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If business isn't going too well you must ask yourself if you are guilty of making one the Seven Deadly Business Mistakes! If you haven't started your business yet, consider what follows - your new commandments.1. Are you caught in a Paradigm?A paradigm is an example or model. Are you so inflexible that you can't escape your original business plan? Is this causing you to miss valuable opportunities? Keep your mind open and always seek new ideas that could pote
But, we know we can't measure them, so why bother with them? Let’s work within our circle of influence and measure the me
A business opportunity is a transaction that may involve the sale or lease of services and goods resulting to profitability. There are several business opportunities available for each individual or company.For a company, a business opportunity is a chance to increase earnings by widening areas of production and services. For example, if a company would like to put up another branch in a certain location, the company would look for possible locations that would be
Like many who got into Training, I done so, because I like helping people (ok, and showing off!!) I love getting up in front of an audience and empowering, inspiring and motivating them. On a one to one level, I love talking through the issue and seeing the lights come on as the person I’m coaching realises what they have to do.
I did not (and I suspect many of you feel the same) get into training to do evaluation. Not that it isn’t important, far from it, its essential. But its just that, I suspect, trainers as a breed just don’t want to do it, sitting at a desk trying to find ways to measure training just doesn’t fit in.
So this piece is not written by someone who has a real passion for evaluation, nor whom evaluation has come easy for. I found little solace in evaluation theory, which had some good points but nothing to make it work in the real world. What I realised is that it was a waste of time completing a TNA, rolling out the training and then trying to evaluate something I didn’t understand fully what I was trying to measure. I therefore developed the supremacy method after lengthy trial and error.
Have we asked ourselves why did we do the training in the first place? What was the business need? What were our reasons for doing it again?
Let’s take evaluation in weight loss. You weigh yourself and set yourself a target weight over a period of time, but in training, one of the biggest crimes is that we don't bother setting the measurements, and before I upset anyone, I fully agree that training provides many, many intangible benefits that cannot be measured
But, we know we can't measure them, so why bother with them? Let’s work within our circle of influence and measure the mea
Most culinary schools today are still teaching their students how to compute the wrong food cost. Granted the math is right, but the dollars involved are hurting the bottom line of our restaurants. The problem arises from the separation of percentage points and dollars.Banks Use Dollars, not Percentage Points One thing I am quite sure of is that banks do not accept percentage points as deposits, believe me I’ve tried! For some reason the teller just
I did not (and I suspect many of you feel the same) get into training to do evaluation. Not that it isn’t important, far from it, its essential. But its just that, I suspect, trainers as a breed just don’t want to do it, sitting at a desk trying to find ways to measure training just doesn’t fit in.
So this piece is not written by someone who has a real passion for evaluation, nor whom evaluation has come easy for. I found little solace in evaluation theory, which had some good points but nothing to make it work in the real world. What I realised is that it was a waste of time completing a TNA, rolling out the training and then trying to evaluate something I didn’t understand fully what I was trying to measure. I therefore developed the supremacy method after lengthy trial and error.
Have we asked ourselves why did we do the training in the first place? What was the business need? What were our reasons for doing it again?
Let’s take evaluation in weight loss. You weigh yourself and set yourself a target weight over a period of time, but in training, one of the biggest crimes is that we don't bother setting the measurements, and before I upset anyone, I fully agree that training provides many, many intangible benefits that cannot be measured
But, we know we can't measure them, so why bother with them? Let’s work within our circle of influence and measure the me
It seems as if everybody else is doing it – shopping online, that is. There’s the co-worker who bought all their Christmas gifts online without ever setting foot in the crowded local mall. Or the friend who won a bundle of like-new, brand-name baby clothes on eBay. Or your son’s college roommate, who paid hundreds of dollars less than your son did for his college textbooks, simply because he ordered them online rather than from the University bookstore.
So this piece is not written by someone who has a real passion for evaluation, nor whom evaluation has come easy for. I found little solace in evaluation theory, which had some good points but nothing to make it work in the real world. What I realised is that it was a waste of time completing a TNA, rolling out the training and then trying to evaluate something I didn’t understand fully what I was trying to measure. I therefore developed the supremacy method after lengthy trial and error.
Have we asked ourselves why did we do the training in the first place? What was the business need? What were our reasons for doing it again?
Let’s take evaluation in weight loss. You weigh yourself and set yourself a target weight over a period of time, but in training, one of the biggest crimes is that we don't bother setting the measurements, and before I upset anyone, I fully agree that training provides many, many intangible benefits that cannot be measured
But, we know we can't measure them, so why bother with them? Let’s work within our circle of influence and measure the me
Friends and family can either be your best asset or your worst enemy. Those same people who nurtured you when you were young and supported you in your endeavors may not be the best people to take your business advice from. Simply looking at the average citizen who is heavy in debt, fearful of their jobs and watch more television than they do in other activities should give you some idea about whether or not these close friends and family will be a help or hindrance to you
Have we asked ourselves why did we do the training in the first place? What was the business need? What were our reasons for doing it again?
Let’s take evaluation in weight loss. You weigh yourself and set yourself a target weight over a period of time, but in training, one of the biggest crimes is that we don't bother setting the measurements, and before I upset anyone, I fully agree that training provides many, many intangible benefits that cannot be measured
But, we know we can't measure them, so why bother with them? Let’s work within our circle of influence and measure the me
If airline travel to Denver is in your near future, you might be considering using a Denver airport shuttle service to get you to and from the airport to your home, hotel, or other location. Denver airport shuttle services are a great option for many travelers. As you are making your Denver travel plans, check with the airports at your departure and destination points to see what airport shuttle options they have available. Take a moment to go over the following ideas and
But, we know we can't measure them, so why bother with them? Let’s work within our circle of influence and measure the measurable
When on a diet, the only thing we can measure is the pounds that drop off and the body measurements. Therefore, that's all we measure, we don't measure increased energy and sense of well being, but its there and we know its there, but if we can't quantify it, we'll just quietly enjoy it.
If you are going to evaluate, start from the very start (Training needs analysis) This I feel is the main reason evaluation falls down, like the weight loss scenario, know where you are and where you want to go, with yard sticks along the way and measure what you can measure
Ask yourself at all times "Why do we need this training?" Don't be scared to change the way you do things if you can't see the clear path as to why you are doing it
Identify any financial gains or savings (staff retentions, recruitment costs, increased profitability etc.) if you look hard enough, you can find them. Use the “this means that” drill down question. E.g.
Training motivates people
This means that, they’ll be happier at work
This means that, they will work more efficiently
This means that, more work will get completed
This means that, the company will increase productivity by… etc. etc.
It’s a lot easier to measure productivity financially then it is to measure motivation!
Don't be afraid of getting it wrong. Some trainers I worked with stopped evaluating when the evaluation process showed that their training intervention wasn’t working as planned and inevitably, sometimes, your evaluation will show tha
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