Why invest in employee development?

Laurie Carey (Executive Career Coach & CEO, We Connect the Dots)


When hiring you want to bring in people that are motivated to learn and to keep them involved you need to provide ways for them to keep learning, states Laurie Carey. Carey discusses how learning options offered by an employer need to be reevaluated on a regular basis and it may be necessary to get creative to ensure that the staff development courses are providing the right skills and that the training is cost effective.

Laurie Carey
Laurie Carey

Executive Career Coach & CEO, We Connect the Dots Laurie is the CEO of We Connect the Dots, an organization with the mission to inspire and educate students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) careers. Laurie also serves as Partner Technology Strategist at Microsoft Corporation. As strategist, Laurie helps system’s integrators build their business partnership with Microsoft and growing our customers profit through technology solutions that bring high business impact.

About the Author

Laurie Carey

Laurie Carey

Executive Career Coach & CEO, We Connect the Dots

Laurie is the CEO of We Connect the Dots, an organization with the mission to inspire and educate students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) careers. Laurie also serves as Partner Technology Strategist at Microsoft Corporation. As strategist, Laurie helps system’s integrators build their business partnership with Microsoft and growing our customers profit through technology solutions that bring high business impact.

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