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Demystifying Why Leadership Development Often Fails

PDG

Not Recognizing the Knowing-Doing Gap Let’s face it: a lot of new leader readiness programs don’t do enough to prepare leaders for the realities of the job. The “knowing-doing gap” refers to the disparity between what individuals know they should do and what they actually do in practice.

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Optimizing Teams for Best-In-Class Sales Performance

PDG

The average sales rep spends an average of two-thirds of their time in non-revenue generating activities, leaving only 35.2% Your job as their sales leader is to stay attuned to their needs and provide consistent coaching and feedback to allow them to improve and grow professionally. Complexity creates two significant issues.

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From Strategy to Results: How to Drive Sales Execution Excellence

PDG

Create alignment by regularly communicating the strategic goals, reinforcing their importance, and linking them to daily tasks and activities. Identifying Knowledge Gaps Work with your team to identify any knowing/doing gaps hindering execution in the upcoming year.

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Free L&D webinars for September 2018

Limestone Learning

In this respect, there is often a “knowing-doinggap to be filled. This webcast will explore how simulations can be used as an effective tool to bridge this gap and the benefits they can bring to learning and development within organizations. But how can you be sure you’ve done what you set out to do?

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The 2015 ATD International Conference Backchannel: Curated Resources #ATD2015

David Kelly

ATD2015 Session: Write Activities to make boring lectures disappear by Stan Skrabut. ATD2015 Session: Engaging Activities for Live Online Meetings, Webinars, and Virtual Training by Stan Skrabut. The Looming Leadership Gap by Ed Cohen. The Knowing-Doing Gap In Online Training by Christopher Pappas.