Why Most Companies Fail at Training (and How to Fix It) - Aaron Behunin
Release Date: 11/04/2025
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Most people think success requires a perfect background, early advantages, or natural talent. Rachel Egner proves the opposite. Through pure discipline, she became a world-record-holding rower in her 50s and helped build a thriving home service company, real estate investments, and true financial freedom — all while prioritizing health, family, faith, and long-term mindset. In this episode, Todd Liles and Alan O’Neill sit down with Rachel to unpack the behaviors and principles that transformed her life. From starting with two weeks of cash reserves to building real wealth, to...
info_outlineMost companies don’t have training problems...they have implementation problems.
In this episode, Todd Liles and Alan O’Neill sit down with Aaron Behunin to reveal how to turn your training into a system that actually sticks. They’ll show you how to replace “role play” with skill practice, build trust before confrontation, and train until the metric improves.
You’ll learn:
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Why “role play is dead” — and what to do instead
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How to build systems that create real behavior change
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The Exit Ticket method that keeps lessons alive
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How confidence, repetition, and self-worth drive performance
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Why “train until the metric improves” is the new benchmark for excellence
Don’t just teach your team...transform them.
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