10 Tips for Effective

TrainingBy Stephen Hester

1. Managers And Leaders Are

Responsible For TrainingAnything else is a cop-out.

2. Determine Training

NeedsWhat skills, knowledge, and behaviors do your

employees need to do their jobs?

3. Get Buy-InIt’s not always easy but employees will be more receptive when they

understand the need for training.

4. Have A Clear GoalWhat should they be able to do at the end of the

training?

5. Conduct Realistic

TrainingTraining must develop and reinforce job-specific

skills and behaviors.

6. Timing Is ImportantTraining shouldn’t come too early or too late for the skills and

knowledge to be useful.

7. Time Is ImportantTrain for understanding and proficiency, not for

time.

8. Be ConsistentMake training an ongoing process, not an

intermittent one.

9. Use CBT SparinglyIf your training is just “checking the box” then why

are you doing it?

10. Assess The ResultsIf the amount of money you spent is your only metric,

you’re doing it wrong.