The One-Off Training Trap

Two small stones balanced on a flat stone like a teeter totter balanced on the point of a pyramid shaped stone on a beach with the ocean and blue sky behind it

Have you had the experience of doing a one-off intervention for a complex culture challenge? Maybe for a while, everyone is energized. There’s a palpable sense of progress. And sometimes it sticks. But sometimes people slip back into old patterns. You’re trying to cure a chronic condition with a one-time prescription. Meaningful culture change isn’t a project; it’s a practice.