As the end of the year rushes up relentlessly, we thought this week we would share a simple story about the gap between words and deeds, and between receiving information and acting on it.
The question is “Which one of these is the evaluator?”
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Both are evaluators. Charlie provides evaluative information on effort. His brother provides evaluative information on effect. Wonderful!!!
Ah. I had thought it was Harry (the older brother) who shares his observation on problematic behaviour as if this by itself will make a difference, and then after he creates the opportunity for it to happen again, is surprised that it does.
I thought Katherine Dawes’ comment on twitter was a cute answer too:
“Harry = experimental, Charlie = summative”
@KD_eval
The cameraman/woman.