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Jenny Craig: Training Toward Results
With more than 3,000 employees, Jenny Craig, Inc. continuously invests in its people through comprehensive, continuous blended learning solutions to improve the way they help clients look better, feel better and live healthier lives.
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How Much Business Is in Your Business Plan?
Over the years, I’ve reviewed many planning documents for learning organizations of all shapes and sizes. Most are internally focused and detail staff resources, budgets, planned technology purchases, planned programs […]
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PerkinElmer: Administering Growth in Learning
As workforces and operations grow, learning and development functions also must develop apace. This has led many enterprises to adopt technical modalities to deliver much, if not most, of their […]
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The Value of Emotional Intelligence
Defined as the ability to manage oneself, emotional intelligence means those possessing it have a strong awareness of their emotions and know how to manage them well. This means not letting negative emotions get in the way of personal effectiveness while
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Best Business Thinking Done Outside the Office
If you’ve ever had some of your best ideas in the shower, you’re not alone. In fact, according to a survey from NFI Research, many people say they do their […]
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Leaders, CLOs Need Financial Acumen
There is any number of critically important things leaders should learn in order to be successful in the corporate enterprise. These vary by industry and position, though universal characteristics such […]
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Survey: Companies Target New Managers for Training
A recent article on MSN.com posed the question, “Are leaders born or made?” The article argues that although people can acquire the “flesh and bones” of leadership through courses and curriculum, the “spirit” of leadership must come from the individual. I
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Emerging Trends in Global Training
As companies become global in scope, the issues of training American workers to better function in an international environment and produce for an international market have taken new dimensions.