16, February 2026
Stefan Lauber
4-minute read
If you’re responsible for a WSP in a large business, you know the bottleneck: getting input. The plan can’t be strong if participation is low and the bigger the workforce, the harder it is to gather needs consistently.
Why training needs collection fails in large organisations
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- Frontline teams aren’t reachable through desktop tools.
- Managers don’t have time to consolidate and prioritise input.
- There’s no visibility of who has responded, so follow‑ups drag on for weeks.
The fix: mobile‑first + manager validation + tracking
A fast collection process looks like this:
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- Employees submit needs on their phone
- Managers validate and prioritise
- Real‑time tracking shows
- participation by site/department
- The system builds the data foundation for the plan
What good output looks like
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- Response rate by site/division
- Clear demand categories
- Critical skills priority view
- Evidence of participation (useful for governance)
Stefan Lauber
CEO and Founder of iFundi
Stefan Lauber is the Founder of iFundi and the Inaugural Job Summit. Before that, he was a Senior Consultant at Deloitte, where he was part of the research team for the book The Heart of Change by Professor John Kotter of the Harvard Business School. He was also a researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand. Stefan has dedicated his career to helping individuals and organisations unlock human potential through education, innovation, and purpose-driven leadership