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Increasing the Productivity of the Mobile Sales Force
Dramatic increases in salesforce productivity can be realized when an organization’s learning strategy is based on business priorities, with the needs of increasingly mobile sales professionals clearly in mind. Success requires focused execution with a st
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Medica: Talent and Learning Management to Support Growth
Medica, a nonprofit and independent provider of health plans in Minnesota and a growing number of adjoining counties in the upper Midwest, continues to be one of the United States’ fastest-growing health plans.
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Dell: Winning Through Succession Management
For more than 20 years, Dell has continued to surpass its competitors, gain revenue and expand its customer base through innovative computing products and services, a customer-focused direct business style and a unique culture. However, the key to Dell’s
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Australian Pharmaceutical Industries: Transformation Through Blended Learning
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), nearly 100 years old, has gone through countless changes over the years. From its roots as a chemist cooperative, API has grown to become a national pharmacy distribution network with chains of pharmacies, wareh
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ORINCON: Developing a High-Performance Team
Since its founding in the early 1970s, ORINCON International has been a leader in the defense and intelligence sectors. In the late 1990s, ORINCON’s board of directors decided to position the company for a liquidity event—either going public or being acqu
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Utilization of Marketing Resources – GOLD: Maureen McCormick, Director, Learning & Development, University of Iowa
The idea of using marketing techniques to create interest in learning and development activities is not a new one. However, effectively deploying marketing resources to increase learning and development dollars and then stretching those dollars into more opportunities to serve the University of Iowa’s population of 42,000 faculty, staff and students, not to mention thousands…
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Leading Business Change – BRONZE: Carol Maietta, CLO, North Broward Hospital District
Carol Maietta has spent four years as chief learning officer of the North Broward Hospital District, the fifth-largest public health care system in the United States. Her positive work ethic and implementation of innovative programs have led to numerous successes for the health system. Before working as CLO, she was director of leadership and staff…
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Creative Alliances – SILVER: Keith Bridges, Director, Technical Development, EDS
In his role as director of technical development for EDS, Keith Bridges administers the company’s Skill Enhancement Fast Tracks (SEFT) program, which is aligned to central technologies like applications development, enterprise storage, network security and desktop support. Since the initiative was rolled out, approximately 40,000 people have voluntarily enrolled in at least one SEFT course,…












