~ a one-stop solution for ‘building
the performance’ of your workforce ~
Wokingham (UK) – 4th August 2011 – IT and
Business Skills training provider, Global Knowledge, today
announced the launch of a comprehensive and award-winning portfolio
of Leadership and Business Skills. This portfolio, part of Global
Knowledge’s ‘building performance series’ is designed to offer
organisations a one-stop solution for developing the capability of
their workforce. At the heart of this is the understanding that
people will deliver optimum performance when they have a rounded
set of capabilities, whatever their job role or level they operate
at.
Organisations that invest in developing their workforce’s
technical skills reap a benefit from individuals being able to
employ those skills in the workplace; but those organisations that
also invest in developing their workforce’s leadership and business
skills reap increased benefit from individuals and teams being able
to more effectively co-ordinate and employ all their skills and
competencies to their full potential.
“Developing proficiency in key skill areas is essential.
However, many organisations make the mistake of concentrating
solely on the development of ‘specialist’ skills, often at the
expense of other complementary – and critical – capabilities” said
Allan Pettman, UK Managing Director at Global Knowledge.
“Many courses are aligned to vendor specific technologies or
recognised bodies of knowledge such as ISEB, APMG and PMI which
assist with implementing good practice and the confidence that
comes from industry recognised qualifications and ratified
standards. Strong technical skills in today’s business environment
is now a pre-requisitive, however, to be considered as having a
‘rounded’ set of business competencies employees need strong
inter-personal and communication skills in order to maximise
productivity and personal effectiveness. For example, a
Project Manager may understand the business method (such as
PRINCE2®) to perform their primary role, but often their success
will be influenced by their abilities and confidence in skills to
plan and manage time, communication and stakeholders as an example.
Our programmes complement each other to provide a strong base for
delivering measurable improvements in employee performance. They
also have a practical focus; that is, they are designed to enable
new skills and knowledge to be applied immediately back in the
workplace” said Pettman.
Through acquisition Global Knowledge has expanded their offering
to include a wide array of industry recognised learning programmes
and professional training services that have been helping
organisations of all size achieve their business goals for the past
20 years. This robust industry-leading suite of programmes can help
leaders and individuals at any level within an organisation develop
skills and competencies in Leadership, Team Effectiveness, Sales
and Service, Personal Effectiveness and Organisational
Effectiveness.
“Poor leadership and management can threaten the success of
business activities and projects despite the presence of excellent
technical or management skills. The cumulative effect of developing
the personal skills of individuals and their ability to work as
part of a team may sometimes be hard to measure; but indicators
such as workforce retention, job satisfaction, improvement in
quality and increased productivity will have a beneficial effect on
the organisation’s bottom line” added Pettman.
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For more information please visit www.globalknowledge.co.uk/lbs
Contact
Katie Franklin
UK Head of Marketing, Global Knowledge
+44 (0)118 912 3456
Katie.Franklin@globalknowledge.co.uk