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Demystifying Why Leadership Development Often Fails

PDG

In this article, I’ll explore the reasons for mediocre outcomes and provide some insights into how you can improve program effectiveness. Not Recognizing the Knowing-Doing Gap Let’s face it: a lot of new leader readiness programs don’t do enough to prepare leaders for the realities of the job.

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Unleash Life Sciences Field Rep Potential with the Performance Matrix

PDG

In this article, we will explore some of the basics of PDG’s Performance Matrix and how you can harness its capabilities to drive sales success. This is that frustrating disconnect between what your team knows they should be doing and what they actually end up doing. Ability is what you’re capable of doing.

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Optimizing Teams for Best-In-Class Sales Performance

PDG

This article explores the challenges facing sales teams in the life sciences industry and what sales leaders can do to optimize their teams for best-in-class performance. Learn More & Register The Knowing/Doing Gap The key to advancing talent is bridging the Knowing/Doing Gap.

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Learning Vs. Performance -- The Dichotomy

ID Reflections

The focus has moved from “learning” to “performance”. Our education system had inculcated the belief that “learning” is all about gaining information and knowledge and being able to remember that long enough to answer exam questions. This mode of rote learning carried over into the workplace along with the prerequisite for conformity.

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From Strategy to Results: How to Drive Sales Execution Excellence

PDG

Identifying Knowledge Gaps Work with your team to identify any knowing/doing gaps hindering execution in the upcoming year. These gaps might relate to product knowledge, market trends, elevating HCP engagement, optimizing omnichannel, or improving sales techniques.

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Training - Performance Support - Learning - Best of eLearning Learning

eLearning Learning Posts

eLearning Learning Hot List. Reflections on an interesting talk was done by Mary Anne Clark , a Professor of Biology at Wesleyan University in Texas as part of the SLOAN-C International Symposium on Emerging Technology Applications for Online Learning in San Francisco. Is Social Learning a fad? July 10, 2009 to July 17, 2009.

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Balancing innovations and implementation

Janet Clarey

Why do they fail so often? Six stumbling blocks are identified by Klein and Knight (article attached): New technology can be unreliable and imperfectly designed [hassle]. Users must learn new technological knowledge and skills [stress]. Maintaining status quo (knowing-doing gap). impatience issue].