When you hire a new employee, what do you train them for?
- The Job Position.
This is the most common and in my opinion very limiting both for the hire and the employer. When we train for the job position, we create a narrow scope and the opinion that “this is what I do and anything outside of this you need to speak to…”. You will have a couple of super star employees that will have the next promotion or two in mind, but for the most part you are creating a wheel clog. I am sure that if you peruse your mind for a customer service example you will be overloaded with tasteful memories of this type of employee. Is there a better way to train?
- Your Company Culture.
Training for your culture is another option. This is when you assume that your hire has done the job before and knows the position. Usually they impressed you with their résumé credentials and you can skip directly to the who’s who and what’s what around your company. This type of training is good, if you are looking to keep things EXACTLY as they are in your company. Is there a better way?
- The Company Vision.
Remember that handbook that was created when the company began, back in 1902? Don’t use that one. You know the business plan you have for the next year, next 5 and the next 10-25, use THAT. When hiring a new employee a great way to empower them to help your company grow and to shape the future of it is to train them for your company vision. A powerful way to do this is from the first interview. When you train for vision you will attract an employee that thinks bigger and will be performing his job position with the bigger picture in mind.
Hiring new employees is time-consuming and if done best can create a team that grows together to create a powerful structure. Hire wisely, but train wiser.
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