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Anyone who has spoken to a hiring manager might have heard the common remark that it is very difficult to find good people. Lack of good skilled people is not the reason for this situation. Even though there are plenty of highly skilled and qualified people, they are not available in the job market just for the simple reason that they are happy doing their jobs in their respective organizations. A good reason for this is that they were brought to the level of performing at higher levels through competent business and management coaching, even though they weren't at this level from the beginning of their career.

Sure, many CEO's have a Harvard MBA, but well below the CEO level, the fact is that a large percentage of management started out at the bottom. There's not much reality to the old quip "Why back in my day, you started at the bottom - and by God, you stayed there!" In fact, everyone knows that competent training management (often called "on the job training") is one of the chief ways companies have of increasing the worth of their in-house talent. And this worth doesn't just leave the company.

Employees who see that a company invests in them through conferences, seminars, and other forms of training management will recognize a company that cares about them and their careers. Employees who are secure in this knowledge that their company is making an investment in them will likely not go to market looking for other companies to work for.

Another quiet reason to put resources into training management is that the results are less obvious than in academia. There is no diploma with qualifications that mandate increased pay. On the other hand, your employees will be happy to improve themselves on the job, and would sooner learn while getting paid than pay to go to school. As a result, both companies and employees are enthusiastic about training management programs, and want to see them expanded.

Just as important to a company as training management is another function: change management. Would that the market never moved, that once we designed a product, we could keep selling it forever! However pleasant that thought might be, the reality is that change is a constant in this world, and even products as venerable as Coca-Cola get redesigned from time to time - to say nothing of the blitz ad campaigns! A company must be able to keep its workforce fresh and filled with vitality through continuous management.

Diplomas last forever, but changes occur continuously in the world of business. But even Harvard sees change occur all around it and must adapt. Change management helps your company stay current in an ever-changing world. Such management helps your business in the lead in the marketplace and help you develop employees to be the best they can be.

Through continuous management, a company is able to keep its workforce very new. One more dirty secret is that training management leaves a company whose employees don't know exactly what they're worth. Another function of a company is change management, just as important as training. Sure, many CEO's have a Harvard MBA, but well below the CEO level, the fact is that a large percentage of business and management coaching started out at the bottom. With the right training and management, companies can keep on top, turning weak employees into strong ones, and allowing someone with out-dated qualifications into fresh and exciting new areas.