Effectiveness of Training
I've been pondering about the effectiveness of training. I mean, I obviously don't doubt it is useful, but I wonder about the people who attend the training, and how it becomes effective for them to use and learn because the important thing is the way an individual follows up with his or her own learnings.
So I'm in a fix - do I fork out the time to have a follow-up with them, or do I get them to follow-up with me? In the interest of coaching them for better habits, I reckon that getting them to proactively follow-up with me will be better, because this helps them to develop the habit of proactively seeking help. However, the problem comes where people are too busy and leave off, that means I have to push information to them instead. As a result of that, I end up having to take the lead, which really defeats the purpose, but on the other hand if I didn't, they wouldn't have the information to follow up in the first place.
This dilemma that I put myself into is not a really big problem, but it has given me some ideas. In order for people to follow-up with me, all they need is a resource to do so - a piece of software. So, I thought it would be a great idea to have all my follow-up material pushed to their desktops in the morning when they start work (especially corporate clients). Each of the material act as executive summaries that they can benefit from unless they want to read more. And reading revision notes and key ideas can help them to be more effective.
Well, where my students are concerned, they probably don't have the habit of reading from their computers, so perhaps I'll just leave stuff on a blog. Still, that doesn't 'push' information, so I'll get their email addresses and post them regular updates and information just to keep them going. Hmm... sounds like an interesting idea that I have to work on and test - perhaps this will increase the return on investment for training!
Anyone interested in corporate training programs can contact my Corporate Training Division's Biz Development Manager, Desmond at 62554345 for a meeting.
So I'm in a fix - do I fork out the time to have a follow-up with them, or do I get them to follow-up with me? In the interest of coaching them for better habits, I reckon that getting them to proactively follow-up with me will be better, because this helps them to develop the habit of proactively seeking help. However, the problem comes where people are too busy and leave off, that means I have to push information to them instead. As a result of that, I end up having to take the lead, which really defeats the purpose, but on the other hand if I didn't, they wouldn't have the information to follow up in the first place.
This dilemma that I put myself into is not a really big problem, but it has given me some ideas. In order for people to follow-up with me, all they need is a resource to do so - a piece of software. So, I thought it would be a great idea to have all my follow-up material pushed to their desktops in the morning when they start work (especially corporate clients). Each of the material act as executive summaries that they can benefit from unless they want to read more. And reading revision notes and key ideas can help them to be more effective.
Well, where my students are concerned, they probably don't have the habit of reading from their computers, so perhaps I'll just leave stuff on a blog. Still, that doesn't 'push' information, so I'll get their email addresses and post them regular updates and information just to keep them going. Hmm... sounds like an interesting idea that I have to work on and test - perhaps this will increase the return on investment for training!
Anyone interested in corporate training programs can contact my Corporate Training Division's Biz Development Manager, Desmond at 62554345 for a meeting.
2 Comments:
Hey!I support u in providing follow-ups after training sessions. I have attended the superkids course conduted by Adam Khoo and Ernest Wong 5 years back. Right after the course, I am empowered to do anything that seems impossible before attending the course. However, during these 5 years, I somehow got lost somewhere along the way in my life, losing the desire to achieve and don't know where to get help from after the course.It's until I saw Adam Khoo and You giving a talk at NTU during Jan this year that makes me reflect what i had learned few years back and what i want to do with my life in Ntu now.Therefore, students like me will definitely follow up with u.
Hello Joyce! Great to hear from you! Well, do feel free to stay in contact. This blog does nothing but focus on developing people while giving me a chance to rant. I look forward to hearing from you again. ;)
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