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We offer a range of Business Skills courses<\/a> and Personal Development training<\/a>, each designed to provide you with the knowledge needed to help you upskill and grow.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n A T-shaped employee is someone who has specialised knowledge and skills in a particular area, as well as the desire and ability to make connections across different disciplines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The notion of a T-shaped employee is a quickly emerging trend in the world of employment. Now more than ever, transferable skills are invaluable to many companies and those with a combination of expertise and broad ability to learn and develop are at an advantage. To find out more about the importance of transferable skills, check out our article here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With the right support and guidance, everyone has the potential to grow and to become more T-shaped. You, as a manager, have the opportunity to educate individuals on the benefits, both personal and professional, of T-shaped characteristics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to technical skills – for example proficiency in programming or design expertise – T-shaped people also possess cognitive skills like emotional intelligence and creativity. Those with T-shaped characteristics often have the ability to form lasting relationships and connections, contribute and problem-solve. This makes them high-performers who can boost your organisation\u2019s overall productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n With the right resources and attitude, anyone can become a T-shaped individual. If you can see that an employee already has an area of expert skill alone, perhaps consider looking into helping them broaden their knowledge across other avenues. If they have a wider breadth of knowledge in a number of skills, you could work with them to choose one and commit to making it an area they excel in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \nNo matter the stage in your career, or what position you are in within a company, there is always an opportunity to develop yourself. You, as a manager, have the ability to help prospective and existing employees achieve this, too. Take a look at our online personal development courses to find out more here<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Of course, everyone is born with different skills and abilities. Some people are a one-trick pony, contributing their expertise alone, while others seem to take to a hoard of skills – the jack of all trades. A T-shaped employee falls neatly in the middle of these two opposites. Landing on either side of the spectrum, though, is not necessarily a bad thing and you can provide your employees with the support and resources to become more T-shaped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As we have already discussed, T-shaped employees are highly valuable to any company. Examples of skills evident in many T-shaped people include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Employing T-shaped individuals is widely understood as being very beneficial not only on an individual level – perhaps as a manager – but also company wide. Core skills and the ability to learn quickly are just a few reasons why T-shaped employees excel in their main responsibilities, but they also perform other tasks throughout the business effectively. Thus, they contribute to the growth of the business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Specifically, they offer these advantages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n T-shaped teams are highly beneficial to companies but they have previously been seen as difficult to create as historically, companies are built from a foundation of specialist individuals. This is no longer the case, especially as it becomes more widely accepted that transferable people and skills are actually synonymous with success. In fact, reports show that a UK worker will change employer every five years<\/a> on average. <\/p>\n\n\n\n T-shaped teams add value to the wider company by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each of these can help your team to become more collaborative and productive which, in turn, will benefit the wider business. But how to work towards building a T-shaped team? Unless by some luck you end up with a team of flawless \u2018T-like\u2019 individuals, it may take some time and effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Firstly, you should try to understand what employee types you do have and their given skills. Utilise the positives that you currently have within your team, and build on weaker areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Self-assessments can be key here; you could ask your employees to rate themselves in how confident they feel in certain topics. After employees undergo this, you must then determine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Encourage your employees to develop a mix of both soft and hard skills; these are invaluable and allow for greater transferable talents. You should regularly evaluate progress and ensure regular communications and 1-2-1\u2019s with staff to maintain momentum, and be available to assist where you can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Encouraging growth in breadth and depth of knowledge will be hugely beneficial for your employees on an individual level in their own personal development, but it will also be of great value to the wider company. For more information on leadership and management, check out our course, here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As mentioned above, a team which possesses a mix of skills is far more likely to be successful – lending itself to a more diverse and stable workforce. If your team holds a range of skills rather than one specific skill set, your organisation will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The future world of work is likely to become more T-shaped and transferable skills are widely recognised as holding the same status as technical skills. Utilise our top tips and become T-shaped to get the most out of your job, your team and your company.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n For any more information, feel free to get in touch. High Speed Training offers a wide variety of <\/em>courses<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>resources<\/em><\/a> that can help.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nowadays, more than one fine-tuned skill set makes for a desirable employee. 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