As leaders, we should be continually asking ourselves questions such as:
“What are we doing to invest in ourselves, and what are we doing to invest in our people?”
Companies never remain static. They are either moving forward or going backward. A critical element in determining the direction is the development of their people. Where investment is made, it is often at the middle management level that can have minimal effect if Executive Management is not involved. CEOs who condone this by delegating (or abdicating) this responsibility to HR or individual managers do so at their peril! A high return on the investment in human capital needs to be modelled by starting at the top.
