Chapter 2

Training and Developing Leadership Brains

In This Chapter

arrow Conducting training sessions that stick

arrow Building memory in a meaningful manner

arrow Addressing change with the benefit of brain science

arrow Putting real smarts into planning and executing meetings

That training matters is hardly a surprise to any manager anywhere. That you're most likely approaching it wrong probably is.

What works isn't necessarily intuitive, and what we now know about how brains collect and hold onto information opens up new possibilities and affords new techniques for conducting effective training.

Read on to find tips for bringing brain science into your training techniques. What you end up with is an arsenal for making trainings much more than the necessary evil that they're often regarded as. You end up with techniques for presenting new information, changing minds, and creating memories that last, all in service of making your team function more productively.

Holding Sticky Training Sessions

Training is time-consuming, costs money, and is the best investment that your company can ever make. Training ...

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