CLO Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2021

We recently sat down for a conversation with Kevin Wilde, an Executive Leadership Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business. In 2007, he was named CLO of the Year. CLO: How did you first become interested in learning and development? Chief Learning Officer: Where is your hometown? I was 16 years old.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 22, 2023

There’s a whole different mindset among the workforce about work/life integration and corporate culture. For example, companies may launch a one-time, internal leadership development program, or pull together an employee resource group for women or sponsor women to attend a women’s conference. There’s no doubt about it.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As such, here are five lessons my kids have taught me about leadership: Maintain an incessant desire for learning. Amid the never-ending meetings, lists and decisions, it’s easy to lose sight of why we do what we do, but leading from a place of enjoyment and fun cultivates a culture of creativity and a tight knit team.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 16, 2023

and western Europe, and disruptions linked to human rights issues in Asia — for example, for apparel producers sourcing cotton from Western China amid genocide concerns. How to enable leadership to emerge through convening dialogue and framing good questions How to encourage innovation through framing challenges that inspire it.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2020

The very real and immediate need to address the technological requirements of forced online work options grabs the attention, but finding IT solutions without addressing the cultural and emotional impact of COVID-19 on your employees is, at best, a half-baked quick fix. The answer, of course, isn’t really about the IT setup.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

How does your organization define what “good” leadership looks like? Too often, there is a lack of alignment around an organization’s leadership model , a specific set of phrases that is designed to guide leadership behavior across a particular organization. Now think about a colleague in your organization. Question No.

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The Performance Improvement Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

For example, in the hospitality industry smartphones put scheduling and reservations at our fingertips, literally. The only thing holding companies back from learning at the speed of change is their organizational culture which, for many, is a barrier to learning. Most companies have a training culture, not a learning culture.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2020

You may or may not have the ability to invest in leadership development right now, yet your organization needs effective leaders to stay competitive in this season of volatility. Why have traditional leadership development programs failed? Develop leadership by doing leadership. Leadership is a verb.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

Tissue typing, for example, tells doctors which antigens and antibodies are at play in the match. Where creating a culture of openness, collaboration and high performance is a priority, we cannot turn a blind eye to uncivil behavior. Team culture is a silent sentinel that can alienate or reject a new hire perceived as a threat.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 18, 2021

On the surface, these objectives may seem like they’re only aligned with talent acquisition, culture or people analytics. Rather than siloing these objectives onto separate teams, CLOs and CDOs can accomplish more by working together, while also measuring and tracking progress at the same time.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2020

Reboarding is about your employees learning new cultural norms, a set of rules and guidelines about how to interact with people, equipment and space to be successful. Here’s an example of a new norm as described by one of my HR colleagues: “I interviewed with a local company a couple days ago and it was very strange.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As people actually lived at work because they were working from home — and were forced to integrate work and life at almost every turn — L&D professionals realized their organizations had to rethink the definition of good leadership. For many years, people thought about leadership as an individual endeavor.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

From this experience—which brought students, community members, faculty, staff and leadership together—five core values were identified to lead the university forward: One Team, Kindhearted, Integrity, Visionary and Beyond Service. Emerging Leaders: A development program for those who are newly promoted into a leadership role.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A strong leadership pipeline is critical to the success of any organization. Here are 5 steps to get you started and help you use predictive analytics to make better-informed decisions about leadership. Pull together any available data on your culture, employee engagement, leadership behaviors and practices. Take Action.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2016

First, as the head teacher, a CLO is responsible for the architecture and design of the technical, professional and leadership development of the workforce. Second, as head coach, a CLO is focused on optimizing the organization’s potential at the individual, team and firmwide levels.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

The reason, we tell ourselves, is that we believe that technical expertise will, somehow, translate into managerial or leadership expertise. What is needed is a culture of collaboration. A culture that leverages the synergy of these specialties. In the world of business, culture is king.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 10, 2020

The truth is that the topic might not be new, but investment in leadership development continues to be critically important — and the need to spread the word persists. Organizational success is driven by strong leadership, and companies that invest in leadership training consistently appear on most-admired and best-of lists.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 28, 2023

This article explores the unique aspects of developing R&D leaders and the implications for prioritizing specific skills and approaches in R&D leadership development programs. Common strengths they bring to leadership include: Deep technical expertise: This is one of the key strengths of R&D professionals.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 28, 2024

For example, a learning leader faced with the need to shift from in-person training to virtual learning due to unforeseen circumstances must demonstrate adaptability by quickly adjusting strategies to meet the new learning needs of employees. This content may contain information generated by artificial intelligence.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

However, the newly published “CEMS Guide to Leadership in a Post-COVID-19 World” — which makes recommendations for leaders, educators and professionals post-pandemic — reveals that COVID-19 has yielded a unique opportunity to stop, reflect and learn; to rethink the culture, operations, processes, frameworks and leadership that define us.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

A holistic learning experience aims to provide people with a well-rounded learning journey that caters to all their individual needs in the areas of domain, technology, leadership, process and security aspects while contributing toward the overall success of the projects, business and the organization.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Competence hierarchies are formed as people rise in leadership ranks within organizations based on their competence to most effectively perform at the next level. Consider the following example: A white male sales manager was passed over for promotion two times in favor of individuals of color.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

There is a lot of money going into upgrading companies’ learning infrastructures, for example. Becoming a learning enterprise is a culture-change journey. Every day, people in formal leadership roles and those with special expertise or influence have many opportunities to help others learn. And there are many levers.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 19, 2023

In a groundbreaking global study, McKinsey identified three of the four key skill areas critical to employment and job satisfaction as the nature of work continues to transform the foundational skills of resilience: cognitive, interpersonal and self-leadership skills, with the fourth being digital technical skills.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Out of 17,000 individuals attending certification, leadership development is the number one topic selected for this evaluation level. They need to see how a personality-based system, crucial conversations, team-building, leadership development or culture change adds value at the impact and ROI levels. We know you have concerns.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The uncertain landscape of 2020 and 2021 so far shed a new light on why soft skills are critically important in the workplace, and how learning and development plays a huge role in forming a culture where they can grow. Communication and building a culture of safety. The role of the CLO. Flexibility and adaptability.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Diversity, equity and inclusion are words we are hearing much more often these days, and cultivating a culture of DEI to recruit and retain talent is a challenge many organizations are facing, especially during The Great Resignation. Offer succession planning and leadership programs. This is a fact.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 3, 2023

As Dani Johnson, co-founder and principal analyst for RedThread Research says, “Organizations are starting to realize that leadership development goes way beyond the leadership programs that used to be. The main driver behind this rise can be attributed to relationships.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2019

I was recently reviewing a number of articles in the business press about needed changes in leadership development. For example, at the lower corporate levels, there are now more women than men, while at the highest levels, the numbers become staggeringly low, often hovering at 15-20 percent women in the C-suite.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 8, 2021

However, recent research has shown that improv also plays a powerful role in corporate leadership, helping individuals and organizations not just adapt, but thrive in any environment, positive or negative. A three-pronged approach to fostering improvisational leadership. Organizational culture. What is an improvisational leader?

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

However, research shows that the small number of women who have risen to top positions in business often possess leadership traits quite different from those associated with successful men. They also are scaling the corporate ladder in many corporations, though men still significantly outnumber women in leadership positions.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 6, 2024

Having been a learning leader and practitioner in heavily regulated industries like financial services and health care, I’ve been charged with developing learning programs in the full range of topics, from compliance and risk management to leadership development. Below are examples. Demonstrations Dynamic examples.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

For example, an overwhelming number of employees say upskilling opportunities can increase their job satisfaction and the overall likelihood that they’ll stay with an organization. Today, one out of four vacancies in the bank are filled internally due to its strategic people agenda and distinctive leadership culture.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

In a sample of over four million work histories, a McKinsey and Co. 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. Sixty percent of job leavers in the U.S. Pendulums swing within organizations.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Ekpedeme “Pamay” Bassey, CLO of The Kraft Heinz Co., Now, after coming on board as CLO for Kraft Heinz in Chicago last December, Bassey is reimagining the company’s approach to corporate learning. One of Bassey’s areas of focus as the company’s CLO is developing the framework for new academies in Ownerversity.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

For example, if you joined an organization in a finance role, and you were lucky enough to be provided professional development opportunities, those opportunities would likely solely be within the field of finance. The post Teach these four key concepts to develop well-rounded leaders appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

Inclusive leadership seems to be a mantra these days given everything going on in the world. More than a momentary “catchphrase,” inclusive leadership is an ability that differentiates good leaders from great leaders, as inclusiveness yields a stronger sense of belonging, which leads to higher engagement and tangibly better business results.

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