Comments on: Training resistant employees http://www.transformativetraining.com/training-resistant-employees/ Corporate Training and Teambuilding, Denver, Colorado Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:35:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Guy Farmer http://www.transformativetraining.com/training-resistant-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Guy Farmer Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:35:06 +0000 http://www.transformativetraining.com/?p=316#comment-24 Great question Jeannie. I've found it helpful to help get people on the same page by facilitating meetings where everyone is invited to participate and the playing field is level. People share more freely when they feel that their input is important and will not be discounted or rebutted in any way. It's beneficial to set a tone where everyone's ideas are encouraged and validated and interruptions and judgments are limited or eliminated. It also helps to include a wide variety of people as well as resistant employees so that a range of ideas and approaches are included in the discussion. Great question Jeannie. I’ve found it helpful to help get people on the same page by facilitating meetings where everyone is invited to participate and the playing field is level. People share more freely when they feel that their input is important and will not be discounted or rebutted in any way.

It’s beneficial to set a tone where everyone’s ideas are encouraged and validated and interruptions and judgments are limited or eliminated. It also helps to include a wide variety of people as well as resistant employees so that a range of ideas and approaches are included in the discussion.

]]> By: Guy Farmer http://www.transformativetraining.com/training-resistant-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Guy Farmer Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:26:58 +0000 http://www.transformativetraining.com/?p=316#comment-23 I've found that it helps to set up a forum where resistant learners can talk about why they're resistant. It can be set up in a way so that they person in question is not put on the spot or singled out in any way. The group is encouraged to share their perspectives on the topic at hand and everyone is encouraged to speak. The key to bringing people into the fold is to encourage positive behaviors and create an atmosphere that allows people to share freely. It also helps to always keep the door open to further sharing and participation and to praise the person when they behave positively. This type of approach levels the playing field and encourages people to behave positively instead of focusing on resistance. I’ve found that it helps to set up a forum where resistant learners can talk about why they’re resistant. It can be set up in a way so that they person in question is not put on the spot or singled out in any way. The group is encouraged to share their perspectives on the topic at hand and everyone is encouraged to speak.

The key to bringing people into the fold is to encourage positive behaviors and create an atmosphere that allows people to share freely. It also helps to always keep the door open to further sharing and participation and to praise the person when they behave positively. This type of approach levels the playing field and encourages people to behave positively instead of focusing on resistance.

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