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Managers Are the Key Solution to Retention Crises
It’s always something. First, the brouhaha over baby boomer retirement spun our collective learning and development wigs. Now, before organizations have even had time to come to grips and form solutions to handle that situation, there appears to be a tale
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Invest on the Top of the Wave
Thanks to strong economic growth in 2004 and 2005, most organizations have opened up their learning budgets. However, history has shown us that waves of strong economic growth crest and ebb. Strategic leaders of learning organizations should act now to invest in capabilities that can deliver learning critical to the long-term competitiveness and survival of…
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Caterpillar: Measuring Learning for Process Improvement
With some 80,000 employees around the world, and nearly half of its workforce outside of the United States, Caterpillar Inc. has a hand in construction, mining, energy and forestry industries. The company spends a significant portion of its annual learning budget working to ensure that the learning it provides is relevant and appropriate. “We’re doing…
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Productive Procedures to Overcome Performance Impediments
To meet productivity goals, learning and development components must be available at all levels of the business. Organization, written procedures and a learning culture help boost productivity and the bottom line.
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Cleveland Clinic Health System, East Region: Educate, Retain, Succeed
The Cleveland Clinic Health System’s East Region (CCHS-East) is comprised of Hillcrest, Euclid, Huron and South Pointe hospitals, all of which are located within Cuyahoga County in northeastern Ohio. These four hospitals have more than 1,000 beds and offer a full spectrum of health care services. The CCHS-East hospitals were part of a group before…
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Discover: It Pays to Develop Leaders
It may pay to Discover for customers, but Discover Financial Services, the credit services division of Morgan Stanley, found that it also pays to invest in learning and development for all levels of its workforce. “Our mission is to ensure that our employees are equipped to provide the best service, to perform within a culture…
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The CLO’s Role in Mergers and Acquisitions
In 2004, merger and acquisition transactions reached their highest mark since record year 2000, and the deals just keep coming. CLOs are essential to prepare their businesses and break down barriers to M&A success.
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The Learner Lifecycle
To everything there is a season. We are born, we play, we work, we teach, we die. As time goes by, we change how we learn. A baby’s every waking moment goes into figuring things out. Child’s play for pre-schoolers is learning in disguise: They devote their time to experimenting and understanding their world. School…












