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| Come with me, and you’ll see, a world of boosted productivity and increased retention |
If we’re honest, “retention” and “productivity” are two words that get tossed around in just about every corporate meeting. Managers everywhere nod and say, “Yes, we need more of those!” But when it comes to actually increasing retention and productivity, the strategy can be as clear as mud. Can training really be the golden ticket here? The answer is, surprisingly, yes—but it takes more than just any old online course to make a difference.
Let’s break down how the right training tactics can make your employees not just stick around longer, but also work smarter, not harder. Along the way, we’ll see how the right Learning Technology makes it easy to achieve both.
Retention and productivity are the PB&J of the workplace. Happy, well-trained employees stick around longer, and guess what? They get more done! Surprising I know! But how do training tactics factor in?
Good training has the power to:
Boost engagement – Employees who know the ins and outs of their roles feel more confident and engaged.
Cut down errors – Fewer mistakes mean smoother operations and happier customers.
Encourage career growth – People stay where they can grow. Great training programs give them a reason to stick around.
But here’s the kicker: poorly designed training has the opposite effect. It frustrates employees, wastes time, and (gasp) might even send them running to the nearest job board. We all know it’s easier to keep good talent than it is to find it. This is where a strategic, thoughtful approach makes all the difference in increasing retention and productivity.
We’ve all gotten the ‘Onboarding’ experience of “Welcome to the team, here’s your laptop.” But is this really the first impression you want to make on the candidate your HR team spent months finding? No. Your organization’s onboarding practices are the first and best opportunity to set your new hires up for long-term success. When employees feel confident and supported from day one, they’re more likely to be satisfied at work. Satisfied employees are engaged and productive employees.
A well-structured onboarding process increases retention rates by up to 82%
With an LMS platform onboarding becomes a structured, yet personal experience. New hires can complete tailored courses that introduce them to the company culture, critical job skills, and even a few “pro tips” that usually take months to figure out. By the time they hit their stride, they’re already feeling like valuable, contributing members of the team.
It’s one thing to be trained; it’s another to master your role. And when employees feel they’ve truly mastered their work, productivity soars. In fact, ongoing skill development has been shown to increase productivity by 12-15%.
Consider implementing a structured continuous improvement skill development program that moves beyond basic training and dives into more advanced, role-specific topics. This is where finding the right learning technology partner can be crucial. The traditional HR LMS system can be very rigid, not allowing for much individual learning path configuration. With LatitudeLearning, you can map out learning paths that build on each other, so employees don’t just stay where they started—they’re continually growing and improving.
Now, let’s talk soft skills. Many companies focus solely on technical skills, but there’s a productivity boost waiting to be unlocked with communication, problem-solving, and time-management training. Soft skills don’t just help people get along better (though that’s nice too); they directly impact productivity by reducing miscommunications, easing conflict, and creating a collaborative work environment.
Learning Technology platforms don’t have to be just for skill level training, a good training library include modules for soft skills development, making it easy for organizations to build these “people skills” right into their training programs. Plus, with a system like LatitudeLearning it’s all tracked in the tech, so you know just how much your team is growing in these key areas.
One surefire way to send employees packing? Make them feel stagnant. People want to grow, and if they can’t grow with you, they’ll grow somewhere else. But when employees know they’re on a path to something bigger, retention increases naturally.
If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying
William S. Burroughs
Create a career growth map for each role, with specific training milestones for employees to hit as they move toward their next promotion or new responsibilities. Clear paths for growth in an employee’s career provides encouragement and a realistic plan for each associate to achieve their specific career endeavors. LatitudeLearning’s certification and goal-setting tools make it easy to manage and track progress, ensuring that employees see the ladder they’re climbing—and are excited to keep climbing it with you.
It’s clear that effective training is the secret weapon for increasing retention and productivity. But the key word here is “effective.” An ad-hoc course here or a once-a-year refresher there won’t cut it. Building a consistent, engaging, and growth-focused training program is the only way to see real, lasting results.
That’s where LatitudeLearning comes in. Our platform isn’t just a place to upload videos and slideshows; it’s a dynamic, interactive system built to help organizations create training programs that stick. From onboarding to soft skills, gamification to career growth, LatitudeLearning offers everything you need to create training that makes a difference.
So, can training really increase retention and productivity? Absolutely—but only if you do it right. With the right learning technology tools and training tactics in place, your employees will not only stay longer but will also work smarter, helping you build and maintain a stronger, more productive organization that’s built for the future.
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