If your workplace teams simply groan when a new session of training is announced, don't take it personally. Human beings are, by their very nature, averse to learning new things: especially in their workplace if they are already set in their workflow ruts. However, initial and ongoing training sessions are essential to getting and maintaining employees who perform at optimal levels. Instead of fighting the tide of disgruntled workers, give them what they want: innovative training strategies that aren't boring! Here are some ideas.
Serious Games
Although serious games may sound like an oxymoron, it is actually a perfect term to describe one of the most popular and fastest-growing training techniques around. Serious games are designed to teach workers problem-solving skills, improve cognition, and train employees in how to react to real-life situations they may encounter. Game developers can create customized software that provides serious learning and training benefits for your particular industry and to suit a number of different applications. These are not toys, but they provide an interactive, hands-on approach to training that is never, ever boring.
Audience Response Systems
When training via Power Point or other type of lecturing method is a must, liven up the process with the use of an audience response system. These gadgets are designed to record feedback data from your workers in a matter of seconds, so their responses to specific questions or suggestions can be shown and discussed practically in real time.
Studies have shown that the use of these devices during training sessions and conferences significantly increase the amount of employee participation, and they feel more a part of the process.
Professional Training Events
Another non-boring training strategy is to hire professional trainers for a day of fun, learning, and team-building. Part of the problem with traditional training sessions is that your employees are listening to the same old people give the same old approach to learning. When you bring in people from the outside, interest is immediately increased. Corporate training companies are experts in conducting hands-on, valuable training that is also interesting, fun, and interactive. Although the cost for regular sessions may not be in your budget, you may want to consider holding such a training event once a year. Your employees will be engaged and it will do wonders for team morale.
You can fight the tide of employee disgruntlement and resistance by adopting more innovative approaches to employee training such as serious games, the use of audience response systems, and professional training events: and they won't be boring.
Author Resource:
Our educational and training solutions include the design and development of serious games , game-supported leadership and team development seminars, and expert consulting services. For info please visit at Decisive-Point (http://www.decisive-point.com/). Art Gib is a freelance writer.Distributed by Content Crooner
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