{"id":17015,"date":"2021-12-14T12:05:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T10:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/?p=17015"},"modified":"2021-12-14T12:05:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T10:05:09","slug":"effective-employee-training-mistakes-to-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/effective-employee-training-mistakes-to-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"The dark side of training: 4 mistakes to avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine you planned out the perfect strategy for effective employee training. You pinned down your KPIs, vetted top-rated courses, and rolled the content out in an LMS that meets all your training needs. Then you sat back to enjoy the results of all your hard work.<\/p>\n

But months after the training, you\u2019re no closer to hitting your KPI goals. And your LMS report shows that many employees never even finished the course work.<\/p>\n

What happened? You did everything right, but your program\u2019s failing.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, despite our best efforts, training just doesn\u2019t land.<\/strong> You know the biggest learning and development mistakes to avoid. For example, you used engaging infographics and videos so that employees don’t have to read lengthy articles that challenge short attention spans. Or, you included mini-games and quizzes to make training more interactive. You even made sure to give employees a flexible training schedule so they don’t rush learning.<\/p>\n

But some hazards aren\u2019t always obvious. Often, they\u2019re the product of good intentions gone awry. Subtle or obvious, though, training pitfalls put your entire business at risk.<\/p>\n

When training fails<\/h2>\n

When your training success is less than stellar, it has a big impact on your business. And in more ways than you might realize.<\/p>\n

Some of the pitfalls are obvious. When your training falls short of its objectives, you\u2019re wasting company money on resources, materials, and instructors. And if learners aren\u2019t getting anything out of the course, you\u2019re wasting precious employee time away from the job.<\/p>\n

But there are other repercussions, too, that hinder your business and training success. And they\u2019re equally important. For instance:<\/p>\n