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Rebuilding learning equity: The key to overcoming the skills gap

CLO Magazine

It’s clear that organizations do not have enough people with the skills needed to execute newly minted business priorities. Shut off the broken pipe. If you went with “A” or “C,” you’d end up even deeper underwater as the real problem (the broken pipe) continues to add to your perceived issue (a flooded basement).

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Unleashing your talent through internal mobility

CLO Magazine

It’s good business. For both business and talent leaders improving internal mobility can be an “unlock” in increasing retention, improving engagement, nurturing a thriving work culture and driving productivity. Are there specific business leaders who are empowered to advocate and lead across talent pools?

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Employee Development in the Era of Screen Time

CLO Magazine

The idea that society is going to change is a pipe dream. In October 2018, a Bloomberg article suggested companies that invest more in development reap greater business rewards and less turnover. Much of this can be done using business simulations and serious games. Tip 4: Focus on the business.

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Lights, Camera, L&D: Innovating in 2022

Degreed

It’s imperative to think strategically about how you can do more to support key business initiatives and grow revenue like a box office sensation. In this close-up, we’ll take a look at how to: Make Learning a Business Imperative. said Molly Nagler, CLO at PepsiCo. “I And then, in those gaps, ‘Where is learning a solution?’”

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Reflection in action: A case for case studies amid COVID-19

CLO Magazine

The rigor of the case study method felt like an apt counterpoint to the volatile business environment. And yet, news kept emerging of the jaw-dropping ways in which PepsiCo teams were keeping the business running through the pandemic. COVID-19 upended our notions of time and ushered us into what seems like an eternal now.

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Chances Are You’re Buying Too Much Talent. It’s Time to Build and Borrow.

Degreed

Others stagnate or go out of business. The use of buy-build-borrow tactics for an organization’s talent strategy can vary widely, depending on multiple factors including the industry, business model, and stage of maturity. But in general, an over-reliance on external hiring is simply bad business. Why the turnover?

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Leadership Styles: One Size Does Not Fit All

CLO Magazine

While we all have an underlying urge to lead one way or the other, the latest business trends can sway the way you lead — or at least how you think you do. However, in conventional business settings, people who demonstrate commanding leadership styles are more often viewed as successful. That’s where some leaders can be drawn astray.