# Equip managers to reinforce training before and after

A manager toolkit with pre-training conversation guide, post-training check-ins, and on-the-job practice ideas to make learning stick.

- Topic: Leadership & Management
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Leadership, Research, Code, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/equip-managers-to-reinforce-training-before-and-after

## Prompt

```text
Create a manager toolkit so managers reinforce a training program with their team members.

**Program:** [NAME, FORMAT, DATES]
**Objectives and target behaviors:** [WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD DO DIFFERENTLY]
**Participants and their managers:** [ROLES, how busy managers are]
**Barriers to applying the learning at work:** [e.g. "no time to practice", "old process still rewarded"]
**How much time managers will realistically give:** [e.g. "15 minutes before, 3 check-ins after"]

Research on training transfer shows the manager's involvement before and after is one of the strongest predictors of whether learning is used. Keep everything brief and easy for a busy manager.

Return:
1. A one-paragraph email from L&D to managers explaining why their role matters and what we are asking (with time required).
2. A 10-minute pre-training conversation guide: questions to set goals and expectations with the employee.
3. A post-training debrief guide (within one week).
4. Check-in prompts for weeks 2, 4, and 8 tied to the target behaviors.
5. On-the-job practice assignments managers can give, with what good looks like.
6. A simple observation checklist to give specific feedback.
7. What managers should avoid (e.g. pulling people out of sessions, "forget what they told you").
```

## What to fill in

- NAME, FORMAT, DATES
- WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD DO DIFFERENTLY
- ROLES, how busy managers are
- e.g. "no time to practice", "old process still rewarded"
- e.g. "15 minutes before, 3 check-ins after"

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