The Research Institute of America has found that 33 minutes after a lecture has been completed, students usually retain only 58% of the material covered in the class. By the second day 33% is retained, and three weeks after the course, only 15% of knowledge is retained* . Reinforcing knowledge acquisition is clearly a critical step in the employee development process.

In an ideal world, professionals implementing a training initiative would spend far less time designing and delivering learning “content”, and much more time applying the “context”… putting new ideas and behaviors to work in their own workplace. After all, what long-term benefit is there to your learning investment when employees forget their latest training “event” and fail to translate its proposed ideas into daily practice?

Ninth House makes it easier for organizations to focus their energy on reinforcing and sustaining behavior by providing a full library of Instant Advice® modules, covering 450+ common workplace challenges. Different Instant Advice tracks can be bundled with any blended learning program, distributing practical, 5-minute action-oriented tips each week to ensure that new habits are reinforced long after your Ninth House course has been completed.

 

*Bowsher, Revolutionizing Workforce Performance

On to Step #5: Measure