In the attempt to save money it is sometimes left to the business leader alone to provide the direction, motivation, teambuilding, and specific training for his/her team. If you find yourself in this position, don’t worry, we can help. The challenge with this approach is that it “appears” to be the most cost effective solution as the company is utilizing an internal resource for the additional work, i.e. the manager. This is a short-sided approach however, as it fails to address many issues, all of which actually lead to higher costs long-term.

• Development assessments and activities can be a huge distraction for the manager as it pulls them away from more pressing activities that generate revenue and grow the business.
• These distractions are even further compounded when you consider that the manager is not evaluated or compensated on development or morale, but rather on performance, which is where they would rather focus their time to begin with. This conflict leads to increased stress which ultimately finds its way into the company culture.
• The manager’s personality style may not be a fit for some of the required initiatives. Assuming the manager has the time to prepare a training agenda, many managers find leading motivational and team-building activities very uncomfortable.
• No manager can possess ALL the skills required to cover each team member’s unique challenges and deficiencies. They need help.
• Who’s motivating and developing the manager? The best part about bringing in someone to help the manager with his or her team is that the manager benefits too! Not only are all issues above addressed, but the manager equally benefits from the energy, camaraderie, and skills being developed in the team.

If however, you find yourself in the role of motivator, or team builder, or skills builder, we can help you in this effort by developing a complete and effective program for you or someone on your staff to deliver internally. This is our most economical offering of training and development services. We will serve as your coach to help you assess your team’s needs, develop a training plan, and create the individual event agendas. You can leverage our years of business and training experience and combine it with your own. We can provide all the elements of a successful program including quotes, exercises, stories, teambuilding ideas, jokes, video clips, and specific training content.

As your coach, we can help you be efficient in your preparation, effective in your delivery, and consistent in your follow up. However, this approach still requires a committed business leader who will prepare and effectively deliver the various elements, keep a pulse on the what is working and what the team needs, and stay the course despite all distractions so the program doesn’t lose momentum.