FractionalTrainer Foundations
(Be a part of the FOUNDING COHORT)
FractionalTrainer Foundations
A 6-Session Cohort for People Responsible for Training Others at Work
Learn how to design training that actually changes behavior - even if training is not your full-time role.
Many workplace trainers never planned to become trainers. They were asked to help others learn a system, process, or expectation—and suddenly became responsible for making training work.
This cohort is designed to help accidental trainers become FractionalTrainers—people who can design training that produces measurable behavior change even when training is not their full-time role.
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Why This Cohort Exists?
Most workplace training focuses on information delivery.
Slides are presented. Procedures are explained. Expectations are reviewed.
But after the training ends, very little changes.
Not because people weren’t paying attention.
Not because the trainer didn’t prepare.
Not because the topic wasn’t important.
Training usually fails because it wasn’t designed to change behavior.
FractionalTrainer Foundations teaches a repeatable way to design training that produces real performance improvement.
Who This Cohort is For?
This cohort is designed for people who:
Lead training as part of their role, not as a full-time trainer
Support onboarding, rollout, or process change training
Are responsible for helping others adopt new expectations or systems
Want their training to produce measurable improvement
Have been asked to “put something together” but were never shown how
Common roles that should attend:
HR Partners
Team Leads
Managers
Subject-Matter Experts (SMEs)
Operations Staff
Internal Trainers (without a formal L&D background)
Over six sessions, participants learn how to:
Define the behavior a training must produce
Diagnose whether training is actually the right solution
replace explanation-heavy content with practice-based learning
Support transfer back to the workplace after training ends
Verify whether performance actually improved
Each participant applies the method to a real training they currently deliver (or will deliver in the near future).
By the end of the cohort, participants will have:
A clearly defined behavior (or set of behaviors) for one real training
A validated diagnosis of whether training is the right solution
A redesigned practice-based learning activity
A simple reinforcement structure to support transfer of learning
A complete “redesign blueprint” to use in future training
This is not theory. This is applied work.
Session Topics & Descriptions
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Most workplace training is built around content instead of outcomes. In this session, participants learn how to identify the real purpose of a training effort by defining what must change on the job—not what must be explained in the classroom. This shift establishes the foundation for designing training the supports real organizational results.
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Many trainings begin with objectives that sound clear but don’t describe what people must actually do differently afterward. Participants learn how to define specific, observable behaviors tied to performance conditions and standards. This creates the structure needed for training to move people in the same direction instead of leaning expectations open to interpretation.
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Organizations frequently request training when the real constraint is something else. In this session, participants learn where to look for performance problems and how to address different categories of problems. This helps prevent misaligned expectations, establish realistic improvements, and prevents unnecessary training—all while ensuring effort is focused on where it produces desires results.
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Explaining procedures rarely produces consistent performance change. Participants learn how to replace explanation-heavy slides with real efforts that lead to changed behavior (rehearsal, decision points, and guided practice) that allow people to try the behavior before returning to work). This makes training immediately actionable instead of information.
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Even well-designed sessions fail to move the needle when the workplace doesn’t reinforce what was taught. Participants learn how to build simple transfer supports, align manager around expectations, and create reinforcement structures that sustain behavior after training ends. This is where training becomes part of ongoing performance instead of a one-time-experience.
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In the final session, participants integrate behavior definition, barrier diagnosis, practice design, and transfer support into a complete training redesign blueprint. They leave with a repeatable method they can apply to future training efforts—not just a single improved session. This marks the transition from accidental trainer to FractionalTrainer, a designation that is earned, not learned.
How the Cohort Works
6 live sessions
Approximately 2 hours per session
Small cohort (10-12 participants max)
Working sessions, not lectures
45-60 minutes of homework between sessions
Participants apply tools between meetings and bring one real training through the full redesign process.
Cohort Schedule:
Session 1: April 28, 2026
Session 2: May 5, 2026
Session 3: May 12, 2026
Session 4: May 19, 2026
Session 5: May 26, 2026
Session 6: June 2, 2026
FOUNDING COHORT Invitation:
This is the first pilot cohort of FractionalTrainer Foundations. The cohort reflects the same behavior-first training approach used in Standing Stone Consulting’s work with organizations—aligning learning efforts to performance outcomes.
Participants in this group are helping refine the structure and materials before the full program launch. Because of that, the full 6-session experience is offered at a reduced FOUNDING COHORT rate.
Participants will also be invited to provide feedback and, if the experience is valuable, a short testimonial after completion.
FOUNDING COHORT Rate
Future Cost: $1,199
FOUNDING COHORT Rate:
$198 total for all six sessions
Future cohorts will be offered at the full program rate.
You can join the FOUNDING COHORT for $198.
Participants receive the full beta program and content.
FOUNDING COHORT Expectations
Participants should plan to:
Attend live sessions via Zoom
Have a working camera and microphone
Apply the tools between meetings
Bring one real training example to work on
Actively participate in discussion and exercises
Spend 45-60 minutes on homework between sessions
This is a working cohort, not a lecture series.
Refund Policy
This cohort is designed as a sequence of working sessions that build on one another over time. If you determine during the first two sessions that the cohort is not the right fit, you may request a prorated refund for any remaining sessions not yet attended ($33 per session).
After Session 3 begins, enrollment is considered complete and refunds are no longer available.
FOUNDING COHORT Schedule
Session 1: What Corporate Training Gets Wrong
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (US - Central)
Session 2: Why “Clear Objectives” Still Don’t Produce Results
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (US - Central)
Session 3: When Training Isn’t the Right Solution
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (US - Central)
Session 4: Why Most Training Doesn’t Change Behavior
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (US - Central)
Session 5: Why Training Doesn’t Stick After the Session Ends
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (US - Central)
Session 6: How Accidental Trainers Become FractionalTrainers
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (US - Central)
All sessions meet LIVE via Zoom.
Ready to design training that actually changes behavior?
Reserve your seat in the FOUNDING COHORT today!
(Seating is limited)
About the Instructor
FractionalTrainer Foundations is led by Nic Reynolds, founder of Standing Stone Consulting LLC and developer of the FractionalTrainer method.
His work focuses on helping organizations and internal trainers align learning and operational efforts with measurable performance improvement.