Demanding, Fast-Paced Environment Hampers Training To Become More Productive & Cost Efficient
Today’s law firm is witnessing an ever-growing myriad of challenges day in and day out.
Everything seemingly needs to be done “yesterday,” and this creates a high-pressure, demanding work environment, which leaves little (or no) time for employees to learn new software applications and upgrades (Microsoft Office and otherwise), let alone find an answer to a simple document formatting question, in order to do their jobs successfully and efficiently.
EC Technologies, developers of Microsoft Office® training applications and classroom instruction, understands these unique needs, and has developed the popular and extremely successful Quick Reference Guides, which provides users with fast and instant training and problem-solving resource at their fingertips.
“We’re seeing more law firms reach out to us and simply saying “help us,’” said Tom Lahoud, VP Training & Development of EC Technologies. “They’re looking for resources that provide quick and ongoing training that does not disrupt the firm’s work flow. And fortunately we have the precise answers.”
Lahoud outlines three challenges faced by law firms, and the easy solutions provided by EC Technologies:
Challenge #1 . . . NO TIME
- Law firm atmospheres are high-pressured, intense and demanding.
- This leaves little, if any, time to research a question as simple as why a table of contents in a Word document is not appearing correctly, or why formatting a PowerPoint presentation is so time consuming.
Solution
- EC Technologies recognizes the need to learn NOW, to perform NOW, and to deliver NOW.
- Our Quick Reference Guides offer targeted learning.
- Our Quick Reference Guides eliminate the need for classroom training, allowing you to learn what you want, when you want.
- You can learn specific skills such as using PowerPoint multimedia, Excel Charts, Word Styles, Access Queries and other topics in just two hours.
- You can solve daily problems in a matter of minutes.
Challenge #2 . . . NO FLEXIBILITY
- Law firms rarely have the flexibility to send employees to training classes to learn new applications.
- Employees are often left to “fend for themselves” in learning, which results in loss of productivity and an inordinate lack of production until — and if — the employee learns the application.
Solution
- Our Quick Reference Guides are incredibly affordable and designed with ease of use and speedy learning in mind.
- Law firms can purchase single guides for just a few dollars, or create a staff “learning library” by licensing the content and making it readily available to employees in an online, flip-book format.
Challenge #3 . . . NO MONEY
- When classroom training is a must, most law firms are constrained by either budgets or the size of their firm — or both.
Solution
- EC Technologies provides quick, cost-effective and proven on-site classroom training for your staff when needed.
- Classes are just 2 1/2 hours, rather than the 1-2 day training sessions many others conduct.
- The Quick Reference Guides are the central theme of this training, so employees can solves problems and continue mastering an application in just minutes long after this classroom training has been completed.
Law firms who take advantage of these efficient, streamlined resources will save time, money and lost work hours, while also boosting productivity, morale and the confidence of their employees.