# Training – A Discredited Affair

> Why corporate training is discredited: management treats it as a favour to HR, two-day workshops get cut to one, and results suffer as a consequence.

- Source: https://bodhih.com/training-a-discredited-affair/
- Publisher: Bodhih Training (Bengaluru, India; since 2008)
- Last updated: 2026-10-15
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Why corporate training is discredited: management treats it as a favour to HR, two-day workshops get cut to one, and results suffer as a consequence.

Corporate training is often discredited because business heads see it as a favour to HR rather than a driver of results, so L&D teams must plead to release staff. Bodhih notes that in about 5 of 10 client meetings, a recommended two-day workshop is cut to one. Organisations that treat training as strategic tend to grow faster.

Last updated 15 Oct 2026 · Bodhih Insights team · reviewed by [Siddharthan VGJ](https://bodhih.com/siddharthan-vgj/), Founder

In 5 out of 10 meetings that Bodhih has, there is a discussion about how we recommend a two day workshop to produce the desired results and the client can only afford to take its team out for one. One big reason for this is that training is hugely discredited in many organizations and HR and L&D folks literally have to beg and plead with the management (the same management that complains about its staff not being competent enough) to get employees out for training programs.

It is as if the business heads are doing the L&D team a favour. This lack of understanding of the importance of training in producing results is what drives this whole behaviour. Some of the fastest growing organizations in the world are the ones that realize the critical role that training and development plays in individual and organizational growth and uses that insight to drive business growth.