Sat.Apr 27, 2013

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Agile Leaders: Born or Bred?

CLO Magazine

'Leaders who can thrive in any business environment share one important trait: agility. Consider the following two very different scenarios. The first involves a manager in charge of the logistics operations for a company where the supply chain is in disarray. “You need someone who’s good at processes and procedures, analysis and decision-making, who’s even-tempered and a good listener but who can make decisions,” said Jim Concelman, vice president of leadership developme

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Long-Term Learning: Invest Now or Pay Later

CLO Magazine

'Buying talent comes with pros and cons. To determine whether it’s best to develop or hire talent, consider how development aligns with strategy and present options to make them work together. Organizations are in a constant race to find and keep talent. Further, the business environment continues to increase in complexity, and employees require more specialized skills.

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How National Grid Measures Leadership

CLO Magazine

'Utility provider National Grid launched Foundations of Leadership (FoL), a three-tier development program, to help drive change for 3,000 of its first-level leaders in the U.S. and the U.K. To understand and improve the impact FoL had on its workforce and the business, the company partnered with consulting company Capital Analytics in 2010 to deploy a business impact and optimization study.

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Learning Trends: A Conversation with Elliott Masie

CLO Magazine

'The learning industry veteran and CEO of The Masie Center takes on mobile learning, telework and why the LMS should be more like Amazon.

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The Week That Was

CLO Magazine

'The top five stories from the week of April 22. Also, Yahoo''s Mayer breaks her silence on banning telework.

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