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Waste Management: Centering Training and Development on Field Operations
Waste Management Inc. recently revamped its learning and development approach to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of training for its approximately 50,000 employees. It was a process that requrired a new mindset — as well as a bit of
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Industry Honors
When one person tells you something, it’s interesting to hear. When groups of people tell you something, you’ve probably spotted a trend. When everyone seemingly is on the same page, consider it a landslide. I’ve seen that theory firsthand now, as I’ve experienced four events over three months that all had one thread in common.…
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The Chief Learning Officer’s Investment Portfolio: Beating the Street
For the fourth straight year, the outlook is optimisitic for training budgets to grow. A greater number of training executives expect larger budgets, foresee an increased use of external training providers and plan to make significant investments in learn
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Online and Traditional Degrees Differ in Expectations, Not Results
Learning is a continual activity that takes place at multiple locations inside and outside of the enterprise, as well as online and offline. Researchers at Philadelphia’s Drexel University recently completed a comparison study that examined differences be
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2004 Chief Learning Officer Learning In Practice Awards
Executives recognized for innovative learning solutions 2004 Chief Learning Officer of the YearFirst Place – Frank J. Anderson Jr., President, Defense Acquisition University 2004 Learning in Practice Award WinnersAdditional Learning in Practice Awards and their winners are: Achieving Impact First Place – Ted Hoff, Vice President, Learning Second Place – Jill Smart, Managing Partner, Human…
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Simulations Build on Adult Learning to Accelerate Skill Building and Application
Simulations aren’t a new tool in enterprise learning. As with many of the technologies that have graced the learning stage in the past few years, simulations enjoyed a burst of popularity and attention that subsequently died down. But unlike many of the f
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New E-Learning Program Provides Training to Prevent Elder Financial Abuse
In an effort to crack down on elder financial abuse — the No. 1 crime committed against people 65 and older — the Edcomm Group and the California Bankers Association (CBA) have collaborated to deliver training to California banks on how to prevent the phe
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The Four Pillars of World-Class Sales Staff Development
If there’s only one department in an organization that conjures the words “bottom-line impact” more than any other, it’s probably sales. After conducting research with more than 100 executives who make large-scale purchasing decisions to identify what the












