Content about Jim Hopkins

October 6, 2010
Training Needs an Annual Check-Up

The training function—if running in a healthy state—can become an indispensable part of a company’s strategic plan. When the training department is unhealthy, it is almost like having a virus that is trying to defeat your success. Take the steps to fix your training department, beginning with an annual audit.

By Jim Hopkins, president/CEO, JK Hopkins Consulting

Have you ever noticed a particular training project showing up each year as the top priority, and it looks like last year’s training program, and maybe even the one from the year before that? When training priorities don’t change from year to year, but remain on the project list of the training plan, it speaks volumes. It tells us these are still vital skills our employees need to acquire, and that for one reason or another, we have still not implemented the training.