The Field Guide to the 6Ds: How to Use the Six Disciplines to Transform Learning into Business Results

H2 D2.4

How to Move the Finish Line for Learning

Introduction

Training is a process that creates value for the organization and individual only when it is transferred and applied on the job. And yet, most training programs continue to reinforce the “event paradigm”—the mistaken notion that simply participating in the training is sufficient. To receive greater value from training, we need to “move the finish line” by redefining successful completion from attending class to on-the-job application.

Guidance

1. Seek out and change wording and practices that reinforce the event paradigm. Most training programs reinforce the event paradigm in many subtle ...