Can one learn to lead on the flying trapeze? That's the question prompted by the exotic variations on the theme of experiential learning. By taking employees or executives (or both) out of their work element and putting them through an experience together, training professionals try to create learning that is more meaningful than PowerPoint…

Management and trainees often view training programs as threats to their security. Sometimes they are openly defensive, more often, silently resistive. Ways in which managers feel threatened when their employees are selected for training and reasons trainees may resist training are discussed. Methods for coping with resistance are described.…