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Survey: Majority of Employees Don’t Seek Advice from Boss
A little more than 10 percent of employees say they ask their supervisor for advice on workplace issues, according to an Internet survey of 3,447 individuals by CO2 Partners, a Minnesota-based firm that focuses on leadership development and executive coac
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Learning a Key Piece in Talent Management Process
CLOs in all industries know intuitively that learning and development is a key piece of the talent management process. It’s not quite as simple to convince other senior members of an organization’s leadership team. Take HR, for instance. Ideally, the HR d
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United Way of America: Defining Mission, Defining Leaders
Few organizations understand the need for effective leadership development strategies as well as United Way of America. After an embezzlement scandal led to the conviction of its former president in 1995, the organization was left wondering how it could rebuild donor confidence and regain its dominant position within the nonprofit community. At the same time,…
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The Home Depot’s Leslie Joyce: Laying the Foundation for an Effective Workforce
For The Home Depot’s Leslie Joyce, the mantra “Measure twice; cut once” resonates on more than one level.
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Developing a Leadership Strategy
Branded leadership cements a company’s identity in the minds of its best customers regarding employee behaviors throughout the enterprise. This type of leadership requires a programmatic and innovative approach to learning interventions.
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Wanted: A CLO With Courage
Chief learning officers don’t simply provide companies with learning programs. They are responsible for fostering change in the workplace. It’s a position that requires not just leadership and organizational skills but also considerable courage.
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Looking Forward: The Training Industry in 2007
With the war for talent in full swing, CLOs are thrust into a more strategic role as company leaders look to them to help address a wide range of talent management issue. Learning is no longer just about training — it’s not seen as a strategic function th
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Michael Pennell Joins Buck Consultants as Director in Retirement Practice
Michael Pennell has joined Buck Consultants’ Honolulu office as director in the retirement practice.












