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Communities of Practice 2.0
“If you want to go fast, travel alone, but if you want to go far, travel together.” – African proverb Communities of practice are being reinvented for Web 2.0 as a growing number of jobs require complex skills. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that over the next two years, knowledge-intensive jobs will grow three…
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CLO Results and Related Responsibilities
At the Spring 2007 CLO Symposium, attendees were asked to write the ideal CLO job description. The following points are their synthesized ideas: Exercise Meaningful Business Influence Essential source of highly relevant human capital guidance to other C-level executives. Critical leadership contribution to key business decisions and changes. Continuing cultivation of the company’s culture and…
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The CLO Role Conversation
At the Spring 2007 CLO Symposium in Huntington Beach, Calif., 70 senior learning executives took part in an intensive work session to produce their best thinking about the future of the CLO role. Through the discussions and post-event online contributors,
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The Looming Talent Crisis
Over the past few years, developing and implementing succession plans and managing them effectively have become increasingly critical to the long-term success of any company. Experts point to a “perfect storm” of trends, including the baby boomers’ impending retirement, a growing skills gap and corporate consolidations and scandals. These trends are coalescing and exacting an…
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Managing Succession Plans and Career Paths
Effective managers always anticipate the need for successors, and they are prepared. Because organizations cannot assume the mere existence of a talent pool guarantees the succession neatly will fit into place, effective succession management requires car
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Tough Choice
If you’re finding it harder to make good decisions these days, take heart. It might not be a sign of decline or advancing age. (I know that makes me feel better.) Effective decision making is actually getting much more difficult for everyone, everywhere. So say the members of the U.N.-supported Millennium Project, an international network…
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OppenheimerFunds’ Patricia Lovett: Earning a Seat at the Table
At OppenheimerFunds Inc., Patricia M. Lovett, senior vice president of learning and development, uses her operational experience to help keep employees engaged. Her expertise has helped her team build partnerships within the business and earn a seat at th
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DHL Express Sales Asia-Pacific: Delivering Training Worldwide
With employees spread out over 41 countries and speaking five languages, delivering effective training within DHL Express Sales Asia-Pacific is no easy feat. It’s up to the training and development department to bring continuity to DHL’s overall learning

