Employee training

Are you getting all 7 kinds of time your brain needs?

June 15, 2012 by Dave Clemens

For maximum brain health and function, human beings need to spend seven different kinds of time each day, according to neuroscientists David Rock and Daniel Siegel. Are you – and your team – getting all the "times" you... Read the full article

‘Interleaving’ magnifies the Spacing Effect

June 6, 2012 by Stephen J. Meyer

What if your staff needs to learn multiple things? You want the sales staff to use the new customer-budgeting mobile module and the sales promotion that goes along with it. Meanwhile, there is a new line of products... Read the full article

Six steps trainers can take to beat the ‘curse of knowledge’

March 14, 2012 by Stephen J. Meyer

We all want to learn from the experts. But why is it so hard for experts to transfer what they know? And how can we help them do better? The “expert problem” in training arises primarily because of... Read the full article

Trainee pushback: Watch out for the ‘quick example’ trap

March 7, 2012 by Stephen J. Meyer

You’re in the middle of a training session, when someone pushes back, citing an example from their own experience: “I knew somebody once who died because he was wearing seat belts and couldn’t get out of a burning... Read the full article

The Trainer’s ‘Killer App’ – Retrieval Events

January 11, 2012 by Stephen J. Meyer

In the past we've written about the father of memory research, Hermann Ebbinghaus, who proved in the 1880s that human beings forget 80% of what they learn within a month. Lots of researchers since then have confirmed Ebbinghaus'... Read the full article

3 big feedback pitfalls to watch for – and avoid

June 10, 2011 by Stephen J. Meyer

When you sit down with an employee to give feedback, it’s all too easy to veer off into a ditch. Constructive feedback can crash and burn as destructive criticism. What feedback isn't To avoid such disasters, it’s important... Read the full article

Training is a process, not an event

April 27, 2011 by Stephen J. Meyer

Surely, responsible managers would never engage in a practice they know is counterproductive and is costing their companies a fortune? Well, I'm about to show you that's exactly what not just some, but MOST managers are doing. A... Read the full article

For maximum impact, get employees to train each other

March 4, 2011 by Stephen J. Meyer

The best-conceived training course can still fail if it doesn't engage the employees taking it. And there are ways to engage employees that go beyond having them regurgitate what they've (supposedly) learned. One such way: Get the employees... Read the full article

Training video made things worse, cost employer $930,000

February 28, 2011 by Stephen J. Meyer

A company in Southern California meant well when it decided to create its own training video. But the training got a little too real. The company asked three managers to videotape a role-play about a time-off request. They... Read the full article

The coaching style: Jump on the informal learning bandwagon

January 19, 2011 by Stephen J. Meyer

While you weren't looking, a shift took place in the training world over the past few years: Companies have been doing less formal training and more informal training. The obvious reason for this is the recession, during which... Read the full article

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