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Nature vs Nuture?
“The scarcest, rarest energy and talent in this world is entrepreneurship. Too many leaders think that entrepreneurship is something that you can train. You can develop it, but you don’t train it.” This is a quote from Jim Clifton, CEO … Continue reading
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Can-Can’t, Will-Won’t
Although this sounds like a dance move, its’ really a great approach to use when your clients want a “training fix” for each and every one of their employees when they’re “not doing what they’re supposed to be doing.” This … Continue reading
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Marketing Plan for Training – Where Do I Start?
Marketing training starts with building a solid partnership with your clients while you are developing the product or service in order to get their feedback throughout the creation process. Close to roll out or shortly after, it is essential to … Continue reading
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Make it Matter 4 – Our Last Day’s Reflection!
In our last online session today we explored the remaining steps of the consulting process: Act, Evaluate and Integrate. We invite you to extend the benefit of our work together today by considering these questions. Feel free to post a … Continue reading
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Make it Matter: Reflections on Day 3 of our L+OL Manage Class
Today we worked with a number of additional audit tools Training Managers have at their disposal to diagnose performance problems and identify barriers to performance. Once a problem is clearly identified and mapped, a performance plan or training proposal is … Continue reading
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Make it Matter 2
…a reflection on day 2 of our L+OL workshop, “Manage the Training Function for Bottom Line Results.” Today’s session allowed us to take a high level view of the consulting process and begin an exploration of approaches to diagnosing problems. … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Consultant, Discussions, Effective discussions, Facilitation, Great advice, Insights, Partnership with Management, Performance Consultant, Performance Consulting, Performance Improvement, training manager
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Instructional Objectives: Friend or Foe?
When I was first taught how to write behavioral-based instructional objectives, my initial reaction was, “You have GOT to be kidding!” It seemed such a vast waste of time to include all four elements (write from the learner’s point of … Continue reading
Posted in Certification, Instructional Design, Marketing Training, Organizational Development, Performance Consulting, Self-Development, Train the Trainer, Training Coordinator
Tagged Advice, Analysis, Consultant, Great advice, Insights, Instructional Design, ISD Certification, Partnership with Management, Performance Consultant, Performance Consulting, Presenting Training, Tips, Train the trainer public workshops
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The Role of the Training Coordinator is Changing!
Years ago the job of a training coordinator was very much an administrative function in the department – but not any more! Today’s training coordinators are the GLUE that holds the department together. They are meeting with outside vendors, coordinating … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, Consultant, Facilitation, Great advice, Insights, Partnership with Management, Performance Consultant, Performance Consulting, Preparing SME's, Presenting Training, Tips, Train the trainer public workshops, trainer, training coordinator
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Push and Pull of Performance Consulting
I’ve been chatting with lots of folks lately about making the transition within their organization from the role of trainer to that of performance consultant. In doing this, one question keeps arising, “What do we do when they (the clients) push … Continue reading
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Marketeer or Trainer?
If you’re in training and no one told you you’re also a marketeer – then let me be the first to inform you! No, this isn’t some kind of hype. It’s not a trend. Marketing is essential to the survival … Continue reading