Let’s be open and transparent for a moment about the current status of global Talent Development.

If you are in the world of Talent Development you’ve been nervous.

We all read the economic news but more importantly, we have been hearing executives signaling for months that they have been considering cutting back operational expenses in light of lower revenues, higher costs, rampant inflation, uncertain job markets, volatile supply chains, and continued global political issues.

I have had many conversations with decision makers preparing for their training initiatives for 2023 and a significant majority have been proceeding with caution based upon all the factors mentioned above.