Sunflower Systems Baxley Published in NPMA's The Property Professional Magazine

SAN RAMON, CA, November 03, 2012 (Press-News.org) NPMA is the leading membership association for personal property and fixed-asset professionals. Baxley describes in her article titled, "From Student to Master: How a Trainee Becomes a Trainer", how she had been administering training to a diverse audience in different situations and discovered that even those who are not official "trainers" are often asked to perform training as part of their jobs. She also discusses how she draws from past experiences of tutoring and working in groups to train others. Her article also describes the methods she has successfully used to determine the most effective methods of training outside of a typical classroom environment and has developed a roadmap for those who find themselves training others when they least expect it.

She describes three simple steps in becoming an effective trainer:

1. Determine the level knowledge your trainee(s) already has and build on it.
2. Employ several different teaching methods to reinforce ideas since each person learns differently.
3. Remember that you are there to guide your trainee - so stay positive, patient and available.

The full article is available here: https://www.sunflowersystems.com/site/documents/articles/Baxley_StudentMaster.pdf

Sunflower Advisory Services group provides expertise to a wide variety of organizations including Federal Government Civilian Agencies, publically traded companies, government contractors, national laboratories and institutions of higher learning in the following asset management areas:

• Needs Assessment
• Project Leadership and Implementation
• Audit and Assessment preparation, validation, support, and response/recovery
• Policy and Procedure review, revision, and development
• Strategic Planning
• Reporting and Communications
• Executive Education
• Aligning Property Management with Organizational Mission

Robin Baxley, CPPS is a Senior Associate with Sunflower Systems located in Arlington, VA. A 2010 graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans, Robin has extensive experience in teaching, tutoring, and managing helpdesk operations. Robin is a member of the Federal Center Chapter of NPMA and served on the 2011 National Capital Area Conference Planning Committee.

About Sunflower Systems
Sunflower Systems is an enterprise asset management solutions company specializing in the deployment of software tools and business processes to simplify asset management tasks. Sunflower's portfolio of solutions enables organizations to improve decision-making, accountability and regulatory compliance for all types of assets including personal property, real property, IT assets, materials, vehicles and more. Sunflower Systems offers a wide range of services including software implementation, training, consulting and operational support. Sunflower Systems has been serving the property management needs of federal government agencies, universities, government contractors and national laboratories since 1997. The company has offices in San Ramon, California and Arlington, Virginia. For more information, please call 866-209-3516 or visit our website at http://www.sunflowersystems.com.

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