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Learning Innovations – GOLD: Anthony Codianni, Director, Education & Development, Toshiba America Business Solutions Inc.
In 2004, Toshiba America Business Solutions embarked on the development of a new dealer program after the company saw a decline in its training seminar attendance. Because increases in sales and revenue are heavily dependent on the knowledge and skills of Toshiba’s dealers, Anthony Codianni, director of education and development, developed the Training To Go…
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CLO of the Year: Ted Hoff, Vice President, Learning, IBM
Ted Hoff, IBM’s vice president of learning and Chief Learning Officer magazine’s 2005 CLO of the Year, established a vision and implemented a strategy of transformation and innovation to enable learning to drive value and business performance. Part of Hoff’s success at IBM has been driven by his ability to create different ways to leverage…
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An Agenda for the Chief Learning Officer
As the chief learning officer, you must be the driving force to push your company’s productivity to higher levels. To truly empower your organization, be proactive, not reactive. Follow this agenda and you will succeed.
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MB Financial: Using Technology to Meet Compliance Needs
Chicago-based MB Financial Bank is one of the largest independent banks in the city and prides itself on providing financial services to customers with a personalized, relationship-oriented touch. This operating style is taught through MB University (MBU)
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Wachovia: Merging Businesses and Cultures
One of the greatest challenges of any corporate merger is uniting two distinct corporate cultures and adjusting them to adhere to the same corporate policies, code of conduct and operations. When Wachovia merged with First Union National Bank in 2001, the
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Canon USA: Managing Learning for the Extended Enterprise
To sustain a competitive advantage in the 21st century, organizations must continually seek to improve performance. An example of this is the Imaging Systems Group (ISG) at Canon USA, which continues to accelerate business results through the strategic us
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Talent in China: Developing Professionals to Fill Growing Demand
Despite a population of 1.3 billion, a growing number of global companies are experiencing significant challenges attracting and retaining talent in mainland China. Leading companies respond to this challenge by providing their people with extensive learn
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Using Technology to Enable Competency Management
Many organizations have embraced the idea that a competency model can greatly enhance the ability to produce a high-performance culture. A competency model describes a set of individual skills and behaviors, tied to organization strategy and vision, that












