| | SEPTEMBER 20168CIOReviewMichael Meyer, CRO and Chief Security Officer, MRS BPO, LLCIf you haven't heard of a LMS (Learning Management System) by now, it's time you did, or you'll get left behind. LMS's have been around for well over a decade, and they are changing the way employers interact with and educate their staff.Technology of all kinds has transformed the professional world, from one where the employer could replace a talented and skilled employee at a moment's notice to one where talent is no longer easy to find because of competition. It wasn't supposed to be this way. Technology was supposed to make everything easier...somehow. Instead, it highlighted just how important and valuable a talented employee can really be.So how do we strike a balance between the costly formal education of a few employees while simultaneously addressing the need to increase and improve the skillsets of hundreds or thousands of employees? The answer is a Learning Management System (LMS).A LMS allows an organization of any size to inculcate learning, track progress, track course completion and standardize merit based recognition. By leveraging training across the entire organization and tracking it, the employer can systematize the finding of internal talent, making the process more efficient instead of one that uses trial and error.In addition, the company can tailor the courses to provide exactly the training the organization needs at each position or skill level and change it over time to stay current with market pressures. This also reduces the need for staff to be sent to external sources for training that may or may not be 100 percent useful, and provides total control over the learning environment. Staff can be trained and re-trained faster, as many times as necessary, until they are proficient ­ which saves a lot of money in many ways. When employees have access to more training and are receiving training from their employer, trust and loyalty are established in ways that emotionally connect them to the employer. As trust increases, talent grows and turnover slows. It's worth saying that again differently. When you invest time in training, Re-Train, Retain and Recognize Employees through a LMSOPINIONIN MY
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