According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) training and development survey 2005 which measured the attitudes of 664 training managers, “91% believe there is a direct link between investment in leadership development and business performance” and “98% believe that well-designed leadership activities can have a positive impact on the bottom line.” Another recent survey, the Tomorrow’s Leaders’ study, undertaken by Henley Management College, highlighted particular skills gaps around communication and team bonding, as well as appropriate use of emerging technologies. Although the majority of managers are working with teams that include remote workers, many are unprepared for the supervision of remote teams, and the majority haven’t received any training on how to manage such a team.
Improved leadership and management enables:
- A competitive edge.
- The development of a more effective, productive workforce.
- Improved skills and efficiency in work practices.
- Keeping ahead of the pace of change.
- Improved staff morale and retention.
- Motivating and empowering your people.
Use our interactive tool to create a personal development plan and assess your management and leadership skills.
Read this guide to identify the key skills needed by business owners and directors and how these skills can be developed.
Getting the right mix of people to complement and reinforce your business is essential. Having an effective management team helps you to create a more efficient and capable business.
Read this guide to developing your management team.
Training needs analysisTo benefit from any development programme the training must meet the needs of both the business and the individual. It is therefore vital to identify learning and training needs. Read this guide to ensure you fit training to your needs.
The CIPD have produced a factsheet that looks at the nature of training needs analysis (TNA), considers why TNA is important in an organisational setting, lists the data to include and outlines what follows a TNA exercise. Read the CIPD factsheet to identifying learning and training needs.
Training evaluationWhen your business has invested in some training, how do you know if it has been a success? You need to be able to assess in what ways skills and effectiveness improved, by how much and did you get value for money? Read this guide to evaluating training.
Further informationBusiness Link's information library gives you instant access to information and tools to help you tackle key business issues. View our full range of guides on skills and training.
Access to help and supportThere is a range of support available for businesses in the North West and you can search our business support directory to find solutions for your business.
Alternatively, if you would like to talk about leadership and management and how we could support your business, call the business adviser team on 0845 00 66 888 or use our contact us form.