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With the traditional workplace being turned on its head, from technological advances, growth of the global economy and the ability to telecommute, it has caused major challenges for management. This can especially be a potential nightmare for HR departments as they attempt to keep employee development going through training.
What makes thing unique in this situation is that the same thing that presents the challenge, job flexibility and the mobility that is offered to employees, also presents an opportunity for a solution. Employees, as a result of these changes are also more open to change than they have been in a long time.
WPS Magazine says "Bearing in mind that a constantly shifting, mobile workforce creates many challenges for today’s HR professional, today’s organizations should investigate the benefits that a human capital management (HCM) solution can provide. HCM solutions can automate employee development processes and integrate learning and performance management. These features and functionalities can provide a measurable and accurate inventory of the organization’s skills and performance levels. Each employee’s skills, certifications, experience and performance can be tracked and managed regardless of changing roles or physical location. The job of managing the mobile workforce becomes significantly less daunting and is instead a process that can be managed successfully on a daily basis."
"The ability to automate and streamline employee development and training is one of the numerous benefits an HCM solution provides. An automated employee development solution can identify and provide needed training to employees and help in the development of new and existing skill sets. This feature is crucial as organizations search for new employees to fill newly created or vacant positions as they develop existing employees for future promotion. Coupled with succession planning, integrated learning and performance can enhance the process for grooming high-potential employees by providing measurable performance indicators and automatically generating development plans that get employees to the next level."
For the most part the technology aspect of things and training along with it for managers, now the human side of learning to motivate and manage a decentralized workforce while building trust is the challenge now before us. This is no different the true nature of all managers that want to excel: when it comes down to it, it eventually always leads back to people.
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