More thorough evaluation of productivity techniques, particularly those based on some form of group commitment/incentive that couldn’t easily be replicated by a lone practitioner.
One aspect of this: Which forms of “standard” business training actually seem to work well? I’ve heard good things about Toastmasters; what about Getting Things Done training? Cialdini’s courses on influence? People have paid a lot of money for these things for a long time, which is no guarantee of efficacy but still hints that they should be investigated.
More thorough evaluation of productivity techniques, particularly those based on some form of group commitment/incentive that couldn’t easily be replicated by a lone practitioner.
One aspect of this: Which forms of “standard” business training actually seem to work well? I’ve heard good things about Toastmasters; what about Getting Things Done training? Cialdini’s courses on influence? People have paid a lot of money for these things for a long time, which is no guarantee of efficacy but still hints that they should be investigated.