Supervisor, Supervisor What Do You See?

I spent a lot of money getting a masters degree in pursuit of the question: how do you get training to “stick”? I wish someone had simply given me a textbook that went something like this…

Supervisor, supervisor, what do you see?

I see a skills gap looking at me.

Skills gap, skills gap, what do you see?

I see some new professional development goals looking at me.

Professional development goals, professional development goals, what do you see?

I see well-constructed learning objectives looking at me.

Learning objectives, learning objectives, what do you see?

I see participants who will be able to explain, describe and demonstrate skills to me.

Participants, participants, what do you see?

I see a presenter who knows how to engage me.

Presenter, presenter, what do you see?

I see flipcharts, case studies, role plays, simulations, videos and just a touch of PowerPoint looking at me.

Training materials, training materials what do you see?

I see learners ready to transfer new skills engaged with me.

Learners, learners, what do you see?

I see…

A variety of well-put together training materials
Skilled and polished presenters
A roomful of engaged learners
Action-oriented, learner-focused objectives
Professional goals aligned with the learning objectives
A clear skills gap to fill
And a supervisor who – both before and after the training – knows how to support me

That’s what I see!

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Brian is an author, a sought-after speaker, and an experienced instructional designer who has been a passionate member of the learning and development field for more than two decades. His work has been published in TD magazine, and he was named a Top Young Trainer by Training Magazine in 2011. Brian is the author of two books: What’s Your Formula? Combine Learning Elements for Impactful Training and Instructional Design on a Shoestring.
He is the visionary behind Soapbox, our automated instructional design tool that creates instructor-led training programs in under 10 minutes.
Over his career, Brian has designed and facilitated numerous training programs for a wide range of organizations, including a global training program for a Fortune 500 company and a global train-the-trainer program for Management Sciences for Health.
Brian holds an MA in Organizational Development from Antioch University.
Brian is always available to chat about learning & development and to talk about whether Endurance Learning can be your training team’s “extra set of hands”.

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