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Or to know that even fewer leaders know the performance impact of the new skills that are adopted.
The good news is that transfer-of-training is possible to measure and implement. The bad news is that many falsely believe that it is too hard or impossible based upon some faulty assumptions.
Those of us in the training and development industry owe Fitzpatrick and Thalheimer a debt of gratitude. So, you might ask, who are they and what have they done for us? They have helped to debunk a pervasive myth that often gets in the way of effective learning and development initiatives.
You have no doubt read the bogus fact that only 10 percent of what is taught in the classroom is reflected in behavioral change on the job. Please do not repeat this because it is not true.
Fitzpatrick and Thalheimer researched the issue of transfer of training and found the original statement in an article by Georgenson published in 1982. Georgenson did not intend to mislead. He was simply exploring the transfer of training issue and asked a rhetorical question, “What if only 10 percent of the classroom learning was demonstrated on the job?”
The question has been repeated over and over as a statement of fact. Rather, it was a conjecture innocently made over three decades ago. Now you know.
