So say ACCA in their recent Insight report into training trends in finance. In the same report, over 90% of ACCA respondents indicated they would like further development in business skills, by which they mean a combination of personal effectiveness, management and leadership skills.
PCA invite you to consider how you might most effectively acquire these skills. More to the point, ask yourself why you have not acquired them already?
Most individuals who qualified more than 5 or ten years ago are likely to have attended training courses in communication, team management, business strategy, presentation and/or sales skills.
So why is it that these still appear as a key area for development? What is it that has limited the value of your own or your firm's investment in your professional development up until now?
We are all familiar with the percentages given for the transfer and retention of knowledge and skills obtained from different training methods.
We know the value of CPD as a mechanism for re-enforcing the learning. Yet for the majority of people a very small percentage of what is taught is learnt.
PCA has been researching a more effective way to develop professional leaders and managers. Linked to impressive ROI we believe our methodology delivers to the bottom line not the cost line.