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Mission:
To help organizations meet their business objectives through development and application of strategic training initiatives.

About Pat Abel:
Pat is an independent trainer and consultant based in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In addition to serving his own clients, Pat has served as an adjunct instructor for two state colleges and a community college, and has conducted seminars in 30 states, Canada, and the U.K. He is an active chapter member in the American Society for Training and Development.

He was a Senior Operator in Management Information Services for the former Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis, a global player in the pharmaceutical industry, and later became co-creator of employee training and orientation projects for the manufacturing and distribution areas.

Approach:
Thank you for visiting my Web site. Following is my approach toward helping clients achieve the results they want from training intervention. Clients come to me because they want some thing, some person, or some process to change in some way. I begin by helping my clients clarify the outcomes they are seeking, and then I create a structured program that supports their needs.

Often, companies run employees through the training mill hoping that some good might come from it, but the enthusiasm after the training is short lived. It is my belief that training initiatives be short enough to have minimum impact on productivity, yet long enough to be effective. Brief programs can create awareness of issues, but on-going programs are required for lasting change. I encourage my clients to consider multiple session training so that a learn-apply-report results format can be used.  

When a client situation calls for more than one training professional, I collaborate with colleagues to assist with training delivery.My colleagues and I practice Accelerated Learning methods which means we avoid lectures and instead, we create interactive and experience-based learning sessions.