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Why Responsive Talent Development Is the Only Development That Matters in 2026 The average employee asks about career growth exactly once before they begin interviewing elsewhere. That’s not speculation. That’s what happens when development is something you promise next quarter instead of delivering this week. How Responsive Is Your Development
Calculate Performance Review Costs: What October Actually Cost Your Organization Most managers just survived fall performance cycles. Almost none of them can tell you what it actually cost. Not in dollars, not in missed opportunities, not in trust erosion. Time to run the numbers on what performance theater is really
November 2025 | SkillCycle LinkedIn Says 55% of Workers Feel Stuck. Their Own Data Shows Why: Missing Feedback Infrastructure Annual performance reviews perpetuate career control problems because development happens continuously while feedback happens yearly. Only 36% of organizations build the infrastructure that actually works. LinkedIn just published another alarming headline
