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

CLO Magazine

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. Upskilling initiatives require financial investment, whether through tuition reimbursement, paying for certifications or paying someone to simply learn on the job.

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Skills Are the Currency of “The Expertise Economy”

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Chief Learning Officer recently spoke with Palmer about how companies and employees can succeed in the fast-changing workplace. CLO : What motivated you to write “The Expertise Economy”? CLO : What do you view as the most effective way to learn? People learn best in the flow of work when they care about something.

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From the editor: Apply AI with care

CLO Magazine

In fact, new research from Cognizant and Oxford Economics reveals that generative AI adoption will “skyrocket” over the next 10 years, and could actually disrupt up to 90 percent of jobs, from the frontline to the C-suite. In regards to AI, I believe there is a lot of good fortune in store for learning and development.

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A buyer’s guide for immersive learning technology

CLO Magazine

Immersive technology should make reaching training goals easier, providing efficient and cost-effective ways for people to acquire the skills they need for the jobs they want. A recent study from PwC revealed that employees can, on average, complete VR programs up to four times faster than in-person learning.

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How leaders can reframe failure in a post-pandemic world

CLO Magazine

Once you define failure, frame it in the context of learning — particularly experiential learning, as we know that 70 percent of learning happens on the job, 20 percent through mentoring and 10 percent through training. Know yourself as a CLO. Frame it (and reframe it).

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It takes a village

CLO Magazine

We are a learning company. Chicago-based career and life coaching company Ama La Vida is currently offering a free coaching service, the Job Search Starter , to anyone who has been let go from their job as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impacts. This is what we do.”.

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Case study: Alteon Health learns a lesson in the value of tutoring

CLO Magazine

The insurance giant found that employees reported a significant increase in the value they place on benefits offered by their employers during the pandemic, including a double-digit increase in how likely they are to remain at a job based on non-health benefits.