21
October
2025
3 reasons to invest in continuing education for your managers in 2025
In 2025, French companies face a double challenge:
recruit in a tight market
, and
retain employees
whose expectations are changing rapidly. In this context, managers play a central role: they are the link between senior management and teams, the
driver of collective performance
, but also a key factor in retaining talent.
However, many organizations are still reluctant to invest in continuing education for their managers, believing that the cost is too high or that the return on investment is not guaranteed. In reality, studies prove the opposite: a well-trained manager améliore directement l’efficacité opérationnelle , team commitment and staff stability.
Here are 3 major reasons to bet on the management training in 2025.
However, many organizations are still reluctant to invest in continuing education for their managers, believing that the cost is too high or that the return on investment is not guaranteed. In reality, studies prove the opposite: a well-trained manager améliore directement l’efficacité opérationnelle , team commitment and staff stability.
Here are 3 major reasons to bet on the management training in 2025.
1. Anticipate changes in the market and skills
The world of work is changing at an unprecedented pace. Digitization, artificial intelligence, New hybrid organizations: the role of the manager is completely different from what it was ten years ago.
Adapting to new tools and methods
A trained manager is able to quickly integrate
technological innovations
and disseminate them to its teams. In 2025, this will require mastery of
collaborative tools
, understanding of
AI challenges and the ability to drive remotely.
Develop essential soft skills
Technical skills are no longer enough. Managers must cultivate behavioral skills:
communication,
emotional intelligence
,
diversity management
. They are the ones who will make the difference in diverse and intergenerational teams.
Training managers ensures that the company stays in step with the times and remains one step ahead of its competitors.
Training managers ensures that the company stays in step with the times and remains one step ahead of its competitors.
2. Boost collective performance and engagement
A manager is the primary source of motivation on a daily basis. Their communication and organizational skills directly influence the productivity and well-being of their employees.
Improve team and conflict management
A trained manager knows how to identify subtle signs, resolve tensions, and maintain a positive working environment. This prevents minor disagreements from escalating into open conflicts that undermine the team.
Developing accountability and motivation
Continuing education teaches managers how to delegate effectively, establish a
climate of trust
and give meaning to tasks. The result: teams that are more autonomous, more motivated, and therefore more effective.
By investing in your managers, you are investing in the overall productivity of the company.
By investing in your managers, you are investing in the overall productivity of the company.
3. Retain talent and reduce turnover
The job market is tight, and the cost of turnover is considerable. According to the
APEC, Replacing an employee can cost between 6 and 9 months' gross salary.
Offer opportunities for internal advancement
An employee who sees that their manager is progressing and being supported in their career is more likely to stay. Training managers also means giving them the tools they need to support the progress of their own teams.
Create a learning-oriented corporate culture
An organization that invests in skills development sends a strong message: here, we learn, we evolve, we don't stagnate. This reinforces
attractiveness
and the
Customer loyalty and retention: two crucial challenges in 2025.
By reducing turnover, you make training a profitable investment: fewer recruitments to launch, fewer hidden costs, more stability.
By reducing turnover, you make training a profitable investment: fewer recruitments to launch, fewer hidden costs, more stability.
4. Conclusion: training, a strategic lever for 2025
Investing in the ongoing training of your managers is not an option, it is a strategic necessity.
- It allows us to anticipate market changes.
- It stimulates collective performance and commitment.
- It helps retain your talent and reduce turnover costs.
- It allows us to anticipate market changes.
- It stimulates collective performance and commitment.
- It helps retain your talent and reduce turnover costs.
In 2025, the companies that succeed will not be those that spend the least, but those that invest the best. And management training is clearly one of the
most profitable investments.
At
Alphéa Conseil –
Alphéa’Cademy, We offer Qualiopi-certified programs that are practical and operational, designed to give your managers the skills they really need.
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