Take your training for new employees beyond basic functional instruction with suggestions from the Inc.com article “4 Things Your New Hire Training is Missing.” When you train someone to truly be a part of the company, rather than just a person doing a job, they’ll be happier, more engaged and more productive. Use these strategies to train employees that will eat, sleep and breathe your company:

1. Train for the specific types of people you hire. The methods of training that are most effective will vary based on the type of people you’re training. Because similar types of people will be drawn to the jobs you offer, use trial and error to adapt and focus your training on what works best for your prototypical job candidate.
2. Cross-train. Even if it doesn’t seem likely, at some point you may need employees to fill other roles than intended. The more versatile the better, and training employees for various roles will likely spawn initiative and increase job satisfaction.
3. Train on the company concept, vision, and message. Take some time to get away from the nuts and bolts and teach employees what your company is all about. This allows them gain a better understanding of their importance to the company and helps them be a better representative for the brand.
4. Remove the fear of failure. It’s better to learn by doing than by seeing. Run through scenarios with new hires to help them get comfortable with their tasks (particularly interacting with customers) without the fear of messing up.

Click here to read the article from Inc.com.