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Peter Honey

By Dr Peter Honey (December 2008 Issue)
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I have friends who are dismissive of training courses. When I quiz them, it turns out that they had usually been sent (so that someone, somewhere, could tick a box?) with no identified need. Their attendance was therefore reluctant, their mood resentful.

They have other complaints too: that it was boring, too theoretical; they knew it all already; they had no chance to implement anything back at work; the trainer was too laid back; it gobbled up time they could ill afford; the room was cold; the food was bad, and so on.

I’m sure you have heard it all before. Invariably, they tell me that mixing with the other participants was the best thing about the course – the implication being that the
course was an unwelcome interruption to what would otherwise have been useful, enjoyable
networking time.

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