by Niki Tudge | Oct 15, 2017 | People Training Skills
By Niki Tudge Whether we train, teach, or both, what are we ultimately impacting? Buckingham and Coffman (1999) differentiate between skills, knowledge and talent and propose that, together, they form the three elements of any one person’s performance. The...
by Niki Tudge | Jun 9, 2017 | People Training Skills
The Two- and Three-Term Contingencies There is much more to the theory of operant and respondent conditioning that will help us understand our role as a trainer, an employee’s role as a trainee, and the learning process itself. Throughout the book, wherever it is...
by Niki Tudge | Jun 9, 2017 | People Training Skills
Several years ago, I developed a system of training for the DogSmith, my national licensing company. The system, which I called ARRF©, is based on learning theory and provides an approach to management and relationship building that helps with employee development and...
by Niki Tudge | May 19, 2017 | People Training Skills
An excerpt from Training Big for Small Businesses by Niki Tudge To be thorough about our training program needs it is necessary to conduct a needs assessment. This may be for a team, individual, department or an entire business. For example, if an individual...
by Niki Tudge | Feb 25, 2017 | People Training Skills
by Niki Tudge Why is it that so many people have a negative conditioned emotional response to the word conflict? Why do we always assume that conflict is negative and unpleasant, a creator of all evil? This is simply not true. As human beings we are all...
