{"id":279909,"date":"2021-05-21T01:07:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T01:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/?p=279909"},"modified":"2024-05-24T17:52:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T17:52:49","slug":"transform-employee-learning-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franconnect.com\/en\/transform-employee-learning-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"How Goal-Setting Can Transform the Employee Learning Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Companies today realize that using the right Learning Managing System<\/a>\u00a0is the first step towards empowering their employees to grow and learn.<\/p>\n

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There are key numbers supporting the above statement.<\/p>\n

In 2017, the percentage of US companies using\u00a0online learning<\/a>\u00a0hit 77%. According to the Brandon Hall Group\u2019s HCM Outlook\u00a0Survey<\/a>, eLearning could reduce employee training time by as much as 40-60%.<\/p>\n

Amazon recognized this new era of employee training and took the\u00a0action<\/a>\u00a0required to seize today\u2019s labor market, investing millions towards employee training.<\/p>\n

This report<\/a>\u00a0shows that 67% of employers surveyed in 2019 offer educational assistance to some or all of their employees, indicating America\u2019s commitment to a more productive, happier workforce.<\/p>\n

Employee development programs are the best way to tap into current employee potential. The main goal is to improve the employee\u2019s existing competencies to help achieve the employer\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n

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While most managers get it right by introducing training plans, they fall short by failing to take the measurable steps required to put a favorable learning outline in place.<\/p>\n

Why Are Learning Objectives Important for Employee Training?<\/h2>\n

Training objectives are the\u00a0measurable steps<\/strong>\u00a0a manager needs to achieve their overall training program goal.<\/p>\n

Employee training and goal-setting are vital responsibilities for any manager. By setting attainable goals, a manager not only spearheads an improvement in employee performance but also fortifies the company\u2019s reputation as an employer of choice.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0Harvard MBA study<\/a>\u00a0on goal setting found that 14% of the MBAs who set goals were\u00a010 times more successful<\/em>\u00a0than those without goals, even though they hadn\u2019t actually written their goals down.<\/p>\n

The 3% of MBAs who had written their goals down, were 3 times more successful than the 14% with unwritten goals.<\/p>\n

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The main benefits of setting training objectives are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Saving the company time and money<\/li>\n
  • Determining the design process for training materials and features<\/li>\n
  • Giving learning administrators a training roadmap<\/li>\n
  • Allowing employees to set clear goals<\/li>\n
  • Helping administrators with analysis<\/li>\n
  • Bringing sharp focus to the company\u2019s short-term and future success<\/li>\n
  • Setting guidelines and criteria for successful employee performance reviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    How Can You Set Appropriate Training Goals?<\/h3>\n

    This TED Talk by John Doerr sums it up nicely.<\/p>\n

    \u201cExecution is what matters the most.\u201d<\/p>\n