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Link Learning and Performance to Maximize Application Functionality
Modern technology plays a critical role in the delivery of learning programs and in most employees’ performance. When technology systems align with development programs that address the just-in-time needs of an organization’s workforce, learning becomes t
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Research and the Creation of Training Intelligence
Research has traditionally been delivered by universities, research and development divisions of corporations, think tanks and the government. In the past decade, a number of for-profit companies have appeared on the scene, offering tailored research in s
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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia: Setting Standards With Competencies
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’s (MSLO) learning and development efforts followed the crucial steps of building a home. Before jumping into the actual building process in 2000, Ron Thomas, vice president of organizational development for MSLO, formulated a list of competencies to lay the groundwork for what would become the guidelines for all its training initiatives…
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Mississippi Department of Employment Security: Promoting Productivity
State workers around the country have gotten a bad reputation when it comes to service. To make matters worse, bureaucratic, old-fashioned performance systems can make it very difficult to terminate an employee, no matter how dismal their performance. The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) is aware of this stereotype and is currently transitioning its…
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Optimizing Value: New Approaches to Learning Measurement
CLOs must have a process in place to optimize the value of their learning investments to reap their full benefit. By finding ways to improve impact, learning leaders can ensure consistent increases in earnings for their organizations.
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Architecting a Comprehensive Leadership Development Framework
Developing effective leaders is essential to any organization’s success. A comprehensive, integrated system provides a process to generate new leaders who can ensure their business stays ahead of the competition.
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Competency-Based Learning: The Resurrection of a Classical Approach
Too often trends lead to a seesaw effect. As one technology, methodology or philosophy becomes hot, the market rushes to adopt it. And in this rush to embrace the latest new “thing,” people leave behind many of the tried-and-true processes, applications and ways of thinking that led to past successes. In the end, it’s often…
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U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center: Putting Mission-Critical Training Online
The Defense Ammunition Center (DAC), which provides ammunition training, explosives safety instruction and logistics support to Department of Defense (DoD) military and civilian personnel, has students dispersed across the United States and overseas in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Until recently, DAC had a growing problem to solve. By relying on instructor-led classes…












