Spending your Corporate Training Dollars Wisely Let’s face it, with the economy the way it is, many companies have drastically cut back on team building and leadership training budgets. Simultaneously, employee morale may be low because of uncertainly in many companies, layoffs, cutbacks, etc. Professional development training or team building may be more needed than ever to boost employee satisfaction, but there just are not enough dollars to invest in employee education. How can you maximize the training dollars you do have?