Elevating Professional Development: Removing Subjectivity from Traditional Training Methods
In an episode of a popular workplace podcast, two remarkable authors: Brene Brown, Simon Sinek unanimously concurred on a crucial insight: highly successful individuals excel in three skills.
Aimen Naeem3 min read
In an episode of a popular workplace podcast, two remarkable authors: Brene Brown, Simon Sinek unanimously concurred on a crucial insight: highly successful individuals excel in three skills. And these skills are not necessarily innate; rather, they can be acquired and improved. The duo highlighted the importance of mastering public speaking, setting boundaries, and embracing vulnerabilities.
Glossophobia, the fear of public speaking, ranks as the most prevalent phobia, affecting nearly 75% of the population, with 5-10% experiencing severe manifestations. Remarkably, research indicates that the fear of public speaking surpasses even the fear of death.
David J. Deming, Research Associate at Harvard suggests that Social skills are pivotal for the present day's labor market. Deming explains that since all workers possess different strengths and have a unique way to approach situations. Therefore teamwork, coordination and collaboration can significantly boost performance and productivity level, through a phenomenon he called 'Building Comparative Advantage'. Mastering Soft skills like Understanding, Respect, Collaboration and Empathy can reduce coordination costs, thereby increasing efficiency.
Norman Bacal, author of 'Take Charge: The Skills That Drive Professional Success', in an interview to Business Insider said,
What we're developing is a whole generation of people who don't even know what soft skills mean because they assume the whole world is about the tools that they have, the good news is we can sharpen our soft skills?
It's only in recent times that organizations have come to recognize the significance of these skills. However, soft skill training appears to be the most subtle yet challenging form of skill transfer. In a Business Insider article, the Managing Director of an organization discusses the evolving landscape of workplaces. Employers are now progressively acknowledging the significance of soft skills. He emphasizes that soft skills, being observable, can be measured, even if subjectively.
Even with the growing shift towards considering soft skills an important aspect to professional development, isn't subjectivity still a concern?
Despite all of the efforts that are being made, employees might not be able to put what they have learned into practice after attending a training session. As a result, corporate objectives are not realized. Even if significant resources are invested in traditional training practices, decision-makers are rarely certain of the extent to which employees' performance will boost once they return to work, as employee evaluation after training is prone to extreme subjectivity and response bias.
As a result, companies struggle to evaluate the return on investment (ROI) on training. OD practitioners and Human Resource Managers have been convincing corporate executives that interpersonal skills are difficult to evaluate and that any attempts to do so should be taken at face value.
But with Orbit-Ed it is possible.
Orbit-Ed is leading the cultural transformation towards valuing soft skills at the workplace, through its AI powered soft skills training and measuring tool. When trainees wear the VR headset, they are immersed in a real-life scenario, where they can practice soft skills like Collaboration, Engagement, Empathy, Respect and Authenticity. These skills can then be mapped into further use cases like Leadership, De-escalation training, Effective negotiation and Public Speaking among others.
For instance, trainees can focus on Improving their communication skills and receive unbiased, real-time scores on attributes like Confidence, Performance, Preparation, and Engagement. Repeated training sessions will result in behavioral excellence. For instance, 89.51% of the trainees who have used Orbit-Ed's communication training solution have appeared to be more confident. Therefore, Orbit-Ed is your right training solution.
At Orbit-Ed, we are Turning Data into Behavior Excellence.
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