Executive Training

Executive training is a part of any business plan, in that no matter how much formal education a person has to qualify for an executive position, there are many things that can only be learned in the work place. Those who have earned an executive position through hard work over time, will be familiar with the way the company works, but will still need special training to perform well at an executive level. There are companies that exist for the express purpose of holding seminars in executive management training.

One of the most important aspects of executive training, judging from the number of seminars dedicated to the topic, is time management. Some of the titles for these seminars are: Employee Time Management; Team Time Management; Supervisory Time Management; and Strategic Time Management, to name only a few. Of course, management of time is closely linked to productivity and profit. Managers who take executive management training courses learn how to get the most out of their employees. Part of that aspect of their training is establishing an attitude of respect between management and the workforce, and respect for the company's goals. For instance, meetings that are held on time, and that address relevant topics and attainable goals go a long way toward producing a respectful attitude by those involved.

An important part of executive management training is employee relations. There are times when management gets so involved in reaching corporate goals that they overlook the needs of the employees with a "just do it or we'll get someone who will" attitude. An employee who is over worked and under appreciated is not going to be as productive as the one who feels he or she is an integral part of the company's machinery, and is valued for contributions made. While there are those employees who are more married to their jobs than to their spouses, that isn't the case with the majority of workers. Innovative management programs like time-sharing or flexible hours will, in some cases, be the answer to meeting the needs of the company and its employees. Collaboration, rather than confrontation will work wonders for attitudes, and can be included in executive training. The absolute trust between a businessman and his workers is illustrated in Scripture. "And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country." (Mark 12:1)

Most companies have a defining mission statement. Departmental and overall goals are designed to fit within that mission--or should be. One of the topics covered by executive training is how to manage the many goals of the company, without losing sight of that important mission statement. Another purpose of this coaching process is finding ways to solve problems generated by disorganization. A department or company that lacks organization will have trouble meeting its goals. Once employees realize how much more effective they will be with an organized work plan and desk, they will usually respond to suggestions from department heads.

An important part of executive management training has to do with team building. This isn't a skill that comes naturally to a lot of people, so there needs to be a means for them to learn. Teamwork is necessary at a lot of levels. A boss and his secretary are a team, the managers are a team, and of course the top-level executives are a team. Strong bonds of loyalty and trust are built in all of these combinations, and it's important that each member knows how to maintain that bond. The mentor group that teaches these skills, where they are weak or non-existent, is very valuable to the business.

Laws concerning conduct in the workplace are becoming more numerous all the time, so executive training in employee relations and proper business conduct is important. With complaints and lawsuits being filed over sexual harassment or discrimination of any kind, a company needs to have all of its executives and managers well trained in what the current laws are in their state, and how best to comply with them.

Interruptions by e-mails have become a big problem in offices today, and when they are combined with the telephone interruptions, they can pose a serious problem for an employee. Part of the executive management training available to companies is designed to address these issues. Having a receptionist take all the calls is one of the solutions. That method allows the caller to talk to a real person, even if the one being called is unavailable, and it also allows the calls to be returned at a time that is more convenient. When it comes to e-mails, they cannot be ignored, but answering them can be done at a certain time of day without interrupting other important work being done at the time the e-mail came in.

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