Training does not automatically bring value<\/p>\n
Staff training is a big investment for many businesses, but too often there is a disconnect between the cost of training and the value it brings to the organization.<\/p>\n
Putting people into a room to learn theory is a start, but equipping them with skills to apply their new knowledge, provides the return on investment the business expects from training.<\/p>\n
You can give people all the tools they need through training, but unless they have the confidence to apply it to their day-to-day work, the investment is wasted. It is important to follow up with intensive, on-the-job support to cement the change in process.<\/p>\n
No matter how good your training course is, if it does not result in behavioral change back in the workplace, then it has not been successful. Too often there is no back-up and no follow-through after training has been completed.<\/p>\n
When people have learned new skills, such as our Kepner-Tregoe critical thinking methodology, if they do not apply what they have learned, they quickly lose the value of the training. Managers become reluctant to invest in new training opportunities if they have not gained the expected ROI of previous training initiatives.<\/p>\n
Ways to achieve expected ROI:<\/p>\n
These are sobering thoughts and point to the reason why some organizations are reluctant to invest in training. The importance of follow-up coaching and support after training cannot be underestimated if an organization seeks real returns on its training investment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Training does not automatically bring value Staff training is a big investment for many businesses, but too often there is a disconnect between the cost of training and the value it brings to the organization. Putting people into a room to learn theory is a start, but equipping them with skills to apply their new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":669,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[126],"class_list":["post-24683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n