Checking, checking, checking...

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What good does it do to check how many people are participating in a program before it's over?

I guess it depends if you can do anything about or not. I know I'm always curious in the middle of a program or specifically during the last few days, how many people have participated. But, not until the last year or so have I realized there's not a lot of value in doing it if I don't share the information with the sales team which are the ones that can help push if numbers are down.

Otherwise, I just watch the numbers and nothing else really can happen.

Don't just check and check again. Check and then share what you're seeing.

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