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Teaching Old Skiers New Tricks
| Guest post by: Ben Nash |
Article Overview: We recently went on our final ski trip of the season to Maine and thought it would be a great idea to brush up on our skills by taking a couple of lessons. Our instructor turned out to be a twenty-something guy who talked a lot and knew his skiing inside and out. Our little group of students included two middle aged ladies from Montreal, a young couple from Boston, and a 73 year old man from Germany, who had skied all his life, but was trying out new parabolic skis for the first time.
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Teaching Old Skiers New Tricks
We recently went on our final ski trip of the season to Maine and
thought it would be a great idea to brush up on our skills by taking a
couple of lessons.
Our instructor turned out to be a twenty-something guy who talked a
lot and knew his skiing inside and out. Our little group of students
included two middle aged ladies from Montreal, a young couple from
Boston, and a 73 year old man from Germany, who had skied all his life,
but was trying out new parabolic skis for the first time.
As the lesson progressed the instructor spent more and more time with
our German friend trying to get him to adopt the correct stance for the
new skis. However, try as hard as he could, our experienced German
friend could only make his legs take up the new and unfamiliar stance
for a minute or two before slipping back into his old habits.
By the end of the lesson, the rest of us were skiing better but our
German friend continued to struggle - although he was determined to get
it right.
This encounter reinforced for me that, even when people are motivated
to learn (like our German friend) the muscle memory from their years of
prior experience has to be un-learned before progress can be made. Many
times it can be a much quicker process for the less experienced, like
many of the skiers of the group, to acquire new skills rather than our
more seasoned colleagues. Trainers in the workplace should keep this in
mind.
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About the Author: Ben Nash RSS for Ben's articles - Visit Ben's website Ben Nash is the editor-in-chief of DailyHRTips.com. He is the founder and chief developer of the blog, providing tech/design support as well as tips and book reviews. Ben has held many interesting jobs in his professional career, including: barista, landscaper, public policy intern, barista (again), professional horse wrangler, ski lift attendant (aka "liftie"), political science teaching assistant, marketing and sales assistant, and an ecommerce/web developer. He also doubles as the Creative Director at Aspen Organization Development Consulting. Ben has interacted with many people, in many different organizations and offers some interesting insight on the human resources game. You can read his blog at http://www.DailyHRTips.com and visit his website at http://www.AspenOD.com. Click here to visit Ben's website   4 Building Blocks of an Effective Talent Management System 7 Best Practices for Developing ELearning Content Career Development and Playing the Banjo The Missing Link in Employee Assessments A Reliable Predictor of Job Performance |
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