I’ll never forget the day I wanted to make a great impression on a colleague. I was to present to a group of my peers on the topic of Belbins team roles.
I knew nothing about it, but I didn’t want to turn down the offer to impress my colleague. I choked it big time.
This post answers the question about what some of the key challenges are that we as trainers face.
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I think one of the biggest challenges we face is making an impact. I mean a real, measurable, return on investment. And being able to prove that after we’ve gone.
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We are at the mercy of a HR or OD department that may or may not have it’s shit together. This means we could be the scapegoat if the training doesn’t hit the mark.
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It’s not only that, task interference, inadequate tools and resources, the right performance metrics, and performance feedback process’ all hinder a person capacity to do the stuff you’re training them in when they’re back at work.
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Learning isn’t learning until there is behavior change and if there is not a culture to support that behavour change you might as well get a cardboard cut out and tape recorder.
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Training outcomes need to be expressed in on the job performance measures. But try this little test next time with your participants – ask them how much of a discussion their manager had with them about the training program.
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The happy sheet feedback form is filled out by someone who is not a trainer/facilitator; so we are always short of good feedback on our performance. Having said that, if they are engaged most of the time in your training, you’ve done your part of the deal.
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Our work is going virtual, that is scary.
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Wearing the training hat when we should be wearing the consulting hat, the coaching hat, or the facilitation hat.
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The younger generation has a lightening attention span.
But hey, we’ve got this far and we still make a living so we aren’t doing too bad. But there is never room for complacency.
Are there other challenges you think we face?