Posts Tagged ‘Training’
two cents: casualties of training
Employees get trained all the time, but their performance hardly changes. Is there a point of spending all that money or should we just look at corporate training as a reward and some time off?
Changing behavior is one of the greatest challenges for mankind. We’re designed to follow patterns. There are moments or experiences that can be life transforming for some. Yet, others may go through similar situations without being affected at all. The military (watch the Royal Marines Commandos classic ‘99.99% need not apply’ advert) trains people for years on how to endure pain, face their fears and be willing to die for their country and fellow soldiers at the drop of a hat. Can you imagine the military achieving such results with a five-day training workshop?
two cents: training happens
Training workshops have always been a way of rewarding our staff by showing them that we’re investing in them. As budgets have been shrinking we started to evaluate the impact of training on the business. We found out that most employees were not applying what they learned. Do we have the wrong staff or are training workshops useless?