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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Diane August

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Chief Learning Officer recently had a conversation with Diane August, chief learning architect at Nationwide Insurance. CLO: What was your first official job in learning and development? CLO: What lessons did you learn in 2020 that you’ve brought with you into 2021? CLO: How do you enjoy spending your time outside of work? .

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Immersive learning without immersing yourself in costs

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An example is a VR immersive simulation using a headset in which a leader needs to have a high-stakes, high-consequence conversation with one of their employees who is having performance issues. This removes the need for devices and keeps costs down. That quickly drives up costs. Using stock photographs can also reduce costs.

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Brenda Sugrue Is the 2018 CLO of the Year

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In her first few months as EY’s CLO, Sugrue presented her vision for learning at the company: to increase the alignment, effectiveness and brand of learning at EY. She said measurement can also show that the cost of training is less than the cost of hiring for particular skills. That is the role of the CLO,” she said. “To

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Top 5 takeaways from running a global gamified learning program at KPMG

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Previous attempts with static content were not engaging but cost effective, while road shows by product leaders were engaging but not cost effective. We were faced with an engagement and cost challenge, and a global scale of consequence. We were faced with an engagement and cost challenge, and a global scale of consequence.

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How leaders can step up and ramp up to meet upskilling demands

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Upskilling current talent is more cost-effective than hiring new employees and makes it easier to attract and retain talent. In addition, the investment paid off by saving $13 million from reduced external hiring costs and saving $20 million from minimized termination costs.

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Managers, Get Ready for Ongoing Performance Conversations

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Successful companies must supplement traditional annual reviews with continual conversations that focus on coaching individuals to develop and deliver on their KPIs, key performance indicators. Start Ongoing Coaching Conversations. These coaching conversations don’t come naturally for most managers. Accenture is not alone.

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Busted: 5 top myths about VR and AR training

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Many companies are put off by the upfront costs associated with creating bespoke VR or AR learning content. Although initial setup costs can look high when it comes to recording and editing material, the relative costs dramatically reduce when additional content is created and updated further down the line.