You have written the learning objectives, created the content, designed the training materials, and scheduled the training. But you haven’taccounted for the unlearning, you have overlooked one of the most important elements necessary for adults to learn something new.
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Learning Anxiety and How It Sabotages Training and Inhibits Change
Training is an important and necessary component of any change initiative. Making the time to understand the anxiety we all experience when it comes to learning will help you design and deliver training that will lead to real change.
Do You Want to Train Your People or Do You Want to Fix the Problem?
Training is not a panacea for all a company’s problems. Of course, training can be of immense value and benefit in addressing many problems, but if the cause of the problem comes from higher up or outside their area of influence, then it can be a waste of time. You need to address the root cause […]
Leaders Can’t Be Trained
Despite the hundreds of books, programs and websites devoted to leadership, the truth is that leaders can’t be trained. Leaders need to be developed.
Why Training Fails
The main reason training fails is because it isn’t training that is needed. If you want improvement, it is easy to assume the first thing your employee needs is more training but in most cases, you would be wrong.
Middle Managers: Transition to Management
Middle management, comprised of first-line supervisors to associate-directors, is the largest and most powerful group of white-collar workers in the corporate sector. It is surprising to find that although middle-managers sustain the organization, many leaders appear to overlook or minimize the dynamic role of this integral group.