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E & J Gallo: Cultivating Change
E&J Gallo Winery, headquartered in Modesto, Calif., is a leading producer of wines and beverages. More than 5,000 employees work globally to produce, distribute and market the company’s wines. When it came time to plan for an implementation of a PeopleSoft HR Information System, HR and IT leaders worked together to plan for the change.…
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Podcasting: Broadcast Your Organization’s Knowledge
Recent advances in information technology, such as podcasting, will profoundly impact knowledge management, corporate training and in-house communication. Just as blogging gave us all a personal printing press, podcasting gives us an inexpensive, personal broadcasting studio. Subscribers can download short radio shows to their iPods or MP3 players. Microsoft recently threw its weight behind the…
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Emerging Technologies for Training Delivery
As technology evolves, so do the ways people work and learn. Mobile learning applications can help increase workforce productivity through just-in-time learning that capitalizes on downtime.
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What’s Your Ideal Learning Organization?
If you were unconstrained by time, money or a lack of resources, what would your ideal learning organization look like? What processes and procedures would you implement if you had the juice to do exactly what you wanted to bring stellar learning and deve
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VP, Talent Management
Use learning and organizational development expertise to lead the learning team in delivering high quality programs/interventions that are aligned with Magellan’s operational goals and that improve employee performance. Scope includes leadership & executive development, discipline specific learning and general employee development. Provide consultative services to internal clients on organizational design, work process, leadership coaching and…
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Outsourcing in Asia-Pacific: Moving Slowly But Surely Forward
As businesses expand into other countries and examine the pitfalls and benefits of outsourcing, the long fingers of this controversial phenomenon have reached out to touch business coffers as well as the lives of many American workers. Outsourcing of the
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American Express: Reinforcing Leadership Development
Over the past few years, American Express has embarked on an ambitious plan to implement enterprise-wide blended leadership development. While CEO Ken Chenault streamlines the company’s core operating businesses, reducing costs and headcount, he also has called on the Talent Acquisition & Development organization to strengthen its high-potential and leadership ranks. Fortunately for Chenault, Katharine…
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Cognex: Customer Education Supports Sophisticated Products
Cognex, a leading designer and developer of machine vision systems and sensors, supports manufacturers that assemble goods on a factory floor with sophisticated systems that involve robot guidance, pattern recognition and character identification. To help its clients maintain these complex products and procedures, the company offers learning and development programs that explain their operation, said…












