TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT FOR PROMOTABILITY IN GHANAIAN ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

Training and Management development have become key concerns of many chief executives in Ghana since the capabilities of staff in any organization largely determine its ability to compete with others engaged in similar activities. Increasing complexities in jobs, technological advancement, concerns for the environment and competing interests of stakeholders in most organizations demand continuous training and self-development of employees. Management that fail to invest cash in the training and development of their staff often pay for it through poor quality goods, poor customer service, loss of market shares and high labour turnover. This paper examines training and staff development programmes as necessary concerns that can ensure that employees rise to the highest level of their capabilities. The study relied on a review of literature (desk study) besides observation. The onset of mediocre performance, giving rise to nonpromotability at certain levels can be reduced through constant training and taking of opportunities for self-development. Managers who fail to improve their skills and redesign their organizational structures to reflect the changing demands of their internal and external publics usually cede part of their market and image to the more visionary ones.