Closing the learning–doing gap with practice loops
Why most corporate training fades once people are back at their desks, and how practice, feedback and repetition help it stick.
Knowing what to say isn't the bottleneck
In our archive of real leadership cases, the softened or withheld message shows up in 17 of the 20 moments we studied. People usually know what needs saying. What fails is saying it in the room.
- Base: across the 20 moments. Source: Report 01, draft
Practice changes the equation
Skills stick when people rehearse them under realistic pressure, get specific feedback and try again. Research on leadership development points to the same ingredients: practice, feedback, spacing and a clear view of what needs to change.
What a practice loop looks like
A short guru-led session, a practice conversation with a counterpart who pushes back, feedback that points to the sentences you said, then another attempt. Repeated over weeks, not crammed into one day.
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