Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Hands-On ... - always yours

172 LEADING WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
CORPORATE TRAINING PRINCIPLES
Experience-based training and development as a field is continually
growing and incorporating new skills and activities. As we innovate
the way in which Corporate America and the international marketplace
are learning and growing, we must keep in mind the basic
premises of working with adults. These five principles are adapted
from the Creative Training Techniques Handbook by Bob Pike:
1. Adults are like kids in big bodies. Like kids, adults learn the
best through hands-on experiences.
2. The more you get others involved, using their own projections
as the learning material, the more it stays real and
relevant.
3. The more fun your participants have, the more they will
learn.
4. No learning takes place until behavior changes. Everyone
must learn to “walk the talk.”
5. Learning has ultimately taken place only if participants can
teach each other what you have taught them.
Using these experiential methodologies along with traditional
training will make the entire process more lively, engaging, and fun.
In the future, managers and trainers share the same bag of tricks to
help develop strong and high-performance teams.
PROVEN EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISES
The following two activities are presented with instructions, materials
needed, and process questions. They are designed for a team
leader, outside consultant, or trainer to use for team development.
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• Performance and Accountability