CLO Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

Traditionally, the role of a CLO was primarily focused on learning and development, with a primary goal of ensuring employees received the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their jobs effectively. Another important shift in the role of the CLO is the increased use of technology in L&D.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A majority of organizations around the world are investing in leadership coaching to ensure their employees have the critical knowledge, skills and experience to remain competitive. Over 40 percent of these organizations report their spending on leadership coaching has increased from 2020 to 2021. So what has changed?

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CLO Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

When I began studying leadership in the 1960s, top-down leadership reigned. As time went by, I became more and more interested in a different style of leadership, —one I’ve been teaching now for more than 50 years. Three timeless leadership principles have risen to the top. Principle no. Principle no. You bet it would!

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Recently, many organizations have worked to create a learning ecosystem that supports the continued growth of their employees and the overall business. However, in doing so, the focus has solely been on the learning function within the organization, thus missing other factors required for an effective and sustainable learning ecosystem.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

How does your organization define what “good” leadership looks like? Now think about a colleague in your organization. Too often, there is a lack of alignment around an organization’s leadership model , a specific set of phrases that is designed to guide leadership behavior across a particular organization.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2023

“Break the glass ceiling” is a metaphor used to describe the invisible barrier women face when ascending into leadership positions. Women leaders are switching jobs at the highest rates we’ve ever seen — and at higher rates than men in leadership. Women are already significantly underrepresented in leadership.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

No longer confined to managing training programs leading learning and development teams, today’s CLOs are integral to broader talent management strategies that drive organizational success. Let’s delve into the expanded role of the CLO and how it intersects with talent management. This alignment is not a mere correlation.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Executives directly impact your organization’s culture and success. The right leader can catapult the organization forward, while a poor one can do significant damage in a short time. Some may wonder why executives need further leadership development. Avoid offering an executive cohort of your regular leadership program.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2021

We recently sat down for a conversation with Kevin Wilde, an Executive Leadership Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business. He previously served as the vice president of organization effectiveness and chief learning officer at General Mills for more than 17 years. In 2007, he was named CLO of the Year.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 24, 2023

In a year already defined by tightening budgets and mass layoffs across a number of industries, companies may feel wary about directing their limited resources and energy into leadership development initiatives. Great leadership and being a great team member are not mutually exclusive.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

Whitcomb is an award-winning HR, leadership and talent development executive with more than 20 year’s experience across various industries, including transportation, financial services and health care. CLO: How did you become interested in learning and development? Chief Learning Officer: Where is your hometown?

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This goes beyond learning and development programs and solutions, and encompasses a comprehensive approach that nurtures employee growth, enhances skills and competencies and aligns with the objectives of the organization. They can provide support, set expectations and align L&D initiatives with performance goals.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The pace of change has become increasingly so, challenging organizations to adapt nimbly or be disrupted by competitors who do. Agile organizations possess a unique set of traits that allow them to respond swiftly to changing market demands, seize emerging opportunities and effectively navigate through uncertainty.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MAY 10, 2012

Should your organization have a CCO and CLO? Paul Hebert argues against organizations appointing a Chief Culture Officer. I agree with Hebert and I have similar concerns with having a CLO (Chief Learning Officer). Learning is what employees in high performance organizations must do continuously as part of their jobs.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We call it “Leadership 2.0.” The oft-cited leadership development model of 70/20/10 has been around since the 1980s, helping us to describe how leaders grow. Leadership is a fundamentally human endeavor. But what was unique for Liana was her introverted nature, which made managing the organization draining for her.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There are multiple global events impacting the workforce’s intellectual and emotional ability to perform successfully. This article highlights how empathy improves organizational culture, that peer coaching is the preferred method for empathic skills development and five steps to implement peer coaching in your organization.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 7, 2023

Consider those stats in the context of a leadership development program — a more than $370 billion global market. Given the resources organizations are devoting to leadership development, not to mention the future stakes of the leadership pipeline, these programs must work. Two weeks later, Kyle had a coaching session.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Without access to these offerings, leaders are left alone to connect the dots and figure out how the DEI pieces fit into the larger puzzle that is leadership. When we keep DEI training separate from other leadership development offerings, we cannot expect leaders to treat what they are learning with an equal level of importance.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Chief Learning Officer recently sat down with David DeFilippo, principal of DeFilippo Leadership Inc. DeFilippo has been in senior talent management and development for more than 25 years, and has previously served in numerous learning leader roles , including CLO for BNY Mellon and also for Suffolk Construction.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2021

Each year, the Chief Learning Officer of the Year Award is presented to an individual learning executive who delivers the most exemplary development and guidance, is a strategic business partner and provides essential leadership to the organizational learning and development function. 20, when she was announced as the 2020 CLO of the Year.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

We support ourselves better when we acknowledge that leadership is hard. And when we work with a leader that has grown up in the same organization for many years, these insights have different and sometimes deeper impacts. Throughout our coaching, I guided and supported Emily as the reality that “leadership is hard” caught up with her.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

As many begin to reach a new normal, they find themselves worrying about what the future holds for their organizations. It’s clear that the model for leadership will have to change dramatically to fit the evolving needs of next-gen leaders. Concerns about having a strong leadership bench are shared by CEOs.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

Later this summer, the International Organization for Standardization will announce new metrics specifications — 52 recommended metrics for large organizations and 19 for small and mid-size organizations — that will help leaders better gauge L&D efficiency, effectiveness and impact. There is no “common language.”

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2020

Here’s the bottom line: To overcome the challenges right in front of us, organizations need more effective leaders — more than ever before! And not just in the C-suite, but across the entire organization. Why have traditional leadership development programs failed? Develop leadership by doing leadership.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 19, 2018

A self-proclaimed “accidental CLO,” Jesse Jackson has served in numerous roles at the multinational banking and financial services firm JPMorgan Chase & Co. Individuals should not necessarily be focused on a set of jobs as opposed to a set of skill sets and attributes needed to perform effectively.”

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CLO Magazine

MAY 20, 2021

They feel isolated, underprepared, scared to make a mistake and even afraid they might lose their job because of performance. Sixty-eight percent looked to improve engagement and performance in 2021 with fewer resources and less direct interaction. 2020 changed everything: Where and how we work, and especially how we learn to work.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Now in its 13th year, the LearningElite Awards Program recognizes organizations with exemplary learning and development strategies and best practices. From global corporations to small and agile teams, these 59 winning organizations embrace what it truly means to be elite in learning. Congratulations to the 2023 LearningElite!

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In fact, before leaving his office the day before hopping on a plane to attend Chief Learning Officer ’s 2019 Fall Symposium in Chicago, where he would receive this year’s 2019 CLO of the Year award, he sent a note to his team about setting up the next step in evolution they will head at DAU. But his path was not entirely unusual for a CLO.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

MARCH 1, 2016

The culture of most organizations prevents them from learning. And without learning they are destined to have disengaged employees, high turnover, low performance teams, unproductive workplaces, inadequate responses to competitive pressures, an inability to keep up with the pace of change, and an unsustainable business.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

Her innovative approach to training and relentless commitment to the needs of her learners is why Chief Learning Officer named Tedrick its 2021 CLO of the Year. From fashion designer to CLO. Tedrick didn’t plan to become the CLO of a $128 billion Fortune 100 company. Data-driven CLO. Photos by Samantha Rayward.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 10, 2020

The truth is that the topic might not be new, but investment in leadership development continues to be critically important — and the need to spread the word persists. Organizational success is driven by strong leadership, and companies that invest in leadership training consistently appear on most-admired and best-of lists.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Chief Learning Officer is thrilled to announce its 2023 Learning in Practice Award winners and the CLO of the Year. The CLO Learning in Practice Awards have been honoring learning and development leaders for their work in designing and delivering exemplary employee development programs since 2003. Congratulations to all of the winners!

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2021

As we enter a new year, organizations continue to adjust to the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, including an extension of work-from-home policies for many employees. As more time goes on between “what used to be” and “the new normal,” the need to establish updated procedures for employee-performance conversations has become imperative.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A strong leadership pipeline is critical to the success of any organization. One common strategy is to compare the performance of your leaders to industry-wide norms and then invest in development strategies to close any gaps. Since no two organizations are alike, though, one-size-fits-all solutions seldom make sense.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 18, 2011

I attended the CLO Symposium with my ITA colleagues Jay Cross and Jane Hart. It was an interesting event, with a theme of “ Game-Changing Learning: Development for the New Normal “, held at a classy venue on the beach, and was well-organized. (You And , how to tie it back to important deltas in organizational performance.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 25, 2019

Servant leadership is all about enriching the lives of others, building better organizations and ultimately creating a world that is more caring and equitable. In fact, many studies have indicated that organizations that are servant-led actually perform better and yield higher returns. Sipe and Don M. Stay agile.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In my first job, I was earning a bit more than Belichick did in his, but the common thread was our love of teaching, coaching and a desire to create an environment where the students could put their best effort forward to reach higher levels of performance. I feel fortunate to have both purposely and accidently found the CLO role.

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