I get it, leadership feels they are helping us grow by giving us more avenues to educate ourselves. But many of us have 3 or 4 other areas that enforce mandatory "leadership" training etc. No one reduces our workload to be able to accommodate these initiatives. So we are left holding the bag. 1 more mandatory module weekly for some of us IS a big deal.
Are they willing to take a 3% productivity hit from us to accommodate? If that is unacceptable then why should we feel this isn't another straw on a breaking camel's back?