Welcome to Stories for Trainers!

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The Duke and the Wheelright

Some things we cannot learn from books.

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The Bears

We should learn from our experiences.

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The Trench Digger

Overcome lack of skills by making the time to learn new ones.

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The New Bus Driver

Make sure your orientation program is thorough!

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Impromptu Concert

Take a little time to be a mentor. You never know the impact you might have!

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Butterflies

This is a lesson in how struggling can help us grow stronger.

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The Brewery's Policy

Sharing information can help people learn the history of a company and solve problems.

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The Parachute Jump

How an opportunity was used to get a reluctant soldier to jump for the first time. 

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A quick funny about phone skills.

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The Training Course

It is dangerous to learn things by rote.

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Why We Tell Stories

Stories help us learn by packaging the message in a way that we can handle it.

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The Monkey Story

This story represents how new employees learn and go along with a negative corporate culture.

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The New Hotel Employee

It would be prudent to train employees in new tasks rather than assume they know what to do.

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Tickle Me Elmo

Be sure new employees understand your instructions!

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The Hawthorne Effect

A study that showed that employees are more motivated by emotional factors than money.

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Get in the Wheelbarrow

The goal is getting your students from talking the talk to walking the walk.

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