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It is always in the best interest of the employee to keep his/her skill set up to date. Don’t fall behind. Employers who are unwilling to cover your training are going to benefit from your improved skills for just a short period because you will become much more attractive to a more competitive employer.

Employers often suggest they should not cover the cost of additional training because of the very reason I am mentioning that employees should keep their skills fresh. Why pay to train someone who is just going to leave your business? Sounds very logical, right? Wrong! And it is very short-sited.

Ask the business manager who says something like “They need to train themselves on their own time” or “It is not the responsibility of the company to keep our employees trained” what percentage of advertising campaigns made profit. Ask them how many sales calls close on the first call. If they tell you 100%, exit stage right as quickly as possible! BS is a deadly disease.

Not everything works out exactly as planned 100% of the time. Good employees leave companies all the time. Don’t suspend your rationality for fear of looking like you were taken for a ride by a former employee. Investing in your employees is sure to give you one of the best ROIs out of any other business venture.

In the case of successful micromanagement it is showing the people that didn’t go the way of part 3 that they are going to be with the company for a while. It is also ensuring you that they will have the skills for your future projects that you won’t have to micromanage. In fact, better project management might be one of the areas where you focus some of your training. Just be sure to do it with some tact. Don’t waltz into the office and force them all into project management courses because they “suck”.

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