Turning the Aircraft Carrier

One might have speedboat aspirations for goal execution but end up trying to steer a cumbersome aircraft carrier. Increasing, speed-to-market, reskilling a workforce more quickly and decreasing the amount of time it takes for workers to perform optimally are crucial ways a company's learning and training function can have a business impact measurable in terms of shareholder value. Call it a paradox of training that this supply chain is one of the greatest sources of strength during growth periods and one of the greatest weaknesses when a company leaps over to a new product or service and starts up a new maturity curve.