{"id":4863,"date":"2021-04-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/cross-training-essential-for-small-business-survival\/"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:22:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T21:22:54","slug":"cross-training-essential-for-small-business-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/27\/cross-training-essential-for-small-business-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-Training: Essential for Small Business Survival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Have you considered cross-training your employees to ensure more than one person knows all key functions? Cross-training can be a win-win situation for you and your employees. Large companies often use it to prepare managers for future promotions. But in small companies, it can be the difference between success and failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why companies cross-train<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cross-training provides greater flexibility in scheduling, especially when dealing with unexpected workload and staffing issues. It also helps employees develop expertise in other areas and increases their awareness of the company’s roles and functions, helping them better understand where they fit into the big picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For employees, some of the biggest advantages of cross-training include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Create your cross-training plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How you implement cross-training will depend on the size and nature of your business. Consider prioritizing the departments that need and\/or want cross-training the most. These departments may be understaffed or have many new employees. Look for important functions that are currently dependent on a single person’s knowledge. These areas should be a focus of your cross-training program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re considering cross-training your team, here are a few tips to help you prepare:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep in mind that some employees may resist having to train others, and productivity may suffer in the short-term. But remember the cost of not cross-training. If you lose a key employee and no one else knows how to do their tasks, your business may have trouble finding a replacement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you considered cross-training your employees to ensure more than one person knows all key functions? Cross-training can be a win-win situation for you and your employees. Large companies often use it to prepare managers for future promotions. Bu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"post_statement":"","post_description":"","post_cta":"","post_button":"Read More","post_button_url":"","compliance_id":"","post_disclaimer":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4863"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4955,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4863\/revisions\/4955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whitcomb.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}