The next generation will have to attend training almost weekly just to keep up.

   So in a nutshell…if you don’t train you will be left behind very quickly as the world is moving faster than ever.

   On a positive note, Training is not a bad thing to do for a living as there will be more and more work!

4. very nicely put Steve….

   Red Queen Syndrome: you have to keep running just to stay in the same place!

    

5. Why learn/train?

   Hi Rus

   Here are a few thoughts:

   People learn to:

   • Do their job better/keep their job
   • Prepare for the next job in the same company
   • Prepare for another job in another company
   • Learn a new skill
   • Help others learn

    

   People ask others to learn (and pay for that learning) for all the above reasons too, plus:

   • Have a more flexible workforce
   • Reduce the amount of tax they pay
   • Get a gong to put on the wall (IIP etc)
   • To retain their staff
   • To prepare for up or downsizing
   • To prepare for other major change (eg diversification)

    

   Will keep thinking.

   Have a great weekend one and all

   Jenny

    

    

    

6. thanks Jenny…

   …you have added at least one that I hadn’t thought of

   ‘ave a good weekend

   Rus

7. Training Why Bother

   Chief Financial Officer asks: "What happens if we invest in developing our people & then they leave us?" CEO replies: ‘What happens if we don’t, and they stay?"

8. Another thought

   Following on from the previous response, one of my favourite expressions is:

   "If you don’t grow your own people they will go and grow elsewhere"

    

   Jenny

9. Training and Learning; Why Bother?

   Thanks Russ 🙂 Taking a bow

10. My answers

    Well, there’s the old chestnut – ‘If you think training is expensive – try ignorance’. Alternatively, how about keeping up with the demands of the  job, improving skillset, personal development, diversifying, making your self (or someone else) more useful to the business. Tons of ’em really!  

11. but Andy…..

    …I thought ‘ignorance’ was supposed to be ‘bliss’….

    but seriously, good point!

    rus