Training & Development

What is it?

Training focuses on improving how you work today. Development focuses on improving the skills you need tomorrow. Christie specializes in workshops in leadership skills, teambuilding, active communication, careers and stress management.

What is it Not?

Effective training is not "entertrainment." We all learn better when our brains are relaxed and open. Although training should be fun, it should be more than entertaining. Each session should have a long lasting impact, filling your mind with ways to improve and change your present situation. When you leave a training session, you should be ready to turn those ideas into action.

Coaching Supports Training

Personal development, whether it is to further business goals or personal goals, takes time, thought and dedication. Ideas flow and good intentions abound, but when the realities of life take over, implementation is often forgotten. Training and coaching work hand-in-hand to help you develop ideas, then move those ideas to action. Studies show that in many cases, training alone is about 22% effective. When coaching is tied to the training sessions, the effectiveness rises to about 88%! That's called Return on Investment!

When I was a corporate trainer, we noticed that, although our participants had great intentions, when they got back to the workplace, the old environment often did not support the new ideas. Sometimes the participants just fell back into their same old rut. We decided to follow them back to their offices. We asked, "What did you get out of training? What do you want to implement? What barriers are keeping you from doing that? What do you need to do to remove those barriers?" That was the beginning of coaching!

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