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Connecting Corporate and Academic Internet Learning
Parallel lines continue on forever without intersecting. Are corporate education and academic Internet learning similarly hurtling down parallel paths? Largely yes, but not to worry: It can all turn out for the best if we recognize that the problem isn’t separateness, but a lack of systematic connections. Why systematic connections? First, Internet education expands the…
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Blended Learning: Reinforcing Results
The Research Institute of America has documented declining retention following course completion. Through careful planning and thoughtful partnership, blended solutions can yield impressive results.
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American Express: Reinforcing Leadership Development
Over the past few years, American Express has embarked on an ambitious plan to implement enterprise-wide blended leadership development. While CEO Ken Chenault streamlines the company’s core operating businesses, reducing costs and headcount, he also has called on the Talent Acquisition & Development organization to strengthen its high-potential and leadership ranks. Fortunately for Chenault, Katharine…
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Aligning Education With Business Strategies
In the past, training and development focused on individual competencies and talent building, but as new problems must be solved, learning must adapt to solve them. The trick is to develop individuals to execute strategy.
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Cognex: Customer Education Supports Sophisticated Products
Cognex, a leading designer and developer of machine vision systems and sensors, supports manufacturers that assemble goods on a factory floor with sophisticated systems that involve robot guidance, pattern recognition and character identification. To help its clients maintain these complex products and procedures, the company offers learning and development programs that explain their operation, said…
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The Ideal CLO
Let the dialogue continue: In the July issue of Chief Learning Officer magazine, I was able to take you inside an invitation-only meeting. I shared highlights of a summit where I was invited, along with about 30 leading learning executives, to the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and Wharton Executive Education to lay…
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Bank of America: Investing in the Future of Learning
Committed to meeting higher standards for its customers, shareholders and associates, as well as the communities it serves, Bank of America invests in learning and development to deliver on its promise.
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The National Security Agency: Education Produces Protection
Cracking the code of transmissions from adversaries is key to national security. The U.S. National Security Agency relies on learning to help develop its top-secret workforce into performance leaders.