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The Globalization of Learning and the Learning of Globalization
For previous generations, “global” business meant big business. Not today, though, when even the smallest one-person shop listing its wares on eBay has a customer base just as global as the “big guys.” In this era when networking technologies have joined the world together with instant global information and communications, how will learning and learning…
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Connecting Middle Managers: The Next Wave of Leadership Development
Leadership must think ahead to prepare for inevitable succession and future challenges. Talent management identifies future leaders among the middle managers and prepares them for the road ahead.
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8th Habit Leadership, Part 1
I don’t know how much money has been spent in our society on what is called leadership development, but it must be in the billions. Few organizations lack a leadership training program, whether it be a full curriculum or a course at a local college. Succession programs often include leadership training that lasts for years.…
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QAD: Developing New Learning Experiences
QAD, a 1,200-employee company based in Carpinteria, Calif., provides manufacturers in the automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, medical and industrial products fields with management solutions for their business processes. The company has deployed its offerings at more than 5,200 sites in about 80 countries and has offices in more than 25 countries. To…
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Creating Experiential Learning
While classrooms and e-learning have their adherents, studies show that on-the-job experience can be the best teacher of all. Real-world exercises help invest learners in their work beyond the theoretical, increasing productivity.
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Completing the Mission
To be truly relevant, all change, learning and development must enhance the success of the corporate mission. In our experience, completing the mission and full engagement are nearly synonymous. Mission success is best served when the full power of human energy is recruited in the service of the mission. That is the core of what…
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The Corporate Coach
It’s interesting, but not surprising, how the modern business world has adopted the principles of athletics into everyday operations. Both worlds are about peak performance, individual and team achievement, strategy and endurance. For enterprises in quickly shifting marketplaces, every day is the big game. So like the coach, a chief learning officer engages learners, setting…
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Allan Weisberg: Prescribing Learning and Business Success
Much of Johnson & Johnson’s reputation comes from its principled workforce. Vice President of Organizational Capability Allan Weisberg helps support that integrity with learning and development.