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Rx for SMEs | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

“The decision to actually send the bacon came when, as we were saying good-bye, Tom [SMEs boss] said, “You guys have got to send Dave — who has a reputation for eating anything, including a doughnut that had been in the company freezer for a year — some of that chocolate covered bacon.” Ive been looking for some ammo t.

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Rx for SMEs

Dashe & Thomson

“The decision to actually send the bacon came when, as we were saying good-bye, Tom [SMEs boss] said, “You guys have got to send Dave — who has a reputation for eating anything, including a doughnut that had been in the company freezer for a year — some of that chocolate covered bacon.” Ive been looking for some ammo t.

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Why Corporate Training is Broken And How to Fix It

Jay Cross

Don Kirkpatrick proposed a model for measuring the outcomes of training. Unfortunately, workers avoided these awful courses whenever possible and training departments sullied their reputations. Training has such a bad reputation that executive coaches have been forced to change the words they use in conversation with senior managers.