How to empower employees to ask for training

Workers know they need training and employers know they need to provide it, but recent data suggests workers are not comfortable asking for help. Could concerns about appearances within company culture be stopping employees from getting the training they need? Dennis Baltzley, senior partner and global head of leadership development solutions at Korn Ferry, suggested that organizations review learning accessibility with a question: "If a senior leader asked you to bring your development plan along to a check-in meeting, what is your first reaction? Does that fill you with fear and panic? Or would you see it as a genuine sign of interest? The answer to that question will tell you how far your company has to go on the road to being a learning organization.