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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Judy Whitcomb

CLO Magazine

CLO: How did you become interested in learning and development? CLO: What lesson(s) did you learn in 2020 that you’ve taken with you into 2021? CLO: Through the various leadership positions you’ve held during your career, are there any personal skills or skill sets that you’re especially proud of growing or developing as a leader?

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The reverse culture shock of returning to the office

CLO Magazine

Coming from a small college town in Massachusetts, my arrival in Kenya was a culture shock. Only later would I appreciate that there is a name for this experience — reverse culture shock. Understanding reverse culture shock and its effects may also be the best way to prepare for post-pandemic work and life.

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What a kidney transplant taught me about company culture

CLO Magazine

Where creating a culture of openness, collaboration and high performance is a priority, we cannot turn a blind eye to uncivil behavior. Otherwise, we will find that while we have filled roles in the short term, we have weakened and eroded organizational culture for years to come. We should be clear about standards for civility.

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Experiential Learning Through Cultural Immersion

CLO Magazine

What We Can Learn From Cultural Awareness . Cultural awareness is a familiar term in global companies. One of the key ingredients behind success in cultural awareness is exposure. The more employees collaborate across differences and cultural divides, the more trust and appreciation they build. Creating Deeper Bonds.

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We need to create an intrapreneurial culture to push boundaries

CLO Magazine

Is it really possible to shift culture and reinvent large organizations, especially those established for decades? One exercise called for each group to share; each executive group chose one person to share, whereas the adolescents naturally split the share-out between themselves. Louise Kyhl Triolo, Airbus.

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Culture Is Key to Sustained Design Thinking-Based Practice

CLO Magazine

It can mean adopting a new way of thinking about process, collaboration and idea generation, and that’s a cultural exercise that touches the entire organization — not just the executives learning about design thinking practices. CLO : Are there low-risk ways to test drive potential innovations before making formal project investments?

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Becoming a learning enterprise is a culture-change journey

CLO Magazine

Becoming a learning enterprise is a culture-change journey. Or how performance management in many companies has become a form-filling exercise devoid of real personal or business impact. But it is a cultural challenge and one that requires mindset and role changes, as well as rethinking systems and processes. Built to Learn.