Tips for blends 4: Don�t overdo the self-study

Self-study provides attractive benefits to learners, particularly in the control that it allows them over what they learn, when, where and at what pace. It also puts a smile on the face of the finance director, because it�s so cheap, at least when there are lots of people who require training. But blends have to be effective as well as cheap and flexible. As we�ve seen, they must deliver in terms of performance.

Self-study works well in small doses, but we are social animals and we need to externalise our learning, to reassure ourselves of our progress, and to compare our thoughts with others. Not only that; after prolonged periods of self-study we are going to be bursting with questions and comments that can only be adequately resolved by contact with coaches and experts.

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