Dr. TL MeansFeb 262 minSelf-Reflection and Making Training StickThe Make Training Stick® Team hopes that your 2020 has gotten off to a great start! Self-reflection is the foundation of learning and development. It is im...
Dr. TL MeansOct 31, 20192 minMaking Spooky Training Stick: Delivering Training on Sensitive TopicsHappy Halloween! As workplace learning and performance professionals, we sometimes have to provide education on scary, sensitive topics such as diversity, c...
Dr. TL MeansMay 17, 20192 minAttending an Upcoming Conference… Tips and Tricks to Get the Most from Your AttendanceAs the Make Training Stick team prepares to attend the Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Expo in Washington, D. C., it is...
Dr. TL MeansMar 13, 20192 minMaking Training Stick by Getting Closer to the TraineeWhen designing training, a learner-centered approach is recommended to improve the learning experience. Along with a learner-centered approach, it is essent...
Dr. TL MeansJan 23, 20192 minMaking Training Stick in 2019: Tips for Facilitators to Start the New YearFor the past decade Dr. Barbara Carnes and the Make Training Stick® Team have provided workplace learning professionals practical tips and tools to promote t...
Dr. TL MeansDec 7, 20182 minSanta’s Elves Make Training Stick (December 2018)2018 has been an eventful year for Santa, Mrs. Claus, the Elves, and the Reindeer with so much to learn in preparation for Christmas! Rudolph and the reinde...
Dr. TL MeansOct 24, 20182 minMaking Training Stick with a Growth MindsetSticky Note October 18, 2018 Mindsets can have a significant impact on learning transfer and application. Some thought leaders have even termed “Mindset” as...
Dr. TL MeansAug 16, 20182 minSelf-Awareness and Making Training StickGreetings! In the May Sticky Note Dr. Barbara Carnes told you that I, Dr. Tammy Means, would take a role in authoring new content. In June we introduced our...
Dr. TL MeansApr 23, 20183 minAnnouncement and Information about IntentionsGreetings! After many years writing about training transfer and “stickiness”, I’m excited to introduce Dr. Tammy Means who will be playing a prominent role ...
Dr. TL MeansSep 15, 20172 minLetter to Self – Easy Closing Activity that Makes Training StickOne of the first closing activities I used was called a “letter to myself.” At the end of training, participants were asked to reflect on what they learned...
Dr. TL MeansJul 7, 20172 minMindfulness to Make Training StickThere is a lot of discussion these days about mindfulness at work and how it can help people do their jobs better. Companies of all sizes are reporting posi...
Dr. TL MeansMay 16, 20172 minPlanning and Prompting to Make Training StickIndependent learning such as self-paced e-learning courses are used more and more in today’s workplace. When learning professionals don’t have direct contac...
Dr. TL MeansFeb 13, 20172 minLearning Anxiety – and Making Training StickEdgar Schein, an author and consultant on change management points out that when a person is confronted with the prospect of learning something new, a “learn...
Dr. TL MeansNov 15, 20162 minIntention to Transfer – Will it Stick?Many end-of-training evaluations ask participants to respond to a statement like this: “I plan to (or will be able to) apply this training to my job”. Hav...
Dr. TL MeansMay 18, 20162 minMaking Training Stick and Bloom’s Action VerbsAction verbs can be a handy tool to help make your training stick. I’ve discussed sticky objectives in a previous newsletter and in my white paper on transf...
Dr. TL MeansMar 10, 20162 minTrump University and Making Training StickDonald Trump’s Trump University has been in the news lately. Allegations are that while the organization purported to be an educational institution providin...
Dr. TL MeansOct 20, 20153 minMultitasking and Making Training StickMultitasking is rampant today – almost everyone does it at one time or another. I attended a workshop recently and soon after it began I noticed that at lea...
Dr. TL MeansAug 11, 20151 minBig Bang’s Sheldon Shows Us How Not to TeachI enjoy the TV sitcom Big Bang Theory. Apparently a lot of other people do too because reruns seem to appear often – on several channels in different time s...
Dr. TL MeansJul 14, 20152 minA Retention Aid – InterleavingI recently went on a hiking vacation in Utah with a group of like-minded people. Our guide was a professional wildlife conservationist and geologist. As we ...
Dr. TL MeansApr 20, 20153 minAction Plans – Do they make training stick?Action plans have long been thought to support training transfer and to make the training stick. Actually the truth is….. yes, no, and …. sometimes. End-of-...
