We talk a lot about the importance of training, and it certainly is important; however, we thought it would be appropriate to address a common pitfall many organizations encounter when it comes to employee development and organizational change: adhering to the misconception that training is a silver bullet to solve company ills.
Make Sure that Training Matters
Training can certainly solve many organizational problems and improve performance generally, but companies often throw money at a problem by implementing a training program even though they don’t truly understand the problem’s root cause—and we’re talking about a lot of money. From 2016 to 2017, U.S. companies’ spending on training rose by 32.5% to $90.6 billion.
