Lessons from Learning Leaders

Lessons from Learning Leaders

If Training Doesn’t Solve a Problem, It’s Just Theater

Why Training Should Start with a Problem, Not a PowerPoint

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Duane Lester
Apr 16, 2025
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There’s a reason so many training programs fall flat: they were never tied to a business objective in the first place.

We’ve all seen it. A team isn’t hitting its numbers, so someone calls for training. A leader thinks their people need “a refresher,” and suddenly a PowerPoint gets loaded, a date gets booked, and a room fi…

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