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2010 Innovation – Division 1
GOLD: Bradley Samargya, Chief Learning Officer, CA Technologies Software company CA Technologies’ management team wanted to institutionalize a culture of innovation and collaboration that would enable employees to get the right information and contacts easily, thereby increasing efficiency and productivity. The challenge was to merge three disparate needs into one vision that would enable employees…
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2010 Excellence in Academic Partnerships
GOLD: Penn State, Smeal College of Business Auntie Anne’s Inc., one of the world’s largest hand-rolled soft pretzel franchises, started in 1987 at a farmers market and has grown to 1,070-plus stores in more than 23 countries. The company partnered with Penn State Executive Programs to implement a strategic planning process to determine the company’s…
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2010 Excellence in Content
GOLD: NIIT Cognitive Arts To generate more than a billion dollars in annual revenue, KFC, a division of Yum Brands Inc., counts on its front-line workforce to deliver quality and service. Based in Louisville, Ky., KFC serves more than 8 million customers in 80 countries with 140,000 employees. The front-line workforce is composed of mostly…
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2010 Excellence in Outsourcing
GOLD: Expertus Expertus helped Baker Hughes Inc., a Fortune 250 oil field services provider, develop a solution to achieve full compliance for required employee training and support a growing global workforce. Because compliance is critical in the energy sector and learning and development is an important part of the process, the right solution — one…
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2010 Excellence in Simulations & Games
GOLD: IBM The Global Terminal Automation System (GTAS) is oil giant Shell’s program for rolling out a fuel distribution management system that manages and controls the loading of trucks, barges, trains and pipelines at a terminal or depot. Shell engaged IBM to design and develop an e-learning solution for deployment with the rollout of the…
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2010 Excellence in E-Learning
GOLD: Enspire Learning Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers (PRI) wanted to provide a soft skills training program for the physicians it insures. Along with state-mandated requirements for risk management training, the program could help improve physician-patient relationships and limit the damaging effects of malpractice lawsuits. PRI partnered with Enspire Learning to create an interactive multimedia course to…
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New Study on Gen Y Onboarding in the Works
The goal is to cost effectively get Gen Y new hires up to speed faster and with fewer mistakes and without stressing their busy supervisors.
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Chief Learning Officer Magazine Announces LearningElite Application Deadline Extension
Chicago, Nov. 15 – Chief Learning Officer announced that the deadline for LearningElite application submission has been extended to Friday, Dec. 10. The LearningElite program honors the best organizations for learning and development. It is the only peer-reviewed ranking and benchmarking program to recognize and evaluate organizations that employ exemplary workforce development strategies. ”The application…

