Managers are the most undertrained and under-appreciated employees in corporate America according to a study conducted by Kelton Research and Root, Inc. of 205 Training / HR executives.

Some survey highlights include:

• 32% of respondents don't feel their company views managers as critical to success (who DO they think is critical, would be The Training Doctor's next question)

• Reducing overhead and making technology upgrades are prioritized over manager training investments (57%, 48% and 28% respectively)

• 69% of respondents believe their organization's senior leaders don't believe there is a strong link between effective manager training and business performance

• 83% of respondents report that less than ¼ of their training budget (if any!) is allocated to manager training