Training Begets Training

Scene: A typical meeting room, with projector and a couple of people in it. One is me, one is the project planner, the third is my boss' boss.

(Fade in.)


Me: So let me demo this for you...
Boss: OK.
Me: (Spends the next 15 minutes or so reviewing the DBA dashboard and reports I created for my employer.)
Boss: Impressive. This is great stuff. Can we also get... (she details a few other ideas for reports.)
Me: Absolutely! I can get those created next week.

(And here's the good part.)

Me: By the way, thanks for sending me to that SSRS training a couple weeks ago. I wouldn't have been able to do about 90% of this as quickly without that.
Boss: Really?
Me: Yeah. I mean, I would have figured it out eventually, sure. But I just had the class, and being able to apply it immediately gives us something of value right away, as well as reinforcing what I learned.

(clock ticking)

Boss (thoughtful): So, do you have the link to the (vendor) course catalog I sent you?
Me: I sure do.
Boss: Good. Look through that and let me know if there are any other classes you want to take.
Me: Certainly, will do.  Oh, and I also have an interest in this other class.  It's by a different provider, but I think it would be well worth it.
Boss: Sounds good. Send me the details and we'll get it worked out.
Me: Will do.  Thanks!

(Fade to black.)