...Development of training and mentoring programs xxxxxxxxxx HRM531 , 2010 Development of training and mentoring programs To accomplish InterClean’s vision of becoming a worldwide leader in the industrial and institutional sanitation industry and maintain this position, InterClean must develop effective training and mentoring programs to prepare its staff to meet these challenges. To achieve these goals, we focused the training program on closing employee skill-set gap (Attachment 1) needed to fulfill their current roles. Although related to training, the objective of the mentoring program is further develop employees in their current roles but, more important, to prepare them to advance in the company and ensure business stability. Training Program: With the implementation of solutions-based selling, our staff must view our customers as clients rather than sales opportunities, thoroughly understand our client’s sanitation needs, how to engineer solutions based on those needs, and maintain client relationships through follow-up communications. In addition to industry training, we must have an effective ancillary training program to include company orientation and covering topics such as business ethics and workplace violence. For industry training, we used the following model to establish InterClean’s training program; we assessed the training needs, determined the best methods for delivery, developed a plan to implement those methods, and established evaluation criteria...
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...New training and mentoring program Interclean Cassandra Settles University of Pheonix Training and Mentoring Needs Due to the reorganization of the sales team and the shifting focus of the sales force, it is important that the team be educated with the necessary tools required and be prepared to take on this challenge. The new sales team will consist of members from InterClean, as well as members from EnviroTech and they are going to need training to learn how to tackle the changes that are occurring. The current sales team is made up of three members from EnviroTech, who have excellent customer service skills with some sales experience. They are used to creating relationships with the customer and for the most part, are knowledgeable in customer service skills. They are also used to working in a diverse team environment. Although these employees have great customer appreciation, they could use some training in sales strategies. The rest of the team is made up of employees from InterClean. These employees have excellent sales strategies and are aggressive in meeting and exceeding sales goals. They are not, however, used to working in a team environment and could use some training on their customer service skills. By training the team in customer service, they will learn how to serve their customers and by doing so, will hopefully help to form business relationships with the customers and increase the rate of returning customers. With the amount...
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...Training and Mentoring Program xxxxxxxxxxxxx HRM/531 December 5, 2011 Dr. Penny Wilkins Evaluation Ford provides many kinds of training programs to its employees, dealers and suppliers. For successful training programs it is important to see the reaction, transfer and its effect on the employees and company. Six Sigma is a successful training program Ford started in 1999. The first phase of Six Sigma called for customer satisfaction. "In fact, one and a half points of customer satisfaction drive about one point more loyalty. In North America alone, this translates into more than $2 billion in incremental revenue and roughly $100 million in profit." (http://www.qualitydigest.com). The employees gave a good response to this training and earned green belts, black belts, master black belts. Master black belts helped train senior leaders to apply Six Sigma in their departments. This program was such a success that in 2000, it helped to add $52 million to the bottom line of the company. Ford assembly plant in Chicago underwent a new training program accompanied with new tools and machinery, successfully reinvented Ford Explorer 2011. Ford Explorer 2011 is best in class fuel economic, improved driving dynamics and lightweight in design. ‘The reinvented 2011 Ford Explorer has started rolling off the line at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant, marking a new beginning for both the historic factory and the iconic SUV (media.ford.com). Reinforcement and Sustainability Ford reinforce...
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...Team Subject: Training and Mentoring Program for InterClean/EnviroTech sales team Due to the departmental changes and restructuring of the sales team, we have developed a training and mentoring program. The program has been developed in order to align our workplace training with our business objectives. We have been doing things differently for quite some time. Although we have been effective in maintaining and growing market share as separate entities, we must capitalize on having two completely different sets of resources. I know that each company has had its individual road to success; however, we must come together to form a unique blend of unity as we merge the two philosophies. In the past, we sold products to customers to achieve our sales quotas. The new training will be to improve our service based sales. This training will provide the sales team with the opportunity to learn our new way of selling. It will involve getting acquainted and building rapport with the customer. This will further engage the customer and give them a sense of trust. By earning their trust, they will be more likely to share their product deficiencies with us. The training will provide us with the listening tools to receive the information given, and base their product need off of what we gather from them. With the new tools, we will be able to paint the picture for the customer and assure them that they are making the right purchasing decision. After training has been provided...
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...Training and Mentoring Development InterClean is on the cusp of tremendous change. The organization has merged with a former competitor in the sanitation industry in an effort to become a defining force within a changing market. Such dramatic outward change also means drastic inward change as InterClean must now begin developing selected employees in an effort to create a workforce capable of executing the organization’s new business strategy. The bulk of this new strategy lies in the hands of our new sales team as we transition into a customizable product/service bundle for each of our clients. As a result we have developed a training and mentoring program to better position our sales team for success in this venture. As stated by Cascio, “The organization is responsible for providing an atmosphere that will support and encourage change, and the individual is responsible for deriving maximum benefit from the learning opportunities provided. This may involve the acquisition of new information, skills, attitudes, or patterns of social behavior through training and development” (Cascio, 2006, p. 288). This report gives a broad outline of our new program that is designed to provide the atmosphere of which Cascio speaks. In order to create a training and mentoring program that is effective, we must first understand some of our training needs. This has been accomplished through the examination of four broad areas relating to employment within InterClean. These areas...
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...Development of Training, Mentoring, and Coaching Program Human Capital Management 531 Training and coaching of employees is an integral part of a business organization. Employers may use training programs to help their personnel acquire knowledge and skills as well as improving their performance. Through the development of a training program organizations can empower their employees increasing their expertise, thus expanding their productivity and efficiency. This can have cost-effective results in the company because of the subsequent progress in production and service that a well-trained employee can bring to an organization. The continuous changes in the business world and the competition force companies to modify and reinvent their business strategies. Part of these strategies involves providing their employees with the necessary resources and tools that will allow them to keep pace with the changes in the business world. As Cascio (2005)states “the organization is responsible for providing an atmosphere that will support and encourage development, and the individual is responsible for deriving maximum benefit from the learning opportunities provided. This may involve the acquisition of new information, skills, attitudes, or patterns of social behavior through training and development” (p. 288) In addition to training and developing their employees’ skills, managers may use coaching and mentoring to also improve their productivity. Coaching and mentoring motivate...
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...InterClean is an $8 billion dollar institutional and industrial cleaning and sanitation company which is in the process of expanding the company domestically and worldwide. David Spencer who is the CEO of InterClean, goal is to provide full spectrum of cleaning services and solutions packages that will become the major avenue for sales (University of Phoenix, 2010). Recently, InterClean has merged with EnviroTech which leaded to developing a new sales strategy which have resulted in the need for organizational restructuring of the sales department. Filling the new sales positions will require the combined talent and skills of InterClean and former Enviro-Tech employees. In this paper, we have conducted a job analysis to evaluate the job, design training, develop a career plan, and to aid in the process of selecting the new sales team. Job Analysis What is a Job Analysis? A Job analysis provides information about specific job tasks and the personal characteristics (education, experience, skills, and abilities) required for efficient output (Cascio, 2005). Also, in a job analysis it must have a written summary of the task requirement for the particular position which gives a description of the job, and a written summary of the job specification which includes the worker qualities they must possess the skills, experience, knowledge, and abilities, in order to perform the duties that are necessary for the position. As the Human resource manager we are looking for high quality candidates...
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...InterClean Job Training and Mentoring Program Rozenia Cummings HRM/531 August 2, 2010 Julie Gedro CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM TO: InterClean Executives FROM: Sales Manager DATE: August 2, 2010 RE: InterClean Job Training and Mentoring Program Currently, the sales force excels at demonstrating and selling products, but under the newly proposed solutions/service model, reps will be grouped into multi-functional teams prepared to support InterClean’s high-quality products with high-quality service. The sales teams will be instructed in development of full-range service packages tailored to individual accounts. The sales teams will be trained to engage directly with facilities managers, health care professionals and operational executives in their customers’ organizations, (InterClean, 2005). All initial training will happen within the next 90 to 180 days, with certain courses being continually updated upon the release of new rules and regulations. The job analysis of the sales team has determined that in order to implement this new solution/service model the sales personnel will need to more knowledgeable about emerging issues in sanitation, environmental regulation of cleaning and cleaning systems, and OSHA standards, ( InterClean, 2005). Therefore the sales training was developed to focus on specific skills related to behavior and performance that will ultimately have an impact on customer satisfaction. In developing training to address these...
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...1 Career Development Plan Part I—Training and Mentoring Program Training and Mentoring Program Christina Hill University of Phoenix HRM/531 Human Capital Management Dr. Decosmo Monday, August 2, 2010 Career Development Plan Part I— Training and Mentoring Program InterClean, Inc. is an International sanitation and cleaning company which is planning on increasing growth and market share at a fast pace. InterClean, Inc expects to a 40% increase in its sales profitability over the next year. In order to accommodate this aggressive sales goal, the company has decided to implement a new solutions-based selling approach which requires organizational restructuring and staffing initiatives practically with the Marketing and Sales areas. To accomplish the organizational initiatives, management has decided that a formal training and mentoring program needs to be implemented at InterClean, Inc that will support the acquisition and address the training needs of its growing employee base. The Human Resources department has been tasked with creating the new enhanced training system based and mentoring program. This paper will discuss the development of the training and mentoring program at InterClean, Inc. It will discuss new training and mentoring needs, training and mentoring program objectives, performance standards, delivery methods, training and mentoring content, time frame, evaluation methods, feedback, and alternative learning options. ...
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...Part II- Training and mentoring program The eminent merge of Interclean and EnviroTech is fast approaching; extensive training is needed to maintain the company on an efficient path to success. Interclean and EnviroTech will become a united front with a new vision for the future. Training and mentoring play an important role in dictating how successful a corporation will be. We will focus on purpose of the sales team’s training and define the program that will be deployed. Assessment of the Training Needs Because of the new solution-sales strategy, more knowledge of the cleaning and sanitation industry is required. Training for outside sales representatives will be needed in areas of environmental regulation, OSHA standards, and sanitation standards as it pertains to different industries and regions. Training on company software and databases will also affect those individuals being hired from Enviortech. “Workers have to learn three kinds of new skills: 1) the ability to use new technology, 2) the ability to maintain it, and 3) the ability to diagnose system problems” (Cascio, 2006, p. 289) It is also essential for salespersons to undergo additional training in sales and communication as well as orientation materials for customers. With the transitions transpiring within the infrastructure, the new training material will explain the key requirements in preserving the competitive edge InterClean desires. Four levels of analyses are in place to hone the training needs of...
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...Clean-Tech Performance and Career Management Plan Jmettea P. McFadden HRM/531 Les Colegrove August 30, 2010 Clean-Tech Performance and Career Management Plan Clean-Tech is committed to establishing itself as an industry leader in the cleaning and sanitation industry. In order to accomplish this objective, Clean-Tech must ensure its employees are meeting their highest level of performance. By setting up formal and effective performance and career management plan, Clean-Tech helps employees understand their job responsibilities and expectations of the company in terms of job performance. Performance appraisals are very important to the continued development of our sales team and to the mission of our company. “In general, appraisal serves a twofold purpose: (1) to improve employees’ work performance by helping them realize and use their full potential in carrying out their firms’ missions and (2) to provide information to employees and managers for use in making work-related decisions.” (Cascio, 2006, p.379) A performance appraisal form will allow a formal review to be conducted and recorded of an employee’s job performance. The proposed performance appraisal form for our sales team is attached. Feedback Feedback is an important tool that must be utilized to develop an effective performance and career management plan. Feedback is necessary to sustain and improve employee job performance. Performance appraisal feedback must be a two way process and...
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...A Training and Mentoring Program Training Program Believe that a training program should cover each aspect of what the job requires. What is the mission statement and vision for the future of the organization, allowing the employee to see how the organization will enhance them and how they can be a valuable asset to the organization? Training is consists of planned programs delegated to improve performance at the individual, group and for organizational levels. Improved performance, in turn, implies that there have been measurable changes in knowledge skills, attitudes and for social behavior. In order to build an effective and efficient training program the very first component is to do a need assessment which serves as a foundation for the entire training effort. A needs assessment is comprised of training and development phase and the evaluation phase. There are four levels of analysis for determining the needs that training can fulfill which are: Organization analysis, Demographic analysis, Operations analysis and Individual analysis. Taking a closer look at Organization analysis – focuses on identifying where within the organization training is needed. Demographic analysis - helpful in determining the special needs of a particular group, such as workers over 40, women, or managers at different levels. Those needs may be specified at the organizational level, the business-nit level, or at the individual level. Operational analysis – attempts to identify the...
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...HRM/531 Human Capital Management October 18, 2010 Cassandra Molavrh A Training and Mentoring Program Training and mentoring Training consists of planned programs intended to develop performance at the individual, group, or organizational levels (Cascio, 2005). Our training and mentoring program designed to help support all employees’ career paths. It will address the company needs, and assist the employees in identifying their goals. In addition to the above, it provides individual training that will assist employees to improve his or her skills. Initially, employees will be asked to jot down a specific goal. After goals identified, a schedule developed to provide on- the- job training both onsite and offsite in relation to their goals. Milestones can establish and deadlines will be set when each training objective must complete. Employees, who have finished training will not be left without any support. The mentoring program will give new employees a mentor to help them adapt to their new position, and this will continue throughout their entire caret with the company, but they can expect to become more independent as they continue to learn and grow in their positions. Organizations generally benefit from mentor-protégé relationships (Kram, 1980). Mentorship aids in the expansion of managerial ability for the business. Not only do these associations help young professionals become skilled at procedural knowledge, but they also aid them in learning the organizational...
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...affiliated with LOUISIANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION “. . . conserving our natural resources and your right to enjoy them.” 8 June 2010 Lorraine and Marie LeBlanc 7717 Hampson Street New Orleans, LA 70118 Dear Ms. Lorraine and Ms. Marie: Thank you for your contribution of $150 in support of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. LWF is engaged with other organizations in responding to the onslaught of oil spreading throughout the Louisiana coast. In the near term options are limited and only partially effective for keeping the oil away from sensitive wetlands and the wildlife that inhabits the coastal barriers and marshes, and for saving animals that become oiled. Once the oil from the well blowout is stopped, restoration and recovery can begin with greater expectation of success. It will be a long process. Your contribution will support LWF’s efforts toward response, restoration and recovery. The Louisiana Wildlife Federation is a tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and therefore any contributions received are deductible from income for tax purposes as proscribed by law. LWF’s tax ID # is 72-0445638. You have received no products or services of monetary value in consideration of your contribution. You may wish to file this acknowledgement with your financial records. Please let me know if you have any questions that I may be able to address concerning LWF and this unprecedented disaster that is unfolding along our coast. Sincerely...
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...Non-directive mentoring, also known as minimalistic mentoring, is a way of mentoring in which the tutors distance themselves from the role of editor. The goal of non-directive mentoring is learning and improving the writing skills of the writer, not delivering the perfect paper. (Brooks) As simple as this may sound, it is a very counterintuitive approach to mentoring – within writing centers, it happens more than once that mentors do not succeed in being non-directive with...
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