S4-Episode 4: Why Change Fails After Training Ends

Your employees completed the training. They passed the assessment. Thirty days later, many returned to the old process. What happened? The problem may be the conditions surrounding their work. In Episode 4 of THE IDEA CYCLE’s Administration season, “Why Change Fails After Training Ends,” Mychael King explores what helps employees sustain new behaviors after implementation. Training introduces knowledge and develops skills. Administration reinforces their use through clear expectations, accessible tools, consistent coaching, aligned policies, and meaningful follow-up. In this mini leadership class, you’ll learn how to: • Distinguish knowledge gaps, practice gaps, system barriers, and accountability concerns. • Identify workflows and incentives that reward old behaviors. • Align what trainers teach with what managers reinforce. • Use six reinforcement conditions to support adoption. • Measure behavior and outcomes alongside training completion. • Build a practical plan around one behavior, one barrier, one owner, and one review date. Through an illustrative healthcare case and a leadership application of James 1:22–25, this episode connects our Education season to Administration: learning becomes power when it becomes practice. Your leadership challenge: Identify one system that unintentionally rewards the old behavior your organization is trying to replace. What would you change? Share your answer in the comments. Subscribe to MakeRealChange for stronger leadership, a healthier culture, and measurable action. Explore leadership tools and opportunities to work with Mychael: https://www.coachking1989.com Training introduces the behavior. Administration helps sustain it. Make real change. Make change real. #MakeRealChange #LeadershipDevelopment #ChangeManagement #EmployeeTraining #OrganizationalCulture #IDEACycle #KingdomLeadership