Employee training programs boost engagement and job satisfaction, teach new skills, and help your people keep up with new tools and technologies. In this article, Lyndon Friesen, Lead Skill Development and Team Dynamics Trainer at Outback Team Building at Training, shares the most relevant employee training programs in 2024 and beyond.
Written by Lyndon Friesen, Lead Skill Development and Team Dynamics Trainer at Outback Team Building at Training
With the rapid pace of technological advancement and the evolving nature of the workforce during the last few years, employee training programs are more valuable today than ever before.
Employee training programs boost engagement and job satisfaction, teach new skills, and help your people keep up with new tools and technologies.
But, while it might seem counterintuitive, the most important employee training programs in 2024 aren’t just the ones that cover complex, future-forward topics—they’re the ones that revisit some of the most fundamental elements of successful teams and corporate cultures.
This article explains why and provides guidance about where to focus your employee training efforts.
Let’s dive in.
Workplace Trends Driving the Most Relevant Employee Training Programs for Modern Teams
In order to understand which employee training programs are the most relevant today and why, you have to examine the current state of the working world.
During the pandemic, the majority of employees were mandated to remote work due to physical distancing requirements. Fast-forward to today, some companies are back working in person, and many remain remote.
But almost all organizations—and, in turn, their employees—have experienced significant transitions in the way they work during the last few years, and these changes have had a lasting impact.
Here’s a perfect example.
We host a lot of in-person and virtual training sessions. And, in many cases, these sessions are the first time the participants have ever met one another.
This is astounding.
These employees have never broken bread, laughed together, or learned anything about each other’s lives, yet they’re expected to work, collaborate, and communicate effectively together.
This fundamental disconnect presents significant foundational challenges that need to be addressed.
Without doing so, team dynamics and corporate culture will continue to suffer, in turn negatively impacting the success of individual employees and the organization as a whole.
4 Essential Employee Training Programs in 2024
When you’re thinking about employee training programs, it’s smart to start at the basics, rethinking and rebuilding the key elements that create a successful team.
Here are four ideas to consider.
1. Positive Team Dynamics
The Positive Team Dynamics employee training program can help you enhance how employees work together and create a framework for what a successful team looks like.
In a professional environment where interpersonal relationships have been strained, this program will help your team members:
- Become aligned as a group or organization
- Establish and build a sense of trust
- Practice, develop, and enhance collaboration skills
This process examines your organization’s specific
2. Clear Communication
In a post-pandemic world, communication has become increasingly challenging. This pivot from traditional communication methods opens the door to misinterpretation and misunderstanding and can cause breakdowns that take a toll on collaboration.
The Clear Communication employee training program will help your team to:
- Develop better verbal communication skills
- Create more effective written communication
- Learn non-verbal communication signals
- Communicate more during conflicts and decisions
As a result of this employee training program, your team will be better able to take ownership of their words, tones, timing, and context and practice a variety of communication techniques with interactive exercises and group discussions.
3. Effective Meetings
In the remote work and digital era, many employees are multitasking their way through meetings and keeping their cameras off.
But great meetings are essential for strong, successful teams.
With the Effective Meetings employee training program, you and your team can re-learn the fundamental skill of meeting with purpose and making your time together count.
This session explores:
- The five great reasons to meet
- How to determine each attendee’s role
- How to handle people who hijack meetings
- The causes of ineffective meetings
- Tips for controlling the attendance list
When meetings are better run and more productive, you can streamline your time and ensure every team member walks away with a clear understanding of what they need to do next.
4. Authentic Leadership
Today’s leaders have a challenging job. It can be incredibly difficult to lead and hold people accountable when in-person connection is limited.
The Authentic Leadership employee training program was designed to equip modern leaders with the tools they need to support the success of their teams.
This session explores leadership stage by stage, including interactive exercises and business simulations designed to equip your leaders with the tools they need to be effective and ensure their teams thrive.
The past few years have brought with them an unprecedented amount of change. Employees and leadership teams alike have been in a state of flux, working to adapt and find the best way forward.
By leveraging the right employee training programs and going back to the basics, you can rebuild the foundation upon which the success of your people—and your organization—are built.
Want to Learn More About Employee Training Programs for Your Organization?
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