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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, enterprise storage, network security and desktop support. Since the initiative was rolled out, approximately 40,000 people have voluntarily enrolled in at least one SEFT course,…
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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 and then stretching those dollars into more opportunities to serve the University of Iowa’s population of 42,000 faculty, staff and students, not to mention thousands…
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Strategic Alignment – SILVER: Ted Hoff, Vice President, Learning, IBM
Aligning learning activity to the strategic goals of the business is one of the most critical necessities when creating effective learning and development opportunities for an organization. IBM Vice President of Learning Ted Hoff has mastered methods to create that integral link between business needs and learning solutions that ultimately will deliver value to the…
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Strategic Alignment – GOLD: Suellen Roth, Vice President, Global Policy Compliance, Diversity & Avaya University, Avaya
As the head of Avaya University, Suellen Roth understands how her organization supports the enterprise. About four years ago, Avaya, a leading provider of communications systems, applications and services worldwide, had to meet a tough timetable for new product launches to retain and expand its share in the Internet protocol services market. To accomplish this,…
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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)












