Tip #787: The Trainer as Servant Leader
In her article “Be the Trainer You Want to Have,” Candid Taylor Brandon suggests that trainers should follow the 10 principles of servant leadership: Listening: to
August 26, 2019
In her article “Be the Trainer You Want to Have,” Candid Taylor Brandon suggests that trainers should follow the 10 principles of servant leadership: Listening: to
A learning curve study shows that if you don’t reinforce learning, the participants will forget 90% of it within 30 days. That means that 90%
This Tip discusses the different ways that cognitive bias can help learning and recall happen, such as the Zeigarnik Effect. “But I think that no
This Tip is about the three training decisions a trainer makes to increase the probability that learning will occur. Good Training is a Stream of
This Tip discusses how to achieve the second immutable rule for a trainer, to set the learner up for success. “I never teach my pupils,
This Tip discusses the first of two immutable rules for a trainer: treat the learner respectfully, respecting the learner’s expertise. “The best way to respect
This Tip discusses why trainers don’t teach learners what they already know, so there is time for new learning and practice. “If time be of
This Tip discusses the learning brain’s roots of resistance: priorities, relevance, boring, and fear, and how to address each. “The most important thing in communication
This Tip describes the five ways the Peer Learning Institute is holding learners accountable for putting their new learning into practice. “At the end of
This Tip looks at five brain facts that influence learning and can enable instructional designers to create move effective learning programs. “I like nonsense. It
Imagine that you have only three hours to convert die-hard lecturers into facilitative trainers. What content and activities would you use to introduce and model
This Tip discusses the four characteristics of authentic learning and why it is so important to move education toward relevant learning. “Authentic learning is the