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Useful Things
CLOs face so many decisions, weigh so many priorities and have to keep up with so many new things every day that they can use all the help they can get. The New Yorker once published a cartoon titled “Useful Things.” Pictured were a paperclip, a nail file, a Swiss Army knife and $10,000 in…
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The Complete CLO
As you know, learning leaders often write in these pages about the strengths and successes of the professional development programs administered at progressive organizations. These same learning executives speak at length at our CLO Symposiums and other events about the benefits derived from the most basic element of the CLO position, developing the professional skills…
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Stephen B. King: The Engine Behind Learning at Constellation Energy
As CLO for Constellation Energy, an energy supplier with a diversified fleet of generating units, multiple lines of business and customers in nearly three-dozen states and Canada, Stephen B. King must empower nearly 10,000 employees through learning.
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U.S. Government Accountability Office: Educating a Workforce to Prevent Waste
The U.S. Government Accountability Office keeps track of how Congress spends trillions of taxpayer dollars and helps increase efficiency. Educating a workforce of 3,200 helps ensure the money is spent wisely.
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Public Speaking is Scary, Even for Company Leaders
Speaking well in public doesn’t come naturally for everyone, nor does it come with experience, as do many of the other skills that C-level executives need to succeed in their jobs. According to Ty Boyd, CEO of Ty Boyd Executive Learning Systems, fear of p
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3M, GE, Johnson & Johnson Top List of Companies Great for Leaders
According to a new study from Hewitt Associates, companies that adopt more rigorous leadership development programs tend to do better. 3M, GE, Johnson & Johnson, IBM and General Mills top the list of the 20 best companies for leaders.
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Has Online Learning Eclipsed the Classroom’s Value?
Online learning has proved that it can create cost and time savings in different scenarios at different companies across a variety of industries, but the type of learning offered is usually based on fact or skill acquisition. Leadership development has, f
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Deploying Media-Rich Learning Systems
Media-rich learning presents an effective alternative to traditional classroom training. Considering technology issues and best practices in education can help the CLO transition the organization from fearful to fearsome.












