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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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Engaging Leaders on a Gender Level
Research shows that gender biases can play a significant role in how junior and senior managers respond to leadership development initiatives. With these biases in mind, learning professionals might want to alter their approach to the design and delivery
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Blended Learning: Embracing Individualism
Today’s knowledge workers frequently have to take on new job roles and responsibilities for which they were not trained. The key to ensuring easier adaptation and productive cooperation is using a blend of informal and formal training that keeps the &
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Investing in Education: Lessons from IPOs
The move from private to public can be a scary one for an organization’s workforce. Targeted investments in education can ease the transition and ensure the workforce has the knowledge it requires to perform to new expectations, rules and standards in the
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Leadership Development
Leadership development encourages the planning, creation and management of training programs and skills building needed to become a successful leader — from top executives to managers.
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