Start. Stop. Continue.

Start. Stop. Continue.

Have you picked up any poor habits recently? Maybe you’ve developed some good ones? Whatever the answer, using ‘Start, Stop, Continue’ is a simple concept that helps you pause and reflect on your normal practices and decide what changes (if any) you...
What is a Training Needs Analysis?

What is a Training Needs Analysis?

This should be more than a cursory investigation since you should actually start by evaluating the request for a new piece of training itself. Ask some of the following questions: What is the business objective you want to achieve? What has already been tried? How do...
Training is like booking a holiday

Training is like booking a holiday

Any learning related activity – a lesson, a programme or a strategy – is a bit like going on holiday. There are a few questions common to both activities: Where are you going? What’s there that you want to do? When do you want to arrive? Is it affordable? What steps...
What is a DIF analysis?

What is a DIF analysis?

What’s the DIF? One useful way to ensure your action-based training is focused on the business outcome of performance is by using a DIF analysis right from the start. What is a DIF analysis? It’s a way to assess the Difficulty, Importance and Frequency of tasks in...
Never stop learning to be a great Trainer!

Never stop learning to be a great Trainer!

To be a great teacher you also have to be a great learner. When you stop believing you have things to learn then you stop delivering your best – and your learners will recognise this. To be a great teacher you not only have to know your subject inside out but you need...
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