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Agile Leaders: Born or Bred?

CLO Magazine

Leaders who can thrive in any business environment share one important trait: agility. As disparate as the two business environments are, there’s a common denominator — something a leader who can thrive anywhere would need to move forward in either scenario — learning agility. Mental agility. People agility.

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A message about learning from the C-suite

CLO Magazine

Beyond technology, companies like ours need more agility, innovation and self-management from everyone. IBM estimates that human knowledge will soon double every 12 hours. But they do little to create the learning culture that makes it possible to quickly recognize problems or to support each other’s development along the way.

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Closing the Skills Gap with AI, VR, D&I, and Jazz

NovoEd

That’s just one of many insights shared during the Future Workplace CLO Leadership Summit on October 10-11, 2019 at Infor’s New York City headquarters. In 2016, leaders at IBM ranked technical core capabilities for STEM and basic computer and software/application skills as the top two most critical skills for employees. million U.S.

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4 Emerging Themes Shaping the Future of Learning

NovoEd

The meeting included a broad representation from Future Workplace’s membership – senior HR and Learning & Development leaders from organizations including Bank of Montreal, Dow Chemical, Verizon, Fidelity, E&Y, IBM, and, of course, GE. methodologies (agile, design thinking, etc.),

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A Commitment to Move

CLO Magazine

“When companies transform their performance management process to become more feedback driven, it’s motivating for employees and allows the organization to stay agile and productive over time.”. So does a growing list of companies that includes IBM, Google, GE and Adobe that have reimagined their systems.

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What is leadership, and who is a leader?

CLO Magazine

It can be much harder than you may think, but taking the time to define leadership and what makes a leader is crucial to building a cohesive culture and developing future leaders. Every leader has their own personal definition of leadership, which influences how they lead and the culture and direction of their company. Who is a Leader?

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Don’t settle for engagement — strive for inspiration

CLO Magazine

In an IBM study, “Leading Through Connections,” 60 percent of CEOs reported the single item they found most critical to their organization’s success was inspirational leadership. Perhaps most important, they are more agile in responding to ever-present market, industry and organizational dynamics that require leading change and growth.

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