The article reports that most companies spent the past few years cutting plants, people and processes. On-demand usurped on-time as a basic business mantra. But many businesses find themselves ill-equipped to grow because the skills required to meet the demand for growth, innovation and competitiveness are in short supply in their organizations. Added to that, the study suggests that the ability to mobilize the workforce to meet business demands with speed, precision and agility remains an elusive goal. To be relevant, the workplace learning and performance professional must be able to prove that the learning initiatives of the organization are driving meaningful results.