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Why the real test of any training isn’t what happens in the room

The title says it all really… We spend so much energy on training events themselves, but the ROI lives entirely in what people do afterwards. Paul Matthews new article on TrainingZone offers five concrete ways to shift that balance and ...
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It’s not over until you quit

Most of us have a small pile of abandoned goals somewhere in the background. Not the dramatic failures. The quieter ones. The course we meant to finish. The business idea we still think about. The habit we wanted to build. ...
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Are you really that bad?

We’re very good at measuring ourselves against the wrong things. We compare our behind-the-scenes to other people’s highlight reels. We notice what we’re not good at and quietly decide we should fix that first. Call it the comparison trap. The ...
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The Business of Training: Learning Transfer

*** Here’s the recording if you missed it. Watch or listen on YouTube  *** Learning transfer is key to turning training into real business impact—but it’s often where programmes fall short. Jan van Delsen, Inmisceo, has invited Paul to The ...
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When your bubble starts to bend

When your bubble starts to bend At a conference on Friday, a speaker shared a Jack Welch quote: “When the rate of change outside an organization exceeds the rate of change inside, the end is near.” It was meant for ...
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The power of noticing

A lot of us say “well done” and think that is enough. I have done it myself. A quick “thanks”, a passing “good job”, a vague “I’m proud of you”. It’s kind, of course. But often too blurred to really ...
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Making training programmes work webinar series

*** This is now available on demand to members of the Learning Network. Watch here *** We are really excited about a 2 part webinar series about learning transfer, organised by the Learning Network: Making training programmes work. First up ...
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The end is where success begins

You already design for learning transfer. But transfer to what, exactly? It’s perfectly possible to create elegant transfer mechanisms — and still miss the point. Because transfer in the wrong direction is just as ineffective as no transfer at all. We ...
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