Like everyone else, I’ve been trying to read the tea leaves on the state of the economy.  Being an optimist, I tend to focus on signals which indicate that we’re pulling out of this recession.

On balance, though, there’s just a whole lot of uncertainty.  Jobs are still going unfilled, coaching contracts are being delayed or even canceled.  Companies just aren’t certain enough about the future to be making significant investments in the development of their people.

That’s a mistake, of course.  Understandable, but regrettable.

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