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Even the Leadership Playing Field

CLO Magazine

A 2012 research report from global leadership firm PDI Ninth House called “Can Women Executives Break the Glass Ceiling?” All of these traits are needed in a post-command-and-control world, where employee engagement, customer focus and change are essential. So why does a gender gap still exist?

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A Dedication to the Craft

CLO Magazine

He later went on to work for Ninth House, one of the first companies to create high-quality learning simulations, and the Forum Corp., Looking to move into an inside role at a company, Miller joined Amgen, a biopharmaceutical company in Southern California, as a manager of learning operations in 2005. “We The Need to Lead.

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Together Everyone Achieves More

CLO Magazine

That scenario requires that learning departments find ways to develop leaders who understand their own roles, as well as their peers’ responsibilities and the broader business aspects. In the immersion session participants divided into three teams to learn how to best work with each other, build relationships and drive change.