The Reason For Success In Training

Jul.15, 2006 in Accelerated Learning, Deep Thought, General, My Training Events, Team Productivity

I’ve been training for quite some time. I’ve discovered more or less the elements of success in a training workshop. In a corporate or school environment, different people expect different things from us as trainers. The biggest issue is that of support.

Many organizations do not understand the psychology behind training. It’s not the training or trainer alone. It is management systems, the attitude of the middle and upper management as well as employees overall. In schools, it’s not just students, but also teachers and the administration and the parents.Â

We can literally predict the success of a training based on the amount of support they provide during the training itself. Those who provide poor support, or are excessively demanding or have too many unfounded assumptions and expectations typically do not benefit much from the trainings.

The major issue here is that of communication. The end users, in my opinion, do not have the option to succeed or not all the time, unless they grit their teeth and fight their way through. The system eventually wins out. I’ve been to trainings where middle management demands things that indicate they have no idea what the purpose of the training is about, and treat the trainer as if they were a slave.

What’s worse, I’ve had comments like this “I paid for this training, so I have a right to shout at you”. I’m not sure about you, how would you feel?

A training workshop succeeds because everyone works together as a team. I’m well aware of the schools/companies that succeed. They are the ones who typically provide such good support, we know that the students or employees will benefit. They are open to ideas, and are willing to go the distance with us, no matter how tough the ride.

Eventually, we bide our time and just do our best. After all, no matter what school or company you are from, you are most likely to not stay there the rest of your life. By that time, you’ll have to attend the Patterns of Excellence and gear yourself for success. :)

I strongly believe that friendship and positive working relationships are the key to ensuring that anyone will succeed after the training. This basically means that everyone needs to work together to ensure the success of each individual for the future!