Tag Archive for: training

How to Hire Your First Coach

How to Hire Your First Coach

“Does coaching work? Yes. Good coaches provide a truly important service. They tell you the truth when no one else will.” Jack Welch, Former CEO of General Electric “To excel at the highest level - or any level, really - you need to believe in yourself, and hands down, one of the biggest contributors…
Walking the Training Talk

Walking the Training Talk

I just finished reading my bi-monthly issue of Training Magazine. It highlighted the top 125 company training programs in the country. Some insights I gathered: 1. Most employees want at least two hours of training per month. If the employee desire is roughly 24 hours of training per year and they…
How do you know if training produces results?

How do you know if training produces results?

W. Edwards Deming was once quoted as saying "Don't ask me the ROI on training, you either believe that education has the greatest form of leverage or you do not." His point is this: when you are in a knowledge economy the most learned win. But that's only one part of the equation…isn't it? It's…
Training that Works Checklist

Training that Works Checklist

“Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival.”  ― W. Edwards Deming We are in a knowledge economy. Training and building a learning culture is compulsory for survival. Use this checklist to make sure you consider all the training variables. Please add to the checklist anything overlooked. Remember,…