How to Cross-Train Your Employees

Posted by NetworkSolutions under Human Resources
From http://www.networksolutions.com 4376 days ago

You may have heard of cross-training in regard to fitness, but do you know what cross-training can do for your business? When it comes to employees, cross-training simply means training your team to do more than one job. Cross-training has many benefits, both for you and your employees. Here are a few:

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Written by HeatherStone
4376 days ago

From the perspective of a business owner or manager, I can see the advantages of cross training, however having been on the employee side of the equation, I can tell you that employees almost always feel devalued by it. They feel there is no additional money and more effort required just to keep in place, like treading water without getting ahead--actually swimming. This is usually for low end work, where workers are often not compensated properly. On the high end, I'm thinking there's a whole different mindset. There it's about adding value to oneself as an employee and for the company. But for people making under $20 an hour I'm thinking that you're going to have to offer a whole lot of other incentives if there's no additional money.

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