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How HR Can Improve Psychological Safety in the Workplace

KnowledgeCity

Applying that formula is the goal of many growth-oriented companies and organizations, but there’s one hitch: Many employees stay silent and hold themselves back from expressing their best ideas because they’re afraid of rejection and being judged. Removing communication barriers enables creative ideas to flow more freely.

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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: With that let’s turn to this conversation with Jon Kaplan. The only problem?

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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. The Road to L&D.

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After EI, DI?

CLO Magazine

This is according to “The Use of Constructive-Developmental Theory to Advance the Understanding of Leadership,” a paper published in 2006 by The Leadership Quarterly. That pretty much sums up our experience at Kaplan of working exclusively remotely this past year. We thought we were prepared.

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Session Notes: Breaking Down Silos @JD_Dillon #TrainingMag

Learning Visions

He supports the guys who work for Kaplan. JD was at Disney for awhile, AMC entertainment, and 5 years at Kaplan. How Kaplan applied social and how that has changed the way work gets done. So he said, wouldn''t it be amazing if we had Wikipedia for Kaplan? How is the work being done at Kaplan? That no one can find.

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Does your first-time manager training help nurture successful leaders?

TalentLMS

Another colleague was bitter about her promotion and openly questioned her leadership skills. This doesn’t mean that they automatically possess exceptional leadership skills. This is why leadership training is so important. Which are the different types of leadership. Getting into the leader mindset.

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The Future of Executive Education Is Here

CLO Magazine

Today’s leadership imperative is clear: Uncover new market opportunities, define new business models and drive top-line revenue growth on a sustainable basis — or risk obsolescence. Constant invention and reinvention is the everlasting leadership imperative. It makes sense. That is strategic impact.