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Leadership Development
University of Texas Medical Branch: Setting a New Direction
March 1, 2004Facing rising health-care costs, declining reimbursement and low staff morale, the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston set out to undertake an across-the-board cultural transformation. The initiative began at the top, when John D. S
Baptist Health Care: Training Chief Retention Officers
March 1, 2004Ask whether there is a link between learning and retention, and most managers and human resources professionals will say, “Yes!” Ask them to describe that link, and most will tell you that well-designed and well-chosen learning enables people to understan
Using Psychological Assessments in Enterprise Education
March 1, 2004Cookie-cutter, one-size-fits-all learning has been on the way out for years, as trainers and chief learning officers have recognized the importance of fitting the curriculum and the approach to the individual. Learning needs assessment has become a standa
Bob Corcoran: The Power of GE Education
March 1, 2004More and more companies today are realizing the value of workforce learning and development, reaping the return on investments into human capital. Ask chief learning officers to name the leading companies in the enterprise education movement, and it’s alm
Secure Your Business With Homeland Security E-Learning
February 4, 2004Little attention has been paid to security products for business. So the introduction of homeland-security-related e-learning designed specifically for business learners fits an unfilled need.
The Impact of Assessment and Testing
February 2, 2004Business performance and employee career plans ride on the relevance and validity of corporate learning programs. Valid corporate learning programs make learning assessment an ongoing part of training and an ongoing, fundamental part of your employees’ jo
Mike Barger: Training Takes Flight
February 2, 2004It’s certainly not a stretch to say flying is in Mike Barger’s blood. Not only is the JetBlue AirWays’ vice president and chief learning officer an experienced pilot himself, he also grew up near an airport, the son of a pilot and a flight attendant. Fact
Leadership Success: Transitioning Leaders Into New Roles
January 7, 2004How can chief learning officers help to prevent the failed transitions of leaders into new roles?
BC Hydro: The Power of Learning
January 2, 2004BC Hydro, one of the largest electric utilities in Canada, serves more than 1.6 million customers with electricity generated at over 30 hydroelectric and thermal power plants. As an electric utility, the company is required to comply with government-manda
Corey Jack: Banking on Education
January 2, 2004Heading the learning and development operations for a financial institution operating on an international platform requires flexibility, vision and proactive planning. As the executive head of BMO Financial Group’s Institute of Learning, Corey Jack is abl
A High Calling
January 2, 2004Recently, I sat in a room with several other corporate chief learning officers when, in Socratic fashion, a colleague of mine challenged all of us to “examine our lives.” He was concerned that in the face of economic uncertainty we may be doing far less t
Is Your Learning Department Strategic or Just Necessary?
January 2, 2004In a recent Harvard Business Review article titled “IT Doesn’t Matter,” Nicholas Carr questioned the strategic value of IT. Carr argues that the pervasiveness of IT makes it necessary, but strategically irrelevant. I read the article and thought, “
Creating Loyalty
January 2, 2004How much is loyalty worth to your organization?
Don Ronchi: Education Launches Success for Raytheon
December 1, 2003On the surface, you might be pretty amazed to learn just how much is placed on Don Ronchi’s professional shoulders. In addition to being chief learning officer for Raytheon Co., Ronchi is also the vice president of Raytheon Six Sigma and supply chain, giv
Cox Enterprises Inc.: Turning Leadership Into Dollars
December 1, 2003How do individual leadership styles and organizational culture work together to affect bottom-line performance? This is the question Gordon French, director of organizational development at Cox Enterprises Inc., had in mind when he began looking for a way
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