Just before we talk ourselves into a recession. Thought the following might be interesting. It’s taken from Ken Blanchard’s Thought Leadership Research.

Top organisational challenges; competitive pressure, economic challenges, growth and expansion

Top management challenges; creating an engaging workforce, managing change, developing potential leaders

Top employee development challenges; performance management, manager/supervisor skills, interpersonal communication skills

Top HR and training challenges; connecting training to business results, sustaining training with follow up and reinforcement, strategic alignment of training goals and business initiatives

For the full research go to www.kenblanchard.com/thoughtleadership/research_findings/2008_corporate_issues