At one company, I wasn’t even allowed to say it. It had to be ‘learning’ or ‘development.’
But training? Noooooooo. That had a bad reputation.
It was in the tone and way that people spoke about it—
→ ‘Anyone can do training, right?’
→ ‘It’s just standing up and presenting.’
→ ‘It didn’t work; people didn’t change.’
→ ‘How do you even know it has an impact?’
I drank the cultural Kool-Aid, turning into a self-proclaimed ‘training snob.’
And wow, the energy spent ‘educating’ stakeholders, pushing the language shift.
T𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿. 💪💪💪
I love designing, building and delivering training.
If you understand the power of exceptional training, then you will know this. 👇
→ Skilled trainers get to know the business and the learners; they never assume.
→ They dedicate time to scoping and researching diligently.
→ They help you measure the tangible impact and financial value of training.
→ They don’t need slides; they utilise neuroscience to make learning stick.
→ They create psychologically safe, engaging, energising learning spaces.
→ They use the diversity and lived experiences in the room to bring learning to life.
→ The best trainers are willing to challenge the client to achieve better outcomes.
→ The best trainers are in it for the people they will work with, not themselves.
Look for trainers that bring all of this and more.
𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿. 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀.
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𝗜’𝗺 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲. 𝗜 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱. I share candid insights about workplace cultures and being brilliant in business because everyone deserves to thrive.
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