Training Is Not a One-Time Event
In preparing this series of posts on common training mistakes, we asked our Twitter followers what they thought were the biggest elearning mistakes that companies make. Tricia Ransom came up with a particularly insightful response: “Training,” she reminded us, “is […]
Assuming You Have a Training Problem
When dealing with difficult situations, it is as important to have a comprehensive understanding of the problem as it is to come up with an elegant answer. When there appears to be a problem with issues even loosely connected to […]
Falling For the Salesperson, Not the Product
If you’re a training manager, you’re doubtless working with salespeople from consulting firms and vendors to select the products and services you need to support your teams. As you evaluate these competing bids, it is very easy to subconsciously favor […]
Ignoring Onboarding
In my first post, I discussed the most common mistakes trainers make when creating programs. First up, onboarding. The onboarding process is an exciting period for new hires and the organization alike. Everyone’s excited to get to work—and managers are […]
The Four Most Common Mistakes in Training
Training seems so simple. You have information, you have an audience, and you have a medium of delivery. You should be able to plug the information into the medium of delivery and present it to the audience who absorbs the […]