Slow learning: getting away from the quick fix

The paper shows the need to get beyond short‐term thinking in approaching learning and development issues.

The paper is based on experience in learning processes in organizations.

Learning and development cannot be just based on bite‐sized training and other short‐term processes.

Organizations need to consider the implications of their choices for learning interventions.

The paper challenges much thinking in organizations and exposes the weaknesses of much training activity.