In my 15 years at QUALCOMM, I have never been asked to cut the learning budget. It’s really important for all organizations to remember that people are the largest asset that they have. Development of people and making an investment in people even during tough times is critically important. We want to make sure that we attract great talent, we retain that talent, and we develop that talent. When times are tough, having people leave the organization is not something that organizations want to go through. We believe it’s really important to actually increase the investment that you have in employee development during times that are tough ...

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