The concept of cognitive training or “brain training” has been a hot topic in recent years. Designed to improve cognitive abilities such as memory, attention span and concentration, many programs and games have claimed to “train” the brain to...
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While there’s no shortage of jokes about people failing on their resolutions by January 2, in the world of training it’s no joke that people often fail to act on what they’ve learned in a course.
Over the last two and a half decades, we have advanced our understanding of the human brain further than we did in the previous 500 years. Thanks to new technologies, we now are able to look inside the human mind and see how it works while a person is
Science has been the driving force behind human progress for the past 400 years. The scientific method has produced dramatic advances in most human endeavors including medicine, communication, manufacturing and transportation.
The goal of training programs is to create permanent changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes or behaviors.
Soft skills training courses, like ones meant to enhance resilience and emotional intelligence, sometimes fall short.
Sales training professionals have long suffered with the frustrating reality that reps tend to forget most of the information they learn in a matter of days. What we’ve come to understand is that to claim success with any training initiative, sales reps...
Modern learners are constantly bombarded by information.
Brain scientists have determined that the brain has four functional quadrants that play different roles in our personality. While we are meant to use all four quadrants and develop communication between these functions, we have found through our work with...
People don’t remember things just because you told them it was important to remember. The more they passively listen to you, the less likely they will remember. Worse, they are less likely to do anything creative with what you tell them.