MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Empower Your Team, Empower Yourself

In today’s rapidly evolving work environment, professional development is no longer a nice-to-have perk, it’s an imperative. With budgets tightening and workforce disruptions such as layoffs affecting many sectors, now is not the time for organizations to eliminate employee professional development and training. Likewise, individuals should continue to upskill regardless of whether organizational resources are plentiful. In this article, we explore ways that executives may approach learning and development (L&D) spending, as well as strategies for employees to secure professional development funding.

About the Author

Russell Clayton is an assistant professor of instruction, teaching MBA courses in the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida. Andrew Artis is an associate professor teaching sales and strategy courses, also in the Muma College of Business. Dejun Tony Kong is an associate professor of organizational leadership at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business.

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