Want to be a trainer?
by Joel Martin ~ December 20th, 2006. Filed under: Business, Cultural, Diversity, Education, Leadership, Learning, ohio state university alumni.I’ve trained internationally for the past 15+ years. My expertise is in creating breakthrough performance in diversity, interpersonal communications, leadership development, workforce engagement and alignment. I am also a public speaker and MC. All require some of the same skills and attitudes.
I’m working with a trainer intern and here are some of the competencies I looked for in him as he prepared to lead his first solo training. Maybe they’ll be useful to you too where ever you are in your career:
- Dedicated and committed - “You’ve gotta wanna!”
- Transparency and vulnerability (Google Carl Rodgers) vs. hidden agenda
- Coachability vs. I know it all already, arrogant, unwilling to accept coaching from others
- Competent
- Platform skills
- A-Vs, chart-writing skills
- A contribution: Able to give and to receive. A giver vs.taker
- Personally responsible for it all vs. blaming, victimy, whiny, etc.
- Low vs. high maintenance
- Determined to have the people around him/her win; participants, client organization, community
- Living a full life that is working now vs. being a trainer to fix oneself
- Loves people.
- A promoter and marketer
- A constant learner
- Able to ‘think on her/his feet and improvise
- Flexible
- Think the best of others
Feel free to add your thoughts…
Peace, abundance, and joy
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