How to Develop Talent within Your Organization

 Reference: Gulfshore Business magazine March 2011...   entire article

Training your talent could be the smartest business decision you make in 2011.  Here's why-

It could transform your company into a more efficient and effective organization, enabling it to take on new clients—or possibly even new revenue-generating business sectors. Experts say employees will be empowered by seeing their company investing in training and development, amid lingering concerns about the economy.

“I think everybody is trying to be as efficient as they can with what they already have,” says Charles Ingram, CEO of Bonita Springs-based Veritas Employer Services, a full-service Professional Employer Organization (PEO). The firm offers customizable human resources, payroll and employee benefits to companies with more than 100 employees around the nation.

What ultimately is a company’s greatest resource—its people—shouldn’t be ignored. Organizations that offer career development opportunities are six times more likely ... more