Training is boring: it annoys the people who have to take it, it frustrates the managers who have to assign it to their subordinates, and it irritates leadership who has to ensure it’s being completed to meet metrics and compliance. Nobody likes training but everyone recognizes that it needs to be done. 

Unfortunately, “just good enough training” isn’t good enough. Training takes a lot of time, far beyond what’s dedicated in the classroom or in front of a screen. This time can either be a sunk cost or an opportunity for investment. 

This is how The Empty Lot does training different: it isn’t boring. We believe training needs to engage the learner, support the manager, and return the time and resource investment to leadership.  This activates the learner’s personal investment while also demonstrating its value through metrics in both the short-term and long-term.  

Engaging, effective training with measurable real-world results: this is how we create our own learning materials and how we educate other learning professionals and organizations to develop their own.