LSA Global Insights Newsletter: October 2008

October 1, 2008

Is Your Training a Perfect 10? Should You Care?

What would happen if the Olympics used training's most prevalent approach to scoring?

In addition to creating some interesting arguments, Nadia's perfect 10 would probably turn into something similar to:

  • "I think she did pretty well. Very entertaining."
  • "I'd recommend watching her again."
  • "While I liked it, I wish her routine was my more applicable to my specific job."
While it sounds crazy in this context, thousands of organizations continue to allow training to be the least measured and most ineffective process in business. Based on over 600 measurement projects for Fortune 1000 companies around the world, we know that Training Measurement can now be done both efficiently and effectively. Done right, training measurement will:
  1. Quantify business impact
  2. Drive focus and accountability
  3. Provide specific feedback for coaching
  4. Support employee retention initiatives
Learn more about training measurement done right...



About LSA Global

Founded in 1995, LSA Global is a leading performance consulting and training firm that helps high growth technology, services, and life-science companies create a competitive advantage by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with their strategy. Learn more about getting aligned

If Training is NOT a Popularity Contest, Why Do We Keep Treating It Like One?

"People really like it. We have waiting lists! Our workshops are very popular. We're really happy."

Unfortunately, "popularity" is one of the most common answers we get to justify training expenditures and approaches from Training and HR Departments.

But popularity as a learning business metric is about as effective as tracking hours trained, dollars spent, people trained, courses offered, subjects covered, modalities used, and the look and feel of the workbooks.

Done right, training is about...

Learn more about training done right...




About LSA Global

Founded in 1995, LSA Global is a leading performance consulting and training firm that helps high growth technology, services, and life-science companies create a competitive advantage by powerfully aligning their culture and talent with their strategy. Learn more about getting aligned