Thursday, June 27, 2013

Ditch Train the Trainer

In this increasingly competitive global economy, companies are always looking for the most efficient use of resources.  Understandable for sure.  But, sometimes I think companies have difficulty recognizing where to draw the line.  Employees are always being asked to do more with less.  But at some point, it's just less.

One area where this 'more with less' concept rears it's ugly head time and time again is training.  The Train the Trainer model has become more and more popular.  What's not to love?  It supposedly saves both time and money.  I'm not buying it.  Here's three reasons why.