POINT-of-WORK ASSESSMENT:   People & Capability

I’ve often read corporate vision statements and have even been part of organizations that boast “People Are Our Greatest Asset”. That’s great, and it should be a Truth that is practiced not just spewed. Sorry if that’s too harsh, but a more believable Truth, and even harsher…though it is either ignored or not even on the radar…reads something like this: “People Are Our Greatest Asset, and We Will Train Them to the Point of Being Our Greatest Liability”. Clearly that is not anyone’s intent; however, it represents a Truth when we rely upon a Training Paradigm to inject competency into our workforce to sustain workforce productivity and performance. Can we handle the Truth(s) of a Training Paradigm?