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How Corporate Culture Impacts the Bottom Line
Strategies and business plans often are conceived without the financial culture of the company in mind — a misstep that can show up on the bottom line. Hiring individuals whose personal financial styles fit the company’s can create a more successful finan
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You Have a Seat at the Table. Now What?
Companies that made the jump to appoint a CLO in the 1990s could not have imagined how complex, multidimensional and business-relevant the role would become over the next 15 years. CLOs are finally getting the visibility they have so long coveted. But the question becomes, “If you have a seat at the table, on what…
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The Myth of the Born Leader
It’s a myth, but you hear it everywhere: “So and so is a ‘born leader,’” a person so richly endowed with smarts and charisma that he or she seems like a walking, talking billboard for genetic predestination — i.e. nature over nurture. But if leaders are truly born and not made, why do so many…
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The Genius of Practical Learning
Years ago, I picked up a copy of “Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman” by James Gleick. Paging through the prologue, I came across this sentence: “He pursued knowledge without prejudice.” In context, it referred to Feynman’s seemingly insatiable appetite for acquiring knowledge and skills of any and all kinds. From developing the…
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Avon: Raising the Bar with Online Education
With 5 million independent representatives worldwide, Avon Products Inc. must meet the varying needs of a diverse workforce. To address these needs, Avon’s learning and development organization came calling with corporate training techniques, a multilevel
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A Holistic Design for Leadership Development Programs
It is my enduring belief that leadership is not an inherent talent — it can be developed. The fact that successful leaders with different personalities and styles have been observed throughout history provides supporting evidence that, in many contexts, leveraging individual strengths and capabilities uncovers innate leadership talent. The only requirement is an investment in…
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Seagate Technology: A Blend of Education, Leadership
Education ties into many aspects of Seagate Technology, one of the world’s largest producers of disk drives. The California-based company emphasizes development for its employees and tracks their progress in that regard. “We have a corporate objective that speaks specifically to the development of people,” said Debbie Hancock, vice president of global leadership and learning.…
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Leadership: Nature versus Nurture
Whence leadership? The question surely predated enterprise education, but it’s taken on new importance as organizations look for ways to develop this crucial competency. Explore how — and whether — leadership can be cultivated through learning.
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- BUDDY PASS NOW AVAILABLE on CLO Symposium Registration, CLO Accelerator Enrollment and Membership.
- BUDDY PASS NOW AVAILABLE on CLO Symposium Registration, CLO Accelerator Enrollment and Membership.
- BUDDY PASS NOW AVAILABLE on CLO Symposium Registration, CLO Accelerator Enrollment and Membership.
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