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Listen: Discover Financial Services’ Jon Kaplan on tuition assistance programs and the importance of building trust among your learning team

CLO Magazine

Like many bosses, Jon Kaplan thought he was a good leader. April 2019 Profile: Discover Financial’s Jon Kaplan. Jon Kaplan was, until May of this year, vice president of training and development for Discover Financial Services. Mike: We should also mention Liz Loutfi who also is one of our editorial team who works on CLO.

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Putting People First

CLO Magazine

When it comes to learning, Jon Kaplan truly understands the importance of emotional engagement. Kaplan finally confessed his secret to a classmate and got the remedial help he needed, but by then he had become “incredibly ashamed” and his academic performance suffered through grade school. You’re more engaged; it’s more interesting.”.

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Happy Employees, Happy Company

CLO Magazine

We found these same five dimensions regardless of country, industry or job level.”. Cheryl Allen, vice president of human resources at Kaplan Professional, an education services company, agrees that creating a positive employee environment has a financial impact. “We

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Top Chief Learning Officer Conferences of 2019

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If you have recently become a Chief Learning Officer or are looking to expand your skills, attending a chief learning officer conference is a great way to master the latest industry trends. Training Industry Conference & Expo. CLO Exchange. The CLO Exchange is a yearly conference that is invitation only.

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The Future of Executive Education Is Here

CLO Magazine

The result is a one-two punch of real opportunities to transform the industry, and a talent base that returns to drive individual businesses with a more strategic lens focused on business-model innovation and growth. More and more, competitive advantage comes from innovative business models. That is strategic impact.

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Learning In Practice Awards 2012

CLO Magazine

CLO of the Year. Crull's outstanding work in developing learning and development strategies has made her the 2012 CLO of the Year. IBM’s industry learning team delivers training to 70,000 learners in 171 countries every year. Kaplan uses Carnegie Speech to assess and train English learners' speaking skills.

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When the Boss Needs People Skills

CLO Magazine

A chapter by Joyce and Robert Hogan, founders of Hogan Assessment Systems, where the author works, and Rob Kaiser of Kaplan DeVries, published in the APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology illustrated that at least 50 percent and as many as 75 percent of managers will fail.

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