A guide for managing an HR/Leadership oriented training department...especially when there isn\'t much budget for it.

1. What To Do When Training Isn’t A Priority by Scott Airitam President Scott Airitam’s Leadership Systems, LLC Culture, Leadership, Ethics, and Team Dynamics Services 214-206-7343

2. The Training Department is proud to let you know the ROI figures from last year. As you know we’ve adopted a new blended-learning strategy, keeping us current on industry trends. Electronic versus traditional is split 15/85. We’ve created a decision matrix to guide curriculum development on instructor-led versus alternative delivery. Of course, we want to tie everything to performance while collaborating with blah-blah blah blah blah blah, blah blah-blah blah… BLAH BLAH BLAH

3. What Has Your Training Budget Done In Recent Years?

4. The Executive Level’s Positive and Negative Impressions of Training and Development POSITIVE NEGATIVE Remember the old customer service adage: It takes 12 positive impression to overcome a single negative impression.

5. Schools of Thought School of Thought #1—Operate Training As If It Were a Business Unto Itself School of Thought #2—Only Provide Training For Those Things Most Needed School of Thought #3—Sculpt Your Fiscal Reaction School of Thought #4—Make Sure The Right People Understand Your Approach and Success

6. Operate Training As If It Were A Business Unto Itself Identify the parallels of running a training department and running a business… Profit = Value Common Goal Execution and Productivity Extinction or Survival or Success

9. Only Provide Training For Those Things Most Needed Now, we will create a plan that allows you to continue to offer the rest without actually offering courses…

11. Only Provide Training For Those Things Most Needed Take Those Disciplines And Create Performance Aids!!!

13. Only Provide Training For Those Things Most Needed It’s Time To Begin Partnering With Management

16. Sculpt Your Fiscal Reaction Find out how the training numbers affect the overall fiscal landscape of the company

17. Sculpt Your Fiscal Reaction Make yourself capable of conversing on a cash flow and balance sheet level about the training function’s economic fit

19. Sculpt Your Fiscal Reaction Track the numbers on everything you touch

21. What To Do When Training Isn’t A Priority by Scott Airitam President Scott Airitam’s Leadership Systems, LLC Culture, Leadership, Ethics, and Team Dynamics Services 214-206-7343