Defining and Leveraging Training
The first question any leader might logically ask is this: “What is training?” Yes, I know most of us have experienced training, but was it training or education? Is there really a difference? And if there is, why does it matter?
Let’s start with a simple exercise to help define training more clearly. In the box below is a list of 20 activities. Place a checkmark in the Training column if you consider the activity to be training.
| Activity | Training? |
| Attending a class in the companyE-learningReading a bookBeing coached by an executiveJob shadowingStudying a manualHaving a mentorWatching a videoListening to an audio CDAttending a meetingAttending industry conferencesParticipating in teleseminarsReading ... |
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