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EDS: When People are the Product
EDS is a global corporation that provides a broad portfolio of business and technology solutions to help clients improve their business performance. The firm’s core portfolio includes information technology, applications and business process services and
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Blended Learning v2.0: Multi-Sensory Solutions
Turn back the clock six years to the turn of the new century—everybody was a “paper millionaire,” Google was a college experiment, and e-learning was poised to take over the world.
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Virtual Expertise
For the first time in history, learners are positioned and willing to take charge of the learning process at the workplace—if only we would give them the right tools. Corporate leaders can take advantage of existing technologies (to capture inherent knowl
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The Many Shades of Learning
When I was teaching my first IT classes, we mailed out a quarterly brochure offering approximately 10 courses that covered the few software options available at the time. These offerings were all instructor-led. In the early days of IT training, everyone
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Leading Business Change – SILVER: Michael E. Pollard, Chief Learning Officer, Regions Financial Corp.
When Regions Financial Corp. acquired Union Planters in early 2004, the new company faced post-merger integration challenges, but CLO Michael Pollard understood that he and his team would play a […]
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Creative Alliances – BRONZE: James Mitnick, Senior Vice President, Turner Construction Company
With more than 35 years of experience at one of the leading companies in the construction industry, James Mitnick, senior vice president of Turner Construction Company, has a keen eye […]
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Creative Alliances – SILVER: Keith Bridges, Director, Technical Development, EDS
In his role as director of technical development for EDS, Keith Bridges administers the company’s Skill Enhancement Fast Tracks (SEFT) program, which is aligned to central technologies like applications development, […]
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Utilization of Marketing Resources – GOLD: Maureen McCormick, Director, Learning & Development, University of Iowa
The idea of using marketing techniques to create interest in learning and development activities is not a new one. However, effectively deploying marketing resources to increase learning and development dollars […]