by AFAL | Nov 3, 2025 | Employees, Instructional Design, Leadership, Mentoring, Psychology, Training
There’s an old saying that people don’t quit jobs — they quit managers. But I’d argue it goes deeper than that. People quit environments where they feel unseen, stagnant, and undervalued. And the first sign of that kind of environment? A lack of nurture — especially...
by AFAL | Oct 28, 2025 | Business enablement, Coaching, Education, Instructional Design, Leadership, Mentoring, Online Teaching and Learning, Reporting, ROI, Training, Uncategorized
We throw the word “training” around like it’s a magic fix. Sales teams underperform? “They need more training.” Managers struggle with feedback? “Send them to a training.” New technology rollout flops? “Let’s run a training session.” It’s the corporate equivalent of...
by AFAL | Feb 9, 2023 | Training
As a training expert, I know how important it is to train people to help them improve their skills and get more done. A coworker and I recently discussed where lengthy staff training should optimally occur. Our research showed that it would be better to train current...