Connecting the Employee Training Disconnects

The amount of work (and revenue) lost due to a sluggish performance environment alone ought to shock organizations into focusing more on employee engagement. According to Gallup, disengaged employees have 37% higher absenteeism, 18% lower productivity and 15% lower profitability. When that translates into dollars, you're looking at the cost of 34% of a disengaged employee's annual salary, or $3,400 for every $10,000 they make. With that, employee engagement is quite literally valuable to every organization.

Relics of Bygone Eras - 2nd Edition - Career Development

The traditional career path of linear career progression continues to be disrupted and evolve. For decades, employees looked to their employer to develop them and provide career advancement opportunities. If they completed required in-house training courses each year and paid their dues by doing what management asked, employees could follow a [fairly] predictable career path.