How to actually measure whether learning happened

Adam Murphy is laying out a practical framework for figuring out when training actually stuck — and when it's just a receipt for a thing you did.

The core idea is simple: stop measuring hours, outputs, or course completion. Start measuring the gap between what someone could do before and what they can do now. The right metric depends on the work — a sales rep gets measured by deal flow, a developer by code quality, a worker by speed and accuracy on the shop floor. Match the signal to the job.

The trick is picking the right measurement for the right role, then comparing it to the baseline. If the number moves, the learning happened. If it doesn't, you know the training didn't land.

Why this matters for us: it tells us how to prove the Academy isn't just a form — we measure the gap, not the receipt, and la gente can see whether their time actually moved the needle.