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Why do we persist with failing projects?

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Why do we persist with failing projects? — SHR, Bern
Why do we persist with failing projects? — SHR, Bern

Why do we persist with failing projects? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Study: Staw (1976, OBHP)

The limit

Single context; replicate before generalising. (our executive and employee training programmes)

Why do we persist with failing projects? — SHR, Bern — Berne
Why do we persist with failing projects? — SHR, Bern — Berne

Practical check in Bern

Define one measurable indicator, test for a month, compare. To go further: explore the Decision-making training in Bern, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

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Decision-making training in Bern — in practice
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