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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Christyl Murray

CLO Magazine

CLO: What was your first official job in learning and development? Upon graduation from the Wharton Business School, I worked as a management consultant with Accenture in their organization and change strategy practice. CLO: What lessons did you learn in 2020 that you’ve taken with you into 2021? 6) Measure impact on business.

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‘Learning literacy’ and the currency of a knowledge-based economy

CLO Magazine

Just as financial literacy engenders effective retirement planning, in a knowledge-based economy, employees will need smart investments in their learning, whether in time, effort, financial resources or, most likely, all of the above. Closing skills gaps would also do a lot to help employers feel better about future business.

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Essential skills today’s leaders need to navigate ambiguity and activate talent

CLO Magazine

In today’s quickly shifting business landscape, leaders and employees are facing global economic challenges, rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and frequent corporate restructuring. Common questions encountered during implementation are, “am I doing it right,” or objections “I’m too busy.”

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How personalized learning plans are transforming L&D

CLO Magazine

Leaders should always remember that their employees are busy adults with many obligations and demands for their attention, which is why the most successful companies are the ones that provide practical, relevant learning in a concise and engaging format.

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Hybrid skills are ascendant in the post-pandemic talent economy

CLO Magazine

Survey after survey continues to reveal employers prize these hybrid skills because an employee’s technical — or technological — knowledge base is only as valuable as their ability to apply it in teams and complex systems. Hybrid skills are key to accomplishing just that.

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How to protect your learning budget amid current uncertainty

CLO Magazine

The pandemic and consequential global shutdown, and mass remote-work shift, has sped up digital transformation by years and placed more emphasis on the knowledge-based economy. This has made hiring and cultivating the right knowledge and skills into your workforce more critical than ever before. Align With Business Goals.

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Flexibility of ability: Learning as a lever for operational capacity

CLO Magazine

Operational capacity is the “Goldilocks” of business. To solve this problem, many companies are looking for flexible operational capacity to conduct business efficiently while still offering opportunity for competitive advantage if conditions should change. Too little operational capacity will cost you opportunity.

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