The Shocking Secret about Leader Development
“Because of how leader development programs are usually implemented, improved skills aren’t integrated into long-term memory. So there’s little or no change in performance, and the investment in these programs is mostly wasted.”
In five brief audios, Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D., explains this challenge and what you can do to get a payoff from leader and team development programs.
Audio
#1:
“Reality #1 - Learning is Physical”
(6:34)
“Participants typically enjoy the programs and many come away
enlightened and motivated. But in most cases, months later, there are
few if any noticeable changes in behavior to justify all the expense and
effort…”
Audio
#2:
“Reality #2 - Repetition Ingrains
Behavior” (5:04)
“The more complex the behavior, the more repetitions you’ll
need to connect the neural pathway. That much practice may sound like
a big commitment, but without this 95%, you’ll never actually acquire
the skill…”
Audio
#3:
“Reality #3 – Why It’s
So Hard to Improve People Skills” (6:32)
“When it comes to people skills, we’re not talking about
learning them for the first time. We’re talking about changing the
way we’ve been doing them for a long, long time…”
Audio
#4:
“The 95% Solution” (6:09)
“Most executives believe that excellent training will do the
job, when in fact, all training can possibly do is introduce the skills.
It’s only the first 5% of the learning process…”
Audio
#5:
“An Economical Way to Reinforce Leader
and Team Skills” (7:34)
“There are tools and techniques available to help you and if
you implement a realistic, cost-effective plan for focused follow-up after
training, you can get the return on investment you wanted from these programs…”
For more information, we invite you to contact Meredith Bell by email or telephone: 800-488-6463, ext. 201 or 757-873-3700, ext. 201.