| Whether you are a supervisor, a manager
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| | through developing and installing
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| or a trainer, you have an interest in
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| | on-the-job aids. These include
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| ensuring that training delivered to
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| | checklists, reminder cards, process and
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| employees is effective. So often,
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| | diagnostic flow charts and software
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| employees return from the latest mandated
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| | templates.If you are serious about
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| training session and it's back to
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| | imparting new skills and not just
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| "business as usual". In many cases, the
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| | planning a "talk fest", assess your
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| training is either irrelevant to the
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| | participants during or at the end of the
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| organization's real needs or there is too
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| | program. Make sure your assessments are
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| little connection made between the
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| | not "Mickey Mouse" and genuinely test for
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| training and the workplace.In these
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| | the skills being taught. Nothing
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| instances, it matters not whether the
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| | concentrates participant's minds more
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| training is superbly and professionally
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| | than them knowing that there are definite
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| presented. The disconnect between the
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| | expectations around their level of
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| training and the workplace just spells
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| | performance following the training.Ensure
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| wasted resources, mounting frustration
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| | that learners' managers and supervisors
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| and a growing cynicism about the benefits
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| | actively support the program, either
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| of training. You can turn around the
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| | through attending the program themselves
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| wastage and worsening morale through
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| | or introducing the trainer at the start
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| following these ten pointers on getting
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| | of each training program (or better
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| the maximum impact from your training.
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| | still, do both).Integrate the training
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| Make sure that the initial training
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| | with workplace practice by getting
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| needs analysis focuses first on what the
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| | managers and supervisors to brief
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| learners will be required to do
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| | learners before the program starts and to
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| differently back in the workplace, and
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| | debrief each learner at the conclusion of
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| base the training content and exercises
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| | the program. The debriefing session
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| on this end objective. Many training
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| | should include a discussion about how the
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| programs concentrate solely on telling
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| | learner plans to use the learning in
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| learners what they need to know, trying
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| | their day-to-day work and what resources
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| vainly to fill their heads with
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| | the learner requires to be able to do
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| unimportant and irrelevant
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| | this.To avoid the back to "business as
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| "infojunk".Ensure that the start of each
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| | usual" syndrome, align the organization's
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| training session alerts learners of the
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| | reward systems with the expected
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| behavioral objectives of the program -
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| | behaviors. For people who actually use
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| what the learners are expected to be able
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| | the new skills back on the job, give them
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| to do at the completion of the training.
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| | a gift voucher, bonus or an "Employee of
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| Many session objectives that trainers
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| | the Month" award. Or you could reward
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| write simply state what the session will
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| | them with interesting and challenging
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| cover or what the learner is expected to
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| | assignments or make sure they are next in
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| know. Knowing or being able to describe
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| | line for a promotion. Planning to give
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| how someone should fish is not the same
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| | positive encouragement is much more
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| as being able to fish.Make the training
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| | effective than planning for punishment if
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| very practical. Remember, the objective
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| | they don't change.The final tip is to
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| is for learners to behave differently in
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| | conduct a post-course evaluation some
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| the workplace. With possibly years spent
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| | time after the training to determine the
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| working the old way, the new way will not
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| | extent to which participants are using
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| come easily. Learners will need generous
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| | the skills. This is typically done three
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| amounts of time to discuss and practice
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| | to six months after the training has
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| the new skills and will need lots of
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| | concluded. You can have an expert observe
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| encouragement. Many actual training
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| | the participants or survey participants'
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| programs concentrate solely on cramming
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| | managers on the application of each new
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| the maximum amount of information into
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| | skill. Let everyone know that you will be
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| the shortest possible class time,
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| | performing this evaluation from the
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| creating programs that are "nine miles
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| | start. This helps to engage supervisors
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| long and one inch deep". The training
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| | and managers and avoids surprises down
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| environment is also a great place to
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| | the track.
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| inculcate the attitudes needed in the new
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| | Organizations waste a lot of scarce
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| workplace. However, this requires time
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| | resources in conducting ineffective
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| for the learners to raise and thrash out
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| | training programs. Employee morale also
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| their concerns before the new paradigm
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| | suffers when employees see managers not
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| takes hold. Give your learners the time
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| | really serious about instilling the new
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| to make the journey from the old way of
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| | behaviors. By following the ten pointers
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| thinking to the new.With the pressure to
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| | above, you will have actively engaged
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| have employees spend less time away from
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| | managers in the training process and
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| their workplace in training, it is just
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| | provided those all-important links
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| not possible to turn out fully equipped
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| | between the training and the
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| learners at the end of one hour or one
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| | participant's workplace. You can then sit
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| day or one week, except for the most
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| | back and enjoy the results; happy and
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| basic of skills. In some cases, work
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| | effective employees and satisfied
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| quality and efficiency will drop
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| | clients.2006 © Business Performance Pty
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| following training as learners stumble in
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| | Ltd. All rights reserved.Vicki Heath is
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| their first applications of the newly
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| | the Director of Business Performance Pty
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| learned skills. Ensure that you build
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| | Ltd, a company providing practical online
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| back-in-the-workplace coaching into the
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| | information and resources in a range of
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| training program and give employees the
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| | business areas, including training and
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| workplace support they need to practice
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| | development. Her company's guides, tools
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| the new skills. A cost-effective means of
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| | and templates assist organizations engage
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| doing this is to resource and train
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| | and develop people, manage organizational
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| internal employees as coaches. You can
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| | change and improve project
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| also encourage peer networking through,
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| | delivery.Available resources include a
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| for example, setting up user groups and
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| | training effectiveness guide and training
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| organizing "brown paper bag" talks.Bring
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| | template packs.
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| the training room into the workplace
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