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Grow Your Own Achievers
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Abeceder managing director Michael Millward, reviews Lesley Morrisey's book Grow Your Own Achievers - A manager's guide to developing effective people
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Training is all about communicating information. So I have always been amazed by how many authors seemingly write with the intention of proving just how complicated it really is. You might start to believe that it should only be undertaken by specially trained individuals with some form of innate talent.
Lesley Morrisey must be of the same opinion; because in Grow Your Own Achievers she has described in joined up common-sense the complete training process. She starts with assessing needs and then goes beyond where most other authors end, and includes post training activities that will ensure the lessons learnt, stick!
She takes a holistic view of all the issues, examining how employees, managers and senior managers view training, not just at the beginning but throughout the process, without pulling any punches.
Her logic is simple; a manager who trains their staff creates a team of people who are capable of doing more; so as the team is more successful the manager can be more successful.
Sections do exactly what the title says. ‘How the Head Works’ explains the complex psychological models which underpin training theory in everyday language. You soon realise not just how feasible training is to deliver, but what could have been going wrong in the past.
The book is presented in a straight-forward style that compliments Lelsey’s direct approach to writing. There are no long sections of prose. The language is devoid of trendy training speak.
Each section is bullet pointed and supported with case studies and clear and memorable explanations. Like many other books each section finishes with issues for the reader to think about, and actions for them to consider. Lesley goes further by explaining how to sell the concepts to both managers and employees.
In a world were many businesses focus their training budget (if they have one) on formal courses it is refreshing to read a book in which a trainer is saying that you don’t need to be on a training course to learn.
Lesley’s book rightly focuses on the foundations of the training process; understanding the theories and creating an environment that will encourage people to learn. In doing so she creates a book that will enable any manager to provide more effective training to their teams, no matter how small a training budget they have.
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