Leaders are critical to create and sustain an innovation culture, but new research suggests they also might be the weakest link. Late 2008 not only marked the beginning of the Great Recession, but a pivotal moment when many CEOs began neglecting innovation — the engine that drove their organizations’ growth up to that point — to focus on cost-cutting, retrenchment and, in many instances, survival. When leaders do what they need to, innovation thrives. MORE

I’ve worked in the field of Learning and Development (L&D) now for nearly two decades. I’ve been fortunate to have seen and work through some pretty big changes in approaches to workplace learning. A lot of these changes were brought about by the evolution of technology, but there’s also been a substantial change in the nature of jobs and, more recently, the changing nature of work itself. Based on a work at tom.spiglanin.com. MORE

Dan is author of “ Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization ” and is currently at work on the follow-up book. He is Chief Envisioner of TELUS Transformation Office; a future-of-work consulting group that helps organizations enhance corporate culture, leadership, learning, work styles & collaboration practices. He further championed the use and deployment of collaborative technologies to complement both the learning and leadership frameworks. MORE

I’ve worked in the field of Learning and Development (L&D) now for nearly two decades. I’ve been fortunate to have seen and work through some pretty big changes in approaches to workplace learning. A lot of these changes were brought about by the evolution of technology, but there’s also been a substantial change in the nature of jobs and, more recently, the changing nature of work itself. Based on a work at tom.spiglanin.com. MORE

Dan is author of “ Flat Army: Creating a Connected and Engaged Organization ” and is currently at work on the follow-up book. He is Chief Envisioner of TELUS Transformation Office; a future-of-work consulting group that helps organizations enhance corporate culture, leadership, learning, work styles & collaboration practices. He further championed the use and deployment of collaborative technologies to complement both the learning and leadership frameworks. MORE

The majority of today’s workforce was raised on digital technology. In an evolving workplace, many companies have employees that span up to five generations, with a wide range of work styles and expectations for learning. Some of the largest companies in the world, including Verizon, JetBlue and Walmart, have transformed HR practices through the use of innovative new technology like Virtual Reality (VR). Soft skills are more important at work than ever. MORE

Rapid advances in technology and modern workforce needs are transforming the way, workforce learning & training is delivered and training courses are created. Today’s tech-savvy, social and mobile learners are no longer interested in traditional classroom training and demand learning techniques that blends best with their current working style and outlook. MORE

Day two of the Spring 2011 Chief Learning Officer magazine Symposium continued with more innovative learning strategies in Amelia Island, Fla. He mentioned leaders should be expected to drive performance and deliver people and that a brand is a reputation created by behaviors. to be competitive with other countries, we have to bring our whole selves to work and embrace our differences. MORE