Think of a time when you came home from work feeling proud and accomplished. I’d be willing to wager that most of those feelings came because you’d solved a problem that day. From the frontline to the C-Suite, the great majority of the work that actually pushes a company forward is rooted in problem-solving. Solving […]
Much of today’s traditional classroom training is focused on boring lectures and PowerPoint presentations containing as much text as the slide will permit. “Mastery” of materials is tested by multiple-choice questions that only support the ability to memorize. Think about the likely results of such training this way: Can you imagine getting on an airliner […]
I once gave a speech I titled “Old Wine in New Skins.” The concept: If you were a winemaker with a batch of bad-tasting wine and you were trying to change consumers’ impressions, introducing a new label or fancy bottle wouldn’t change the taste. Learning is no different. Yet most training is like bad wine. […]
Much of the traditional training we see in corporations is neither engaging nor effective. Why? Because in most cases, the individuals designing the training know little, if any about how people learn and retain knowledge. So, they add games, audio and other various media in hopes that these will overcome the lack of instructional design […]
Traditional training is still the norm in most corporations across industries. It is generally ineffective and is completely panned by millennials. It’s based on outdated methods and results in low levels of learning such as rote memorization. The Friendly Skies. I remember studying for my flight instructor rating at Ohio State and there was a […]
Do you view your training programs in the same way you do sales and marketing? Do you think your training achieves the same results as your sales and marketing programs? Do you even know how to measure the effects of training within your organization? Executives. If you answered no to any or all of these […]
The famous quotation from Heraclitus is “The only constant in life is change.” Substitute “business” for “life” and the quotation remains equally applicable. When you are focused on gaining a competitive advantage, you have to constantly look to place yourself ahead of the curve. Predicting the future can be hit or miss, but we have […]