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Do people slack off in groups?

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Do people slack off in groups? — SHR, Fribourg
Do people slack off in groups? — SHR, Fribourg

Do people slack off in groups? — what studies show, and what they don't.

The research

Study: Latané, Williams & Harkins (1979, JPSP)

The limit

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

Do people slack off in groups? — SHR, Fribourg — Fribourg
Do people slack off in groups? — SHR, Fribourg — Fribourg

Practical check in Fribourg

Define one measurable indicator, test for a month, compare. To go further: explore the Team Performance training in Fribourg, or browse our executive and employee training programmes in Switzerland.

In pictures: Team Performance in Fribourg

Team Performance training in Fribourg — in practice
Team Performance training in Fribourg — in practice
Team Performance training in Fribourg — hands-on workshop
Team Performance training in Fribourg — hands-on workshop
Team Performance training in Fribourg — on the ground
Team Performance training in Fribourg — on the ground

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