5 ways to take seminar training back to your business

Published 13th May 2016 by bathamm
5 ways to take seminar training back to your business 5 Ways to Take Seminar Knowledge Back to your Business Paul Falltrick, Matrix global design team member provides his top tips on making the most of knowledge gained on seminars to benefit your salon 1. Pass on Knowledge It’s often the case that set team members are attending seminar training or courses linked to their career development. However to make the most out of the time they’ve spent away from the salon, it’s great practice to ensure the information they have absorbed is shared with relevant members of your team. This maximises the benefit for the salon as a whole. Encourage the attendee to make detailed notes throughout the seminar with the intent of providing an abridged version to the team on their return. This really benefits the individual as well as they are focused on absorbing as much information as possible. 2. Take Inspiration for  a New Direction If you, the business owner, attend a seminar, every course should help spark a new direction for the business. You’ll always take away something that you can use in salon. Look at the information you've absorbed and identify the area that will have the most benefit for your salon, then start formulating your new action plan. 3. Question Yourself and Your Business When I'm formulating my education seminars for Matrix, my goal is always to make people question themselves and what they’re doing rather than to change them. It’s very unlikely that you can alter someone’s fundamental way of working in just one day. That’s something they have to do themselves. What you can do is make people consider a different mindset, which causes them to think about what they’re doing and how it could be improved. This gives each attendee longevity to continue shaping themselves long after the course has ended. 4. Monitor Impact in Salon Have a look at the course you went on and what you have implemented in salon, then analyse the direct impact you’ve seen on particular days. In order to do this, you need to forward-plan. Assess the area of your business you’ll be focusing on prior to implementing any changes, ensuring you’ve done an update just before the seminar, which will give you data to compare.  Once you’ve actioned the new techniques, analyse the impact they’ve had shortly after and then again a later down the line to see the long-term influence for your business. By doing this, you will start to see patterns in what activities your clients are particularly receptive to and can use them as a model for future initiatives. 5. Don’t Stop A one-off training course isn’t going to dramatically change your business. Consistency is key with education, your whole team needs to keep learning and developing to stay on top. Don’t be afraid to go on the same course twice either! It’s often difficult to retain everything the first time around, so if you’ve seen a really positive impact from a course, re-attend, as you’re more likely to pick up even more information to utilise the second time. galleryWidgetDec14
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Published 13th May 2016

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