Articles by Dan Pontefract
The Cultural Revolution
What's needed is no longer a culture of “command and control,” but rather one of “engage and empower” combined with flawless execution.
Injecting Purpose Into the CLO Role
The missing learning leader ingredient? Purpose.
The Power of Purpose
Organizations that focus solely on profit are missing opportunities to increase employee confidence, development, engagement, productivity — and organizational profit.
Dealing With Remote-Based Leadership
As leading remote employees becomes commonplace, prepare for the challenges ahead by planning around these three possible situations.
The Social C-Suite
If the C-suite increases its social media use internally and externally, it could be used as a tool to impact organizational competence.
Time’s Up
Learning will forever be part formal, part informal and part social.
Small Changes Result in Big Improvements
Kaiser Permanente needed to come up with a more standardized, cost-effective approach to learning and follow-through.
Happy Together: Uniting Multiple Generations in Work and Learning
U.S. businesses face a serious talent problem with the coming retirement of baby boomers. But the challenge lies not with a lack of manpower, but with insufficient knowledge transfer.
Is Your Workforce Prepared?
If corporate learning initiatives are nonexistent or underfunded, then employees won't be trained to do their jobs — and thus will be more likely to leave.
A 60-Day Success Plan for New Learning Leaders
Congratulations! You've been appointed the organization's senior learning leader. But what happens now?