How do you ensure your managers understand the importance of both hard and soft skills, and are able to recruit and develop employees accordingly?

Assess capacity as:

1. Knowledge.

2. Skills.

3. Ability.

4. Experience.

5. Training.

6. Achievements.

 

Give management reeasons why they should do it1. start through current hr development practices and policies2. discuss other competitors in the market abd their adopted action plan as a motivator3. cost saving in the long run by reduced employee turn over , increased productivity ability to meet demands of multiple roles any other proven statistics would be an asset as well.

Training programs, questionnaires (upon hiring or during hiring process) allow managers to see the level of soft and hard skills (technical and interpersonal skills) that the candidate has. Usually this type of training and tests happen at agencies (employment agencies) to ensure clients are getting the temp hire they want, and not someone who isn't qualified. 

 

I wonder if the Middle Eastern companies follow this training method or questionnaires within organizations. 

There is just one posibillity, with personal dvelopment of the managers. First they have to understand the importance of knowledge!

the managers will never know the needs and the importance of both types of skills, until they tested needs and the need to provide strong operating and able to do the burdens and duties of jobs based on targets and organization objectives

Training need analysis is a process cover the requirement of hard and soft skills necessary to perform business operations, personal development can be identified at the time of performance feedback or setting goals and objectives.