I came across an article in a Training & Development Magazine. It is written by Sean O’Tool who works with Australia’s largest employer of Aboriginal people and it is about understanding the difference between traditional culture learning and mainstream western culture learning. He received a Churchill Scholarship to investigate best practices of teaching indigenous people in New […]
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Rote Learning Is Back In Fashion
At a recent training meeting I discovered that rote learning is back in fashion. But of course it has a fancy new name now. It is called Space Repetition. Now when I went to school, we did rote learning with the times table. Goodness knows how many times the tables were gone through in a […]
Developing Your Front Line Leaders
Who are these people, the “front line” leaders? Well those are the ones who get their hands dirty. The people at the coal face who have to implement what is filtered from the top down. How well do you know these people? Is what is being sent down for implementation feasible or even practical? Are […]
Are Infections Plaguing Your Life?
Thinking about the rate of infections that seems to be plaguing us these days makes one wonder what the major cause of this happening is. We have known for years that overuse of antibiotics has made some bugs resistant… But could another contributing factor be to do with cleaning standards? The Problem With Traveling Now […]
The 5 Levels Of Training Evaluation
I want to take the time to talk a little about evaluating your training. Did you know that there are actually 5 levels that need to be evaluated? To make sure the training is effective, these are the levels you should be assessing to know if what you’re doing is working or if you need […]
Creating A Safe Workplace
Recently I talked about collaboration in the workplace and the importance of camaraderie. This week I want to extend this out to working with other businesses and how to make your workplace a safe place. If we work with others, the “whole is greater than its parts” as Aristotle says. So What Does This Mean? […]
Benefits Of Camaraderie?
One cannot underestimate the value of camaraderie. The more we value each other, the better we all work together. It never ceases to amaze me how so few people actually get this concept. The fact is if we do not feel what we are doing has some value to others (and ourselves), then our will […]
Is Your Training Actually Effective (Or Just Wasting Time)?
I want to take time to talk a little about evaluating your training. There are actually 5 levels of training that need to be evaluated. Level 1 This is done immediately after a training session. In fact, you have probably all done these from time to time. Emma Weber, the author of Turning Learning Into […]
A Quick Trick To Keep Learners Interested
Have you ever wondered why training may be ineffective in your organization? The answer lies in the one you are teaching. At What Point In A Training Does A Learner Stops Paying Attention? Neurologists all give slightly different answers but the average appears to be around 7-20 minutes. So with an hour long training session, […]