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Learning In Practice: Strategy Division 2 Winners
From left: Don O'Grady, Charandeep David and Deborah McCuiston Gold Don O’Grady Senior Vice President of Human Resources, LPL Financial Post-recession, a shifting business landscape prompted financial services firm LPL Financial to enhance its employee learning and development experience. From 2007 to 2013, the firm’s training and development served the business through learning that was…
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Learning In Practice 2014: Strategy Division 1 Winners
From left: Elizabeth Bryant, Frank Nguyen, Michelle Gibson and Lynn Williams Gold Elizabeth Bryant Vice President of Southwest University, Southwest Airlines Before 2012, Southwest Airlines Co.’s learning strategy was fragmented and decentralized. As it began offering international flights, it lacked a unifying service for learning. In 2013, Southwest Airlines University created a new international service…
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The Value of Partnership
The Starbucks-ASU announcement opens the door to education innovation.
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The Benefit of Bilingual Brains
Employees who speak more than one language don’t just communicate with more people — they function differently.
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Learning In Practice 2014: Global Learning Division 2 Winners
From left: Diane Lujan; Charles VanSickle and Patrick Angel Gold Diane Lujan Senior Manager of Talent Management, Western Union Western Union Co. is among the most recognizable names in communications. From the 19th century era telegraph to sending telegrams to wire money across the country and internationally, the Englewood, Colorado-based financial services and communications company…
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Learning In Practice 2014: Global Learning Division 1 Winners
From left: Chuck Battipede, Timothy Tobin and Edward Trolley of MetLife Inc. Gold Chuck Battipede Senior Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Co. With plummeting employee engagement scores and climbing attrition rates, iconic technology firm Hewlett-Packard Co. had to do something. Pressure to perform was at an all-time high in hypercompetitive Silicon Valley, and the global economy was…
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It’s Time to Simplify
Learning programs’ complexity does not always lead to understanding.




















