Human Resource Training and Development

Ganesha Aggies Jaya was established in August 1990 by Mike McGowan and Sigit Mursidi.  Back then, both saw the bottleneck of business development in the 1980s and 1990s due to the difficult match between the speed of training and developing the local workforce to that of business expansion. The sad truism is that training and development received less stressing compared to the company’s other activities such as sales & marketing, or production. Many factors cause it, but here are the main reasons why efforts of training and development failed in organizations. We identified it failed because training and development is either perceived as:

1. Supplemental and lip-service, or
2. Subservient to advances of technology of the product, and therefore
3. Guaranteed its obsolescence, or
4. Implemented because cheaper, or
5. No lasting effects and expendable, or
6. Believe in management panacea.

At Ganesha, we have experienced of being observant students of the issues and the costs incurred, to being mentors to avoid the wasteful human resource training and development effort in Indonesia. There is no single patent-prescription for HR training and development. We don’t have the luxury of “one size fits all” approach. As each organization is unique, only with careful assessment will, we able to ensure your ability to help Employees adopt the new ideas received in the training program.

Indonesia is a country deep-rooted with strong cultural traditions. Therefore, it is crucial for a company to consider cultural values in order to be successful in training and developing its Employees when operating in Indonesia. For example, religion is an important part of Indonesians’ everyday life. Muslims need time for their everyday prayer, while Hindus (especially in Bali) have a specific daily schedule for religious rituals. In addition, when a company is planning to provide a cafeteria at employee’s facility, the company should be aware that meals must be prepared in a accordance with Islamic traditions as the majority of the Employees would be Moslem. Another tradition that Indonesians value highly is harmony and consultation leading to consensus. Lastly, Indonesians tend to confront issues in an indirect manner as an adherence to Indonesian concepts of politeness and aversion to embarrassment.

Specific areas of focus Ganesha can assist  in the field training and development are as follows:

1. Organizational Mapping;
2. Hiring (Selection, Induction, and Development Tracking);
3. Employee Orientation;
4. Employee Recognition & Motivation;
5. Structured or Decentralized Team Building;
6. Performance Management;
7. Leadership Development;
8. Employee Engagement Survey;
9. Technical and Business English Communication.

We will help you to efficiently allocate cost, both in capital and delays, associated with safe work environments, compliance to regulations, and developing high performing employees. We will assist you to discover your true corporate or business philosophy and integrate that philosophy throughout your Indonesian entity. The true value added and financial benefit of these human resource training and development services will be our best advocate as we continue our fruitful relationship together.