The most beneficial training for me has always been hands-on training. Over the years, I have learned that training by someone talking to me, or in a presentation style, is not very beneficial, and learning does not truly start until I start doing it myself. Training feels much more natural when I am able to get my hands on something or be able to see what I am learning in the moment. This helps me learn how to do the task that I am being trained to do, and in turn, gives me the opportunity to put my twist on things.
When I look back at specific training that has helped me learn the most, it was when I was training in my current role as a Project Manager. My manager always explained to me that in this particular role, there are multiple ways to peel an onion, and if I can get to the same center of an onion safely, then go for it. This gives me the opportunity to learn how to perform my job, but allows me to put my own twist on it. My manager’s method of training is very similar to how it is described in First, Break All the Rules : What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently when Buckingham and Coffman state, “One of the signs of a great manager is the ability to describe, in detail, the unique talents of each of his or her people — what drives each one, how each one thinks, how each builds relationships. In a sense, great managers are akin to great novelists. Each of the “characters” they manage is vivid and distinct. Each has his own features and foibles. And their goal, with every employee, is to help each individual “character” play out his unique role to the fullest” (Pg. 134).
Sources
Buckingham, Marcus, and Curt W Coffman. First, Break All the Rules : What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently, Gallup Press, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/osu/detail.action?docID=1584214.
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When I look back at specific training that has helped me learn the most, it was when I was training in my current role as a Project Manager. My manager always explained to me that in this particular role, there are multiple ways to peel an onion, and if I can get to the same center of an onion safely, then go for it. This gives me the opportunity to learn how to perform my job, but allows me to put my own twist on it. My manager’s method of training is very similar to how it is described in First, Break All the Rules : What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently when Buckingham and Coffman state, “One of the signs of a great manager is the ability to describe, in detail, the unique talents of each of his or her people — what drives each one, how each one thinks, how each builds relationships. In a sense, great managers are akin to great novelists. Each of the “characters” they manage is vivid and distinct. Each has his own features and foibles. And their goal, with every employee, is to help each individual “character” play out his unique role to the fullest” (Pg. 134).
Sources
Buckingham, Marcus, and Curt W Coffman. First, Break All the Rules : What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently, Gallup Press, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/osu/detail.action?docID=1584214.
Created from osu on 2025-11-06 21:06:17