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AT&T’s Golden Age of Training
Before the term “corporate university” was common, AT&T had one. Now that the telecommunications giant has merged with SBC, a former learning professional from the company takes a look back.
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Innovative Talent Management Strategies
Despite a 5.2 percent U.S. unemployment rate, there is an acute shortage of talent. That talent consists of researchers, manufacturing specialists, engineers, educators, executives and others who can produce between 10 percent and 20 percent annual growth, or make the difference between profit and loss, according to a recent study from Deloitte Research. These individuals…
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The Changing Face of Simulations
Performance simulations can deliver dramatic results—from increasing customer satisfaction to decreasing the time needed to handle a help-desk call. As these tools evolve with technological changes, CLOs must adapt as well.
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U.S. Marine Corps: Simulating Combat Environments
Ever since it was established by the Continental Congress in 1775, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has been known as a lean fighting force. The numbers show that while Marines currently comprise 24 percent of the boots on the ground in U.S. combat operations, the USMC is allocated only 6 percent of the Department of…
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Learning Strategies: Blended Instruction
With employees stretched ever thinner, it’s important to get the most out of time spent learning face-to-face. Delivering content through blended methods prior to classroom time helps everyone maximize the benefits of the learning experience.
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UNC Health Care: Moving Forward With Blended Learning
The University of North Carolina Health Care system provides treatment to tens of thousands of patients throughout the southeastern United States every year. UNC Health Care provides offerings that range from infant health to senior care, from substance abuse prevention to eating disorders management, and from clinical treatment to trauma and critical care surgery. This…
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Reporting Results: Managing Measurement
The ability to provide valid measures of success for any learning program is key to achieving support for future initiatives. Knowledge training and assessment programs can provide data in multiple formats to transform learning business operations.
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Randstad: Demonstrating Success in Learning
International staffing firm Randstad Holding, which connects approximately 250,000 provisional personnel to businesses in 17 countries every day, touts the motto, “We put people to work.” A corollary of that adage might be, “We prepare people for work.” The organization has provided professional learning programs for more than a million temporary employees, as well as…












