Let’s talk a little while about how long it takes to learn a new skill.

Michael Masterson of Early to Rise, a few years back put forth the supposition, which is supported by voluminous research, that it takes time to do anything well, to learn a new skill:
1,000 Hours to become COMPETENT
5,000 Hours to become a MASTER
25,000 TO 35,000 to become a WORLD-CLASS VIRTUOSO

Chet Holmes the author of The Ultimate Sale Machine supports that idea in his own way; he states that it’s not about doing 4,000 things 12 times but doing 12 things 4,000 times to make a truly effective enterprise. I take this to mean that somebody has to do the task or skill 4,000 times before they are truly effective (a MASTER) of it.

Training is a part of those hours and a part of the 4,000 repetitions. How else can someone properly gain the skills that are required if there is not some kind of training involved? Training is an integral part of gaining skills and you had better want both you and your staff to continually gain new skills, other you will stagnate and probably rot from within.