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One, twice a day

If someone completes a time management course, does their timekeeping improve? If it does improve, is it because the training worked, or because they were aware of their timekeeping? If they were mandated to complete the training and their performance improved, is it because the training worked, or they were aware they were being challenged… Read More One, twice a day

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Placebo courses

Seth Godin’s blog post yesterday got me thinking about the placebo effect of training courses. We’re asked to run courses because ‘they work’. Is it the course which is really working or the effect of making the attention of someone, bringing them outside of their work environment, to discuss, reflect and ideate amongst themselves?

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