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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 employee education over long distances. This strategy offers workers quicker, easier and more frequent access and consumption of learning — and also can save the…
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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 best business-related thinking while they’re at home. More than half (58.3 percent) of senior executives and managers say they are most effective in personal thinking…
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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 as relationship and team building, the ability to give and receive feedback, and a knack for motivating the workforce are all worthwhile competencies. Financial acumen,…
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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.
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Grisham Group, LLC.
Untitled Document Vice President of Learning and Development – Northern California Region Our client is a large technology company that operates in over 100 countries. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley. This position provides strategic leadership and direction in order to develop a highly skilled and capable workforce. The successful candidate will be able…
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Ernst & Young: Offering Employees Education and Experience
Experience—either doing something or learning from someone who already did—is a key component of education. Abstract concepts and ideas are wonderful, but unless they’re backed up with demonstration and application, then they’re just so many words. At Ernst & Young University – Tax, which develops the firm’s approximately 5,000 tax professionals, experience is built into…












