Return on InvestmentSoft skills training can be a slippery beast.
T&D people report glowing feedback and references that favour a particular process, yet it can be difficult to quantify the real change when people get back to their workplace.
At Secure Base we are continually looking at ways to help Training and Development people. We trawl the latest psychological research to develop some of the most cutting-edge psychologically informed training for the business world. We keep an eye on some of the mavericks in business and how they are experimenting with techniques to improve performance.
An example: the drive by Apple and Google to encourage structured ‘mindfulness’ every day for all employees. These companies report ‘less agitated, more focused and easier to work with’ staff (FT Magazine August 24th 2013). There is a growing body of evidence this type of activity has links to better physical and mental health and fewer sick days. A milestone paper published by MIND in 2010 suggests that one in five sick days (and possibly more) is related to workplace pressure.