Some observations from the field provide practical insights into implementing management training. Human relations management training, broadly conceived, is a popular means by which numerous public organizations seek to enhance productivity. Public managers consume prodigious quantities of management training and should be seriously concemed with the effectiveness and success of such intake. Too much training poorly implemented, like too much fine wine, may actually impede rather than invigorate a robust organizational health. This article will provide several practical insights into how public organizations may go about better implementing their management training. What should one avoid and what strategies should be pursued with avid eagerness?
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