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The Idea Marketplace
On behalf of Sun Microsystems and its learning arm, Sun Educational Services, I would like to welcome CLO, Chief Learning Officer Magazine to the enterprise learning scene. From our experience in the enterprise learning industry and from working with many CLOs, Sun has witnessed the growing recognition that learning is a key element to organizational…
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E-Learning: The Second Wave
The recent SmartForce/SkillSoft merger announcement created quite a buzz in the market and caused many of the industry’s leading analysts and investors to call me for my opinion on the transaction. Virtually every call started with the same question: What’s wrong with the e-learning industry? I wanted to share my answer with your CLO readers…
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The CLO’s Emergence
As CEO at General Electric, Jack Welch was an energetic force, a visionary who saw far past the bottom line, while never forgetting the importance of those double rules. In his “boundaryless” view of his company and business in general, Welch foresaw the
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Learning Solutions – Learning Objects: Behind the Buzz
At conferences and in planning meetings, people concerned with education, training and performance improvement are talking about learning objects. What are they? What do learning objects promise your organization? And are they delivering on their promises
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E-Learning Myths and Realities for the IT Professional
The potential impact of e-learning on today’s companies is seemingly enormous. By providing personalization of courses, anytime/anywhere learning, more effective training and an increase in productivity, e-learning appears positioned to provide training
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College Credit for Corporate Training Makes Economic Sense
“Doing more with less”, “creating improved efficiencies”, “downsizing”, “right-sizing”, “trimming fat”, “curbing expenses”, and “streamlining processes” are among the buzzwords and catch-phrases that herald today’s business environment. They all point t
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Real Results from Learning Technologies
It’s certainly not news that ongoing employee education is crucial to businesses surviving and thriving in competitive and uncertain markets. The delivery of that education, of course, is just as crucial, as different workers respond differently to different modalities. Technology, then, becomes more crucial, as a means of reaching large and varied workforces in various…
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Linking Education and Sales Success
Given that you are where you are in your career, you certainly don’t need to be told that your company’s sales force holds the keys to advancement of your enterprise. This is a lesson learned long ago at corporations globally. But seeing the advantages sales-force education has brought to major corporations certainly adds an extra…