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Jan 12 2018

L&D: Can a Job Aid Be Adequate All By Itself?

Not Always

Yes Sometimes

As Always – It Depends

A Lesson From Brother Joe

Here is an 60 minute audio of the late Joe Harless from 1990 at the NSPI Conference about “What Works” that includes a story about saving hundreds of thousands of dollars for the client – by creating a Job Aid instead of a Course.

A Famous Quote from Joe:

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Recipient of the ISPI - the International Society for Performance Improvement - Honorary Life Member Award - 2010 - for contributions to the Society and to the Technology for Performance Improvement (PI).

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Client work won awards for AT&T, General Motors, HP and Siemens Building Technologies.

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