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Management Myth About “No Time for Training” Posted

Posted by: Johanna Rothman on 10/03/2012

I have another management myth posted on Stickyminds. This one is about training. “Management Myth #9: We Have No Time for Training” is up on the site.

Now, I have to admit, that when I was a new manager, I fell for this myth. Oh, I knew enough to make sure that we had lunch-and-learns. I knew enough to make sure we learned from people inside the organization. I knew enough to buy books. But it took one of my testers, Meredith, to poke at me to go to a Star conference because she thought we were being too insular with our testing. She was right.

You know what’s really funny? Today, I’m keynoting at another Star conference. That’s because I take my own advice and don’t stop learning and training myself.

So, read the article. Then plan your self-improvement!

Meredith, I appreciate you for nudging and poking me all those years ago. I’m not sure I ever said that to you. It’s time I did!

Johanna Rothman's complete blog can be found at: http://www.jrothman.com/blog/mpd

About Johanna Rothman

Johanna Rothman, known as the “Pragmatic Manager,” helps organizational leaders see problems and risks in their product development. She helps them recognize potential “gotchas,” seize opportunities, and remove impediments.

Johanna was the Agile 2009 conference chair. She is the current agileconnection.com technical editor. Johanna is the author of these books:

- Manage Your Job Search

- Hiring Geeks That Fit

- Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your Capacity and Finish More Projects.

- 2008 Jolt Productivity award winning Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management

- Behind Closed Doors: Secrets of Great Management (with Esther Derby)

She is working on a book about agile program management. Find more of Johanna's articles and her blogs at www.jrothman.com and at www.createadaptablelife.com

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