Implementation Ideas

The Leadership Journey courses and supporting materials are designed to be used for both group and self-study training. Most of our clients use a variety of both methods.

Key Benefits of Training in Groups

• Students can interact by discussing new ideas and sharing past experiences. They are able to practice new skills with role-play exercises.
• Group interaction leads to improved communication and problem solving skills.
• It is easy to follow-up on past training and share success stories.
• Training usually takes place on a set schedule at a set time. Managers and supervisors know when they have training.
• Students can be facilitators, which improves upon their communication skills.
• Group training develops stronger teams.

Group Training Provides Increased Interaction

Group training sessions are usually considered to be the best method to train because of the increased student interaction which improves retention. Some companies use The Leadership Journey as their formal training program, others use it as an enhancement to existing classroom programs.

Small Group Leaders Practice New Skills

Training can be completed in small groups of 2-5 students or in larger classroom settings. In small groups a more experienced manager or supervisor can be the informal group leader. This group leader can facilitate ideas, make suggestions, share experiences, and ask questions.

Key Benefits of Self-Study Training

On-Demand Training Provides Immediate Access to New Skills

1. When something happens that causes the normal work environment to change.
   - For example, in a manufacturing environment when a piece of equipment goes down and the line has to be stopped. Instead of having people sweep, this is a perfect time to train.
   - Another example would be when the telephones go dead in a customer service or sales department. Instead of sending workers to a long lunch, put them through one or two courses to develop their skills.
   
   
2. When an urgent problem or issue occurs that needs to be handled immediately.
   - For example, two employees are having some type of conflict that is causing disruption in the workplace. Instead of hoping the problem goes away, you can provide training on handling conflict and confrontation.
   - Another example would be a manager that is having a lot of complaints from his subordinates about his leadership style. You can provide him with one or two courses on leadership styles that will give him practical skills he can start using immediately.

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