Is personal development the responsibility of the organization or the individual?

<p>"People have no loyalty. Why should I pay to develop them?"</p> <p>"What if we invest in them and they leave? What if we don't and the stay?"</p> <p>It has been interesting to talk to various leaders about how they view personal development. </p> <p>I know one CEO who has a huge training and development budget. It is a point of pride for him to watch employees bloom, even when they take their skills on to endeavors outside his company.</p> <p>I know another who has no budget for training or development and expects his employees to invest in themselves and is more than happy when his company benefits when they do. </p> <p>Guess which company has better employee retention.</p> <p>I wondered what others thought about training and development so I asked Glady Baradaran, Connie Whitman, MBA, and Steve Anglin, MBA.</p> <p>In the end they all seemed to agree that it was smart for companies to invest in growing their employees. </p> <p>Do you agree? Why or why not?</p> <p>Connect with the panelists: Glady Baradaran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glady-baradaran-msc-od-6238071a/ Connie Whitman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conniewhitman/  Steve Anglin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevewesolarcsp/  Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/</p> <p>Want a summary of the five Quick Hits I post every week, plus the links to the LinkedIn pages of each of the panelist to show up in your in-box every week? Just let me know where to send it: https://drrobynodegaard.com/quick-hits-notifications/ </p> <p>#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on pertinent subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me. https://www.DrRobynOdegaard.com </p> <p>#traininganddevelopment #learninganddevelopment</p>