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Learning Innovations – BRONZE: Dave Basarab, Director, Employee Development, Pitney Bowes
Through the implementation of a real-time business simulation, Dave Basarab, director of employee development at Pitney Bowes, transformed his sales district directors’ staff into capable general management employees. The program equipped sales leaders with innovative business skills that would potentially increase sales, revenue and customer loyalty. Basarab has held his position with Pitney Bowes for…
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Learning Innovations – SILVER: Ted Hoff, Vice President, Learning, IBM
When IBM Vice President of Learning Ted Hoff joined the company four years ago and began to actively leverage work on IBM’s On Demand Learning capabilities, one of his first stops was the sales department. To strengthen sales and ensure that there was an expansive role for sales learning at IBM, Hoff worked closely with…
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Learning Innovations – GOLD: Anthony Codianni, Director, Education & Development, Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc.
In 2004, Toshiba America Business Solutions embarked on the development of a new dealer program after the company saw a decline in its training seminar attendance. Because increases in sales and revenue are heavily dependent on the knowledge and skills of Toshiba’s dealers, Anthony Codianni, director of education and development, developed the Training To Go…
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Leading Business Change – BRONZE: Carol Maietta, CLO, North Broward Hospital District
Carol Maietta has spent four years as chief learning officer of the North Broward Hospital District, the fifth-largest public health care system in the United States. Her positive work ethic and implementation of innovative programs have led to numerous successes for the health system. Before working as CLO, she was director of leadership and staff…
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Leading Business Change – SILVER: Michael E. Pollard, Chief Learning Officer, Regions Financial Corp.
When Regions Financial Corp. acquired Union Planters in early 2004, the new company faced post-merger integration challenges, but CLO Michael Pollard understood that he and his team would play a vital role in successfully reinventing the company and ensuring that the most critical workers performed at the highest possible levels. Pollard developed the merger learning…
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Leading Business Change – GOLD: Rob Lauber, Executive Director, Learning Services, Cingular Wireless
Rob Lauber, executive director of learning services for Cingular Wireless, realized that in order to successfully integrate AT&T Wireless after it was acquired in October 2004, it was critical that the “New Cingular” possess a highly trained sales workforce, an enhanced technical infrastructure, an aligned business purpose and strategy, and support from its business partners.…
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Creative Alliances – BRONZE: James Mitnick, Senior Vice President, Turner Construction Company
With more than 35 years of experience at one of the leading companies in the construction industry, James Mitnick, senior vice president of Turner Construction Company, has a keen eye for creating the type of partnerships that will bring value to the business. In fact, the purpose of his technology-based learning brainchild, Turner Knowledge Network…
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Creative Alliances – SILVER: Keith Bridges, Director, Technical Development, EDS
In his role as director of technical development for EDS, Keith Bridges administers the company’s Skill Enhancement Fast Tracks (SEFT) program, which is aligned to central technologies like applications development, enterprise storage, network security and desktop support. Since the initiative was rolled out, approximately 40,000 people have voluntarily enrolled in at least one SEFT course,…