Tag: skilled workforce

The Importance of Investing in Employee Development

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Sep 29, 2023 Learning & Development

Updated: Oct 12, 2023

Companies are always looking for ways to stay ahead of the competition. One strategy that has consistently proven to be effective in developing and maintaining a competitive edge is investing in employee development. But identifying a concrete ROI on employee development has long proven to be challenging for many organizations. How can learning and development […]

Most Employers Don’t Understand the Skills (and Gaps) of Their Workforces

By Lin Grensing-Pophal, Contributing Editor Oct 12, 2021 Learning & Development

Updated: Oct 12, 2021

Years ago, the key resource available to many companies was their physical capital. In an industrial economy, the primary drivers of productivity and profitability were machinery and other equipment used in the production of goods. While workers needed to be competent enough to operate this equipment and reliable enough to show up for work, labor […]