CMC Quarterly: The Talent Development Disconnect

By Canadian Management Centre

Overview: Employees want to grow, but many are not getting the support, feedback, and opportunities they need to keep developing. This edition of CMC Quarterly explores what organizations can do to build stronger workforce capability through managers, learning, coaching, AI, and everyday work experiences.

The Talent Development Disconnect

Employees are ambitious about their futures. The challenge is turning that ambition into capability.

Our latest research points to a gap between employees’ desire to grow and the support available to help them do it. Managers also play a critical role, yet many have stepped into people leadership without formal preparation.

This edition explores how organizations can make development a more consistent part of everyday work.

What’s Inside

The Talent Shift
Explore how changing skill requirements, AI, and evolving leadership expectations are reshaping the way organizations prepare people for the work ahead.

Growing Capability
Look at practical ways to build skills through coaching, experience, feedback, and the work itself.

The Talent Advantage
Consider how continuous learning, internal talent, innovation, and stronger development practices can help organizations build capability over time.

From the Research

87%

of respondents feel confident about their future advancement opportunities.

30%

say they have sufficient opportunities to develop new skills.

51%

were promoted into people management without formal leadership training.

66%

do not receive frequent guidance or feedback from their managers.

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Explore the third edition of CMC Quarterly for research and practical perspectives on building stronger talent, developing managers, and making learning part of everyday work.

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