Lately I've had some luck capitalizing on people's energy after having some training. I think it was good that they've all been going to training and events around the same time frame because it's easier to push a boulder up hill with 5 people than only 1.
If you're pressing for agile practices or trying to encourage a shift in thinking PLEASE try this advice:
- get everyone to agree on at least a similiar type of training. TDD or Scrum for example
- if possible send everyone at the same time so they all have the same frame of reference and they can all push together
- when they get back encourage them to try what they've learned and pick specific places to use it
- help remove any roadblocks to their experiments
- remove work if necessary until a steady pace or the new practices take hold
- block interruptions to their learning process to let them solidify their new skills at work
Training is good if you can capitalize on the result of it otherwise people will move on to somewhere that they can use those skills. Don't become that company that trains people for other companies.