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Many people think it is impossible for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to train their staff.  There are 5 key concerns: ·         “We don’t even have enough people to work, how to send them for training?”  ·         “My staff are very elderly with low education, how can they understand the training?”  ·         “Even if they can understand the training, how are they going to apply the training without our managers and bosses guiding them at the training?” ·         “If we send my staff to the Training Centres, who is going to cover their work? With so tight labour, we cannot afford to release them for two to three hours, how can they ever attend a two or three days training?” ·         “Even if the above concerns are addressed, the training will not be relevant and immediately usefu...

There's a Zen story in which a professor visited a Japanese master to inquire about Zen. The master served tea. When the visitor's cup was full, the master kept pouring. Tea spilled out of the cup and over the table. "The cup is full!" said the professor. "No more will go in!" "Like this cup," said the master, "You are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?" If you want to understand and learn, you need to empty your cup.  So how do people empty their cup when they go for training courses?  From experience in conducting in-house trainings for over 440 companies and over 81,131 people in 14 countries since 1996, there are 7 ways to empty your cup:  (click here for list of courses) (For slides, read here ) Learn with an Open Mind . Do not hold any fixed ideas before the course.  Like the parachute, the mind is only useful when it is open.  Opening your mind also mean...