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Employee Training Methods

December 4, 2012
Employee Training - Planting seeds of growth

Photo by Lydur Skulason

The word “training” is not a four letter word!  This may come as a shock to many leaders and business owners.  That’s because it’s often only associated with a cost.  Meaning that much like paying taxes or getting a mole removed…you only do it because you have to.

Obviously, I’m going to go ahead and disagree with you here Mr. Leader / Biz owner.  But let me preface that by saying, if training is done properly there should be significant ROI.  I’m also going to go out on a limb and say that “one-time training sessions” are mostly a waste of time if you’re looking for significant change.

Let me repeat that in a different way…significant change doesn’t happen in a classroom or in any of the following places:

  • Online courses
  • Webinars
  • Conferences

Ideas are planted there, but true change and mastery of skill, happens over time.

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