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Developing the Leader’s Core Strengths
Research in neuroscience tells us a person’s talent does not change significantly over time, and leaders will improve the most in their areas of greatest talent. This implies a very different approach to leadership development, performance management and career planning. Rather than a focus on how we can offer opportunities and challenges in business that…
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Engineering Principles for Rapid E-Learning
In today’s climate, no aspect of business escapes being eyed for potential performance improvements; it’s all felt on the bottom line. This extends to e-learning, as well, where being resourceful and disciplined can make for great gains in speed and cost
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The University of Toyota: Leaning on Learning
One company in particular has been both a pioneer and beneficiary of the lean enterprise approach: Toyota. The auto manufacturer extensively has employed lean in its operations for years, and its learning and development function is no exception. In fact, University of Toyota Vice President and Dean Mike Morrison is a great supporter of lean.…
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The Stampede to Talent Management
There’s a stampede coming — today’s LMS vendors can’t move fast enough into talent management. For those of us who follow technology, this rush into a small, largely undeveloped market represents a deviation from the typical technology maturity curve. For LMS buyers, this new emphasis on talent management can make LMS-purchasing decisions even more arduous…
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Tom Evans: Using Learning as a Business Driver at PricewaterhouseCoopers
For the CLO, there’s learning, and then there’s business. Without the business element, learning efforts can produce little return, something PricewaterhouseCoopers CLO Tom Evans understands. Blending newer, more experienced managers with a real-world lea
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The Evolution of Sales Training
Finance departments have generally accepted accounting principles. Manufacturing departments have ISO 9000 designations. But when it comes to sales departments, many aren’t expected to comply with such formal processes. As sales training evolves, will for
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Lucent: New Sales Training Key to Success
Lucent Technologies, now Alcatel-Lucent, is a global telecommunications equipment and services provider with sales operations in more than 130 countries and revenues exceeding $20 billion. Up until just three years ago, the company was in the position of having significant expertise that it potentially could offer its customers to help them adjust to changing market…
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Experiential Learning Integrates Action Coaching to Maximize Results
What’s the one trend that has continued to dominate chief learning officers’ mind share? Experiential learning. This type of learning is directly linked to a company’s top strategic business priorities. There are three reasons why interest in experiential learning has stood the test of time and is now growing. First, many high-performing learning organizations have…












