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One of the common refrains of training managers and business heads is that they want to see the needle move post training. And it is tough to show the needle move in the case of behavioral training…Yes, you have sophisticated methods of calculating ROI on behavioral training interventions but they take substantial time, effort and …
I find the attitude of my 8 year old son amazing in so many ways. And one of them is his trust in “Professionals”. He has many times told me, “They know it better than you Mom, they are professionals.” This could be the driver or the chef… I resent it tremendously when he says …
Stories exert a unique power over people. “Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me a truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever.” Native American proverb To understand why you should use them in your training workshop, you may want to go over “Why …
People are motivated by 2 instincts pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain and no prizes for guessing that it is the avoidance of pain that is the stronger motivator. I remember hearing a story….Sam and Peter are talking and in the background Peter’s dog is howling. Sam asks Peter, “Why is he howling?” Peter …
A tyre can run for miles and miles but when it gets punctured the air leaks out pshhh… We then need to get to the petrol pump and fill the air back into the tyre. We, human beings too are like car tyres. Our #mojo and sense of worth has a way of getting depleted …
Larks Insight: This story can be used by corporate trainers to discuss pursuit of excellence & intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation . “A gentleman once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor, “Do you need …
Larks Insight: Stories that we have heard in our childhood have a strong impact on our minds. When we revisit them with a different perspective our learning can be immense. This story can be used by Corporate Trainers to discuss leadership, communication between employees and leaders. “Many years ago there was an Emperor so exceedingly …
No matter which field you are in convincing people to buy your products or services is extremely important. Whether you are selling behavioral training or garments if people do not buy your products you have an enormous problem. Without this quality, it does not matter how good, useful, educative or cheap your products or services …
The ability to create content that is effective for face to face training is a critical but rather rare skill. Most corporate trainers have no background in instructional design and most instructional designers have no experience in #training delivery. To compound matters we have fads in training which people follow without understanding the intricacies of learning …
The dictionary.com defines mentor as 1. a wise and trusted counselor or teacher. 2. an influential senior sponsor or supporter. #Mentoring traditionally implied a one way interaction from the wise counselor/guide to a naïve follower. However, the world we are living in is metamorphosing so rapidly, the pace of increase in knowledge is mindboggling, as is …
