The Neuroscience Behind Behavioural Change

Intuitively we know that most of the time learning interventions fail to create real change and get the desired results. The brain does not like to change. Findings in cognitive neuroscience cement the need for an ongoing support process after learning so that training really makes the difference we all strive for. A little while back Colleen Lightbody, Managing Director of The Neuroleadership Group Africa and I did a full feature interview on this topic called “Can You Teach An Old Dog New Tricks?”.

The latest AITD (Australian Institute of Training & Development) T&D Magazine has featured an article curated from this interview.

Read the article.

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The full interview is available at http:// transferoflearning.com/cognitiveneuroscience-in-the-transfer-of-learning.

This article originally appeared in Training & Development magazine October 2016 Vol 43 No 5, published by the Australian Institute of Training and Development.

Emma Weber is a recognized authority on the transfer of learning. As CEO of Lever – Transfer of Learning, she has helped companies such as Telstra, Oracle and BMW deliver and measure tangible business results from learning. Emma has also been a guest speaker at learning effectiveness conferences worldwide and authored the hugely successful book Turning Learning into Action. Much more detail around the issues and solutions examined in this article are available in the book – please feel free to download a free chapter.