I’m sure most new employees would agree that their training session lacked the supervision of a manager. Very often, new employees are trained by other employees, while the manager taking care of other aspects of the workplace.
Many companies do not realize the importance of manager involvement in employee training sessions. Employers invest a large amount of their company’s budget in educating employees, why not get the most out of it? A manager should know more that his employees, shouldn’t he be the best person to train? Here some strategies for a manager to get involved with training sessions for new employees:
Introduce yourself to new employees before they start training session. Some workplaces have several roles mingling around, an employee needs to know directly who their managers are if issues arise. Your presence is a crucial element to this knowledge. It’s always good to put a face with a name.
Don’t be too serious. Your training employees are nervous, it’s your job to make them feel comfortable. Create an outgoing atmosphere, so, new employees can feel more relaxed during the training session. Training sessions can be boring, make it fun!
Listen to your team. The feeling and excitement of additions to your team is a great feeling. All these words and emotions come rushing out. Take a break. Sit back and let new employees speak, especially, after asking questions.
Ask for feedback on the training session. We get it – managers are busy, but the training period is a crucial time for new employees. Managers should focus a majority of their time communicating with new employees. The bulk of manager’s time should be spent making sure new employees are getting the proper and correct information they require to be successful. Asking and offering feedback is a way to clarify confusing information.
Retouch on important topics or duties. After the training session, watch new employees perform, see what they have learned and where they need room for improvement or reminders.
These are just a few useful strategies for a manager to get involved with training sessions of new employees. Employees become successful on how they are educated in the workplace. Knowing their boundaries, expectations, and general guidelines helps and that is valuable information that should be shared by the proper authority. You are a manger, your guidance is very important in the learning process of new employees. If balancing participation and managing the workplace is too much, having two managers during the training period is a better alternative.
What strategies does your workplace take while training new employees? Is the manager in workplace involved in the training sessions of new employees?