Hi,  

Summer is almost over and it is time to get down to business.  I will be in Toronto this week, Dubai next week and then India the following week.  Singapore is scheduled for November, along with Pakistan, Dubai and India again.  If you want to meet your sales targets this year, now is the time to book your training.

Here is an interesting statistic for
your reference:

Canadian Employers Lagging in their Training Investment
The Conference Board of Canada's Learning and Development Outlook 2007 found that Canadian company respondents spent 1.8 per cent of their payroll on training, learning and development (TLD) which works out to about $852 per employee on average. Employers also provided 25 hours of training annually per employee, which is a 10 per cent decline compared to the previous survey two years earlier. Measured in terms of per-employee expenditure and hours of TLD provided, Canada's commitment to TLD is falling behind that of the United States. Source: Conference Board of Canada's Learning and Development Outlook, 2007.
How is your organization measuring up on learning and development?

This week we are providing you with the needs of members on the team.  Next week we will share the Seven Barriers to Team work with you.  So, stay tuned.

Have a G.R.E.A.T. week and a G.R.E.A.T. summer, as it is almost over!

Bob

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