Can I make it cheaper if I put more
people in the session?
Again, yes and no. The perfect number of students in
a session is one, then we can do everything we need
to do in a half day. The absolute maximum we’ll
train is four if a/. they can spend all day with us,
b/. they all know each other and don’t mind waiting
around and c/. they’re all roughly of the same
level. This is because it can take up to an hour to
interview somebody and then play the tape back and analyse
it effectively and then have another go to improve on
the first performance. In the very worst case that could
mean someone is kept waiting for three hours before
it’s their turn. There are very few senior executives
who are that patient. We think a short quick hit is
always more cost-effective for our clients. |