Avoid the Most Common Training Mistakes Business Make with our FREE eBook
Most training programs stop at information transfer—slides, videos, quizzes—yet 70 % of new content is forgotten within 24 hours and 90% within a week when there’s no practice.
In this free guide, you’ll learn how to flip each of these seven hidden pitfalls into powerful wins that impact your bottom line.
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Key Benefits
“Global engagement sits at 23%, a costly sign that most programs miss the mark.”
Training is one of the most effective ways to re-engage employees and build a healthy workplace culture. Download this guidebook with helpful, practical instructions for how to increase your engagement.
Many businesses have limited budgets but want to get the most out of their training programs. Read this eBook to:
- Design for “DO,” not “KNOW.” Create can-do objectives and flip the teaching/practice ratio.
- Embed learning in the flow of work. Customize for real-world constraints and manager support.
- Turn one-offs into campaigns. Use pre-work, reinforcement nudges, and follow-up to beat the forgetting curve.
- Measure impact, not just smiles. Pick the right KPIs, establish baselines, and report real ROI.
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Create Effective Training that Moves the Needle
Improve Your Training Today
Find out what many HR professionals and team leaders do that unintentionally hurts your team and prevents your business from achieving its goals. In this free eBook, you’ll uncover the seven hidden training missteps—like relying on one-off workshops, measuring only “smile sheets,” and skipping manager buy-in—that drive down engagement, stall skill transfer, and waste valuable resources. More importantly, you’ll get clear, step-by-step fixes you can apply today to turn every session into a high-impact, performance-boosting experience.
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Use insights from “What Most Businesses Get Wrong About Training: 7 Mistakes to Avoid and How to Fix Them” to get turn your training into an asset.
What’s in the Common Training Mistakes eBook?
Avoid the seven most costly training missteps—and turn every session into a powerful, performance-boosting experience. In What Most Businesses Get Wrong About Training: 7 Mistakes to Avoid and How to Fix Them, you’ll discover:
- Why a tool-based, learner-first approach beats slide-driven lecture every time. Learn to craft exercises that stick, not information dumps that disappear.
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How to truly prepare participants (and their managers) for success. From pre-workshop diagnostics to ongoing reinforcement, you’ll see why context matters.
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The secret to balancing delivery, interaction, and follow-up so your people apply new skills right away—and keep using them.
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Which metrics really move the needle (and which “smile sheet” stats are just noise).
How It Works
Drawing on IFI’s Process Approach to Communication, this concise guide breaks down each mistake, explains its impact, and gives you step-by-step fixes you can implement today. Whether you’re designing your first workshop or overhauling a mature program, you’ll walk away with clear insights into:
1. Where your current approach falls short
Diagnose common training practices that are secretely sabotaging your business progress.
2. Which adjustments deliver the biggest ROI
You’ll be able to focus on the biggest problems your training programs make and find easy-to-implement ideas for how to fix them.
3. How to build a training strategy that grows with your organization
Create a long-term strategic plan that promotes growth within your organization.
Stop wasting time and budget on one-size-fits-all solutions. Grab your free eBook now and start fixing the seven hidden pitfalls that derail too many training initiatives.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What exactly is this eBook?
This concise guide, What Most Businesses Get Wrong About Training: 7 Mistakes to Avoid and How to Fix Them, walks you through the seven most common pitfalls in corporate training—and gives you clear, step-by-step solutions to turn every session into a lasting performance improvement.
2. Who should read this eBook?
Whether you’re an HR leader, a training manager, or a business owner, this guide is designed for anyone responsible for designing, delivering, or measuring workplace learning. You don’t need to be an L&D expert—just someone committed to getting better results from your training investment.
3. How will my business benefit?
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Higher engagement: Learn to replace passive slides with active, tool-based exercises that learners remember.
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Better skill transfer: Embed practice and manager support so employees actually apply new skills on the job.
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Real ROI: Track meaningful metrics—beyond smile sheets—to demonstrate bold, bottom-line impact.
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Faster fixes: Identify the single biggest lever you can pull today to boost your program’s effectiveness.
4. How is this eBook different from other training resources?
Most guides focus on theory or high-level frameworks. This one is a practical, no-fluff playbook built on IFI’s proven Process Approach. Each chapter includes self-assessments, fast-track action plans, and measurement checklists so you can move from insight to implementation immediately.
5. How long does it take to read and implement?
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Read time: You can get a good overview with an initial skim of 15 minutes. You can also come back and find easy ideas to implement once you’ve done other things.
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Implementation: Each “Fast-Track Fix” can be completed in under an hour, and you’ll see measurable improvements within 30 days of applying even one change.
6. Is this really free? What’s the catch?
Yes—there’s no catch. We created this eBook to share our most powerful L&D insights and to help leaders like you avoid costly mistakes. No upsells, no hidden fees—just actionable guidance you can use today.
7. Can I share the eBook with my team?
Absolutely. We encourage you to distribute it to your colleagues, managers, and facilitators. The guide even includes discussion prompts you can use in team meetings to align everyone on next steps.
8. What kind of results can I expect?
While results vary by organization, clients who have applied these fixes report:
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20–35% increases in learner retention
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25–40% faster time-to-proficiency
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Clearer linkage between training activities and business KPIs
Use the “Measure Real Impact” checklist at the back of the guide to set your own baselines and track progress.
Ready to eliminate the seven hidden pitfalls that derail training programs? Download your free eBook now!
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