In 2003, when Dale Carnegie's training began in India, learning and development was not an industry we now know it as, says Pallavi Jha, chairperson and managing director, Dale Carnegie India. "Now, it is a lot more ROI [return on investment]-driven," she adds. What’s changed is also that organisations now invest in training all employees, rather than just leaders. "Soft skills have become ingrained at all levels,” she adds.