Training Session2013-12-11

How To Structure Training Calls With Your Team

Eben Pagan reveals how weekly team training calls became a game-changer for developing his virtual team. He teaches that when you learn something and immediately teach it to others, it changes how the knowledge is wired in your brain, creating deeper mastery.

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Weekly team training calls where leaders teach what they're learning create powerful team development and knowledge retention

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Weekly team training calls where leaders teach what they're learning create powerful team development and knowledge retention
Eben Pagan's virtual company conducts weekly team training calls where he and other team members teach lessons learned from books, other people, and business experiences. Much of his Altitude training material was developed through these calls.
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Teaching something immediately after learning it changes how knowledge is wired in your brain, creating deeper understanding than just doing
Eben Pagan has consulted with experts about this phenomenon and notes that while no one has yet used brain scanning devices to show exactly how neurons fire differently in teaching mode, something measurable happens that makes the brain work differently.
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Win-win-win transparency where you openly tell your team you want them to have great personal lives so the business succeeds together creates magical results
Eben Pagan describes this as one of the few magical things in life where you can be completely transparent about your self-serving motives (growing people to help grow the group) and everyone still enjoys it because it's genuinely win-win-win with nothing hidden.
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To master material 5-10 times better, teach it to your team rather than just consuming it yourself
Eben Pagan emphasizes the mantra 'teach it to my team' repeatedly, stating that if you want to learn material five times, seven times, or ten times as well and master it, the best thing you can do is teach it to your team.
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Perspectives 1

Focus team training on improving personal lives during business hours to create extraordinary connection and loyalty
Eben Pagan recommends using paid business time to teach team members how to have better personal lives, insisting they have great personal lives, which creates a particular type of connection and bond that is incredibly powerful.

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“if I learn something and I immediately go teach it to someone else somehow it changes the way it's coded or wired inside of my mind”
— Eben Pagan
“it's one of those magical things you only get a few of these really in life where you can do it you can tell everyone what you're doing”
— Eben Pagan
“if you want to master this material the best thing you can do is teach it to your team”
— Eben Pagan

How to Structure Weekly Team Training Calls

A system for developing your team while mastering material yourself through teaching

1
Schedule Regular Sessions
Set up weekly or bi-weekly team calls, even if only 15-30 minutes long, either virtually or in-person
2
Choose Personal Development Focus
Select lessons that improve personal lives and effectiveness rather than just business skills
3
Teach Recent Learnings
Share material you've recently learned from books, other people, or business experiences
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Be Transparent About Benefits
Openly communicate that you want great personal lives for team members so everyone succeeds together
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Mark and Teach Key Lessons
Put stars next to valuable material you learn and use the mantra 'teach it to my team' to remember to share it

Questions Answered

How often should you hold team training calls?

“once a week once every two weeks get your team together even if it's on a telephone call and even if it's short even if it's for 15 minutes and say I want to teach you something”
— Eben Pagan▶ 2:04

Hold team training calls once a week or once every two weeks, even if they're short 15-minute sessions. The key is consistency and focusing on teaching lessons you've recently learned.

What should you focus on during team training calls?

“if you can focus a lot of the material on the personal life of other individuals you can go very far if you focus on making the personal life of your team and the people that are on your team better”
— Eben Pagan▶ 2:36

Focus on personal life improvement rather than just business skills. Teach your team how to have better personal lives and be more effective, which creates powerful connections and loyalty.

Why is teaching better than just learning for retention?

“if I learn something and I immediately go teach it to someone else somehow it changes the way it's coded or wired inside of my mind”
— Eben Pagan▶ 1:03

Teaching something immediately after learning it changes how knowledge is wired in your brain. While experts haven't mapped the exact neural changes yet, something measurable happens that makes your brain work differently in teaching mode.

How do you structure a team training call?

“get everyone on the phone and I would say what I'd like to do is share with you for maybe 15 or 20 or 30 minutes share with you a lesson that I've learned”
— Eben Pagan▶ 0:31

Get everyone together (virtually or in-person) and share a lesson you've learned for 15-30 minutes. Focus on material that helps with personal effectiveness and life improvement, being transparent about win-win benefits.

What's the best way to master new business material?

“if you want to learn this material five times as well seven times as well 10 times as well you want to master this material the best thing you can do is teach it to your team”
— Eben Pagan▶ 3:37

Teach it to your team. This creates 5-10 times better mastery than just learning it yourself. Put a star next to valuable lessons and use the mantra 'teach it to my team' to remember this principle.

Summary

The Power of Weekly Team Development

Eben introduces the concept of team training calls as a breakthrough from phase two of his business development. His virtual company holds weekly calls where team members teach each other lessons learned from various sources, creating a culture of continuous learning and development.

Teaching Changes Your Brain

When you teach something immediately after learning it, the knowledge gets wired differently in your brain compared to just doing or practicing. While neuroscience hasn't mapped the exact changes yet, experts confirm something measurable happens during teaching mode that creates superior retention.

Focus on Personal Lives for Business Success

The most powerful team training focuses on improving personal lives during business hours. This transparent approach where you openly want team members to have great personal lives so the business succeeds creates magical win-win-win relationships with extraordinary loyalty and connection.

Mastery Through Teaching

To master material 5-10 times better than just consuming it, teach it to your team. Mark valuable lessons with stars and use the mantra 'teach it to my team' to remember this principle that transforms both individual learning and team development.

How To Structure Training Calls With Your Team

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Counterpoint

Claim: “Business training should focus only on business skills during work hours”

Reframe: Use business hours to teach personal life improvement to create deeper team bonds and loyalty

Eben Pagan found that focusing team training on personal life improvement during paid business hours creates a particular type of connection and bond that is incredibly powerful

Claim: “Learning is best accomplished by doing”

Reframe: Teaching what you learn immediately after learning it creates superior knowledge retention and understanding

Eben Pagan explains that while doing something is good for learning, teaching it changes how knowledge is coded or wired in your mind, with experts confirming something measurable happens in the brain during teaching mode

Key Points 5

Weekly team training calls where leaders teach what they're learning create powerful team development and knowledge retention

Teaching something immediately after learning it changes how knowledge is wired in your brain, creating deeper understanding than just doing

▶ 1:03

Focus team training on improving personal lives during business hours to create extraordinary connection and loyalty

▶ 2:36

Win-win-win transparency where you openly tell your team you want them to have great personal lives so the business succeeds together creates magical results

▶ 3:07

To master material 5-10 times better, teach it to your team rather than just consuming it yourself

▶ 3:37

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