Tip #804: Train Your Trainers!
Summary
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” John Steinbeck As the world moves at a faster and faster pace, with continual innovations and changes both presenting opportunities and taxing company’s capabilities, skilling, upskilling and reskilling have become a necessity. “Slightly more than half (54 percent) of the formal learning hours used in 2018 were delivered using the traditional, live, face-to-face classroom, similar to the previous year. Organizations delivered another 11 percent of hours used through virtual classrooms, which rely on technology to connect a live instructor with learners. The fact that about two-thirds of learning hours used were delivered in a traditional or virtual classroom underscores the importance of skilled trainers.” [The emphasis is mine. Not every CEO or manager understands that effective trainers need to know more than their topic and how to create a PowerPoint presentation.