5 L&D Lessons We Can Learn From Olympic Champions

The 2016 Summer Olympic Games are in full swing in Rio de Janeiro! There’s so much we can learn from the Games about training and development, as there’s no better example of the power of great training than these incredible feats of athleticism. Here are five ways we can apply Olympic training strategies in our own organizations:

Think about the future, but focus on the present.

For Olympic hopefuls, long-term planning is just as important as short-term performance. Many develop highly detailed training schedules for the entire four years leading up to the games to ensure they reach specific performance goals, but at the same time, they’re hyper-focused on meeting today’s training goals.

The most effective L&D professionals use a similar two-tiered approach to training. They focus on immediate needs like onboarding new hires, closing skills gaps, and making sure people know how to use the tools that make the business run. But at the same time, they also design learning programs for the long term needs of the business like succession planning, leadership development, and innovation.

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