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Fewer Mentors, Bigger Problems

CLO Magazine

A 2018 survey from the LeanIn Foundation and SurveyMonkey found that nearly half of male managers felt uncomfortable participating in a common work activity with a woman, such as mentoring, working alone or socializing together. That means about 1 in 6 male managers would hesitate to mentor a woman. Self-Imposed Fear.

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Essential skills today’s leaders need to navigate ambiguity and activate talent

CLO Magazine

In today’s quickly shifting business landscape, leaders and employees are facing global economic challenges, rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and frequent corporate restructuring. The post Essential skills today’s leaders need to navigate ambiguity and activate talent appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media.

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Telus About Your Global Learning

CLO Magazine

It’s been an interesting path that’s brought Braden to her current role as global vice president and chief learning officer for Telus International, a worldwide provider of customer-service outsourcing and IT services. It has a lot to do with the work that Michelle and the team have done globally.”. Michelle Braden. Michelle Braden.

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The leadership coaching revolution is here

CLO Magazine

CLO’s 2020 Learning State of the Industry Report , for example, revealed more than 55 percent of organizations use executive coaching for leadership development, where it was ranked among the top three delivery methods organizations use for learning and development. What’s driving the explosive growth and popularity of leadership coaching?

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Mentoring Without Barriers

CLO Magazine

Traditional mentoring was one older expert grooming a younger one for a specific role. Technological influences, millennials and a global workforce have all left their mark on the practice, helping to create a new mindset about what mentoring is today. People meet online, in groups and possibly never in person.

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Kraft Heinz CLO Pamay Bassey is reimagining corporate learning with laughter and passion

CLO Magazine

Ekpedeme “Pamay” Bassey, CLO of The Kraft Heinz Co., More recently, she was the global head of learning for investment management corporation BlackRock in New York. Now, after coming on board as CLO for Kraft Heinz in Chicago last December, Bassey is reimagining the company’s approach to corporate learning.

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Closing the skills gap is a modern fairytale

CLO Magazine

This metaphor, aptly named the Red Queen’s Race, may be the most accurate way to describe the challenge facing organizations in their effort to close the global skills gap. Technology is outpacing efforts to address the global skills gap. The majority are looking for more coaching, mentoring and career guidance.

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