CLO Magazine

JULY 18, 2021

Not only is the role of the chief diversity officer growing and becoming more vital, but it’s evolving at a breakneck speed. To do that, let’s focus on four key goals employers often propose to me when undertaking DEI strategies: Elevate underrepresented talent, especially Black and LatinX talent, beyond front-line roles.

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CLO Diversity Training Develop Score 95

CLO Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

Chief Learning Officer recently sat down with longtime CLO Advisory Board member Diana Thomas, executive coach and advisor for Winning Results LLC. In 2014, she received CLO’s Norman B. Kamikow Learning Leadership Award. CLO: How did you first become interested in learning and development? I think it was in my passion.

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CLO Coaching Virtual World Case Study 79

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

There has never been a more urgent call for human-centered leadership. We learned flexibility is priceless—and in a competitive job market, many employees demand that roles not require being in the office five days a week. We have learned teams can connect and accomplish goals working virtually when we are intentional.

Leadership 89

Leadership Diversity Training Emergent Culture 89

CLO Magazine

APRIL 14, 2024

The material was taught in a traditional classroom with one instructor, out of a binder with quizzes after each section and a final assessment and role play in front of the class at the end. Fast forward to my first sales trainer role in 2007 and the approach wasn’t much different.

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Sales Coaching Case Study Portal 79

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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Leadership Develop Micro-Learning Theory 109

CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In an endless realm of ideas and leadership styles, how do we create a sense of community within the ever-changing dynamics of work? No matter the amount of time it should take, our role as leaders is to constantly evaluate the placement of each employee, or piece to the puzzle. Role One – Be an example. Role Two – Pathfinding.

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Community Leadership Trust Roles 41

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 31, 2018

There’s no playbook for becoming a CLO, and if there’s one simple fact that shines through from the hundreds of formal interviews and countless more conversations I’ve had with learning leaders, that’s it. There was a time when the majority of learning leaders grew up through traditional learning and development roles. That’s changing.

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CLO Diversity Training Roles Specialist 58

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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Leadership Develop Performance Support Trust 102

CLO Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

Whether an employee is in an entry-level role or holds the most sophisticated and complex role in the organization, people who are curious better serve the cause. When employees have a leadership mindset, it helps them become lifelong learners. I became the chief people officer after 20 years in technology leadership.

Confluence 69

Confluence Mentoring Leadership Association 69

Training Orchestra

JANUARY 9, 2024

The title of Chief Learning Officer (CLO) may not be as widely known as other C-suite members, but its importance is perhaps more significant now than ever before. While the CLO acronym had been used previously for other roles, Kerr’s title was the first of its kind. We’ll explore this fascinating area below.

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Blended Learning Compliance Training Management CLO 52

CLO Magazine

JULY 28, 2023

Effective R&D leaders must possess technical expertise but also lead teams of leaders, allocate resources and collaborate across functions to bring new products and services to market. 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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Develop Leadership Diversity Training Case Study 78

CLO Magazine

JULY 12, 2017

and KPMG, Kennedy sat down with Chief Learning Officer at the CLO Breakfast Club event in New York in May to share his perspective on the role of the learning executive, his career path and the keys to effective leadership. You said much of leadership development is helping leaders become mini-psychiatrists.

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CLO Leadership Library Attention 54

OpenSesame

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could – Steve Jobs. Leadership plays a vital role in making significant impact on the strategic management process. Competent leadership is of utmost importance to guide the organization through prodigious changes. Critical Thinking. Communication.

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Leadership eLearning Strategy Strategy Diversity Training 52

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

She says working in so many roles has allowed her to identify principles to guide the development and delivery of effective learning regardless of audience, content or context. 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.

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CLO Metrics Examples Survey 59

CLO Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2021

While working with a large sales function in the midst of shifting its primary focus from top-line revenue to market share growth, we quickly identified an unforeseen gap impeding progress. Success was ultimately dependent on enacting several leadership behavioral shifts: Three keys to compounding team learning into functional transformation.

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Activities Teams Roles Director 84

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.

Organization 89

Organization Blended Learning Design Simulations 89

CLO Magazine

JULY 10, 2023

In fact, according to LinkedIn’s Report, “ Skills-First: Reimagining the Labor Market and Breaking Down Barriers ,” when adopting a skills-first approach, the talent pool increases on average 10x per industry. Applying this process has to come from organizational leadership through championing skills-based learning and development.

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Skills Diversity Training Leadership Social Networks 73

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

There has never been a more urgent call for human-centered leadership. We learned flexibility is priceless—and in a competitive job market, many employees demand that roles not require being in the office five days a week. We have learned teams can connect and accomplish goals working virtually when we are intentional.

Leadership 41

Leadership Diversity Training Emergent Culture 41

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 Corporate Learning Blended Learning Diversity Training 60

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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Leadership Trust Diversity Training Culture 68

CLO Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

analysis determined 80 percent of role moves occurred across different organizations, rather than from within. And, in LinkedIn’s 2023 Workplace Learning Report , only 15 percent of respondents say their organizations encouraged them to move into a new role. Sixty percent of job leavers in the U.S. It is both science and art.

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Mobile Gartner Enterprise Metrics 88

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2023

During leadership workshops aimed at developing coaching skills at a global bank, it was evident that while most leaders were familiar with mentoring, the majority of participants were not yet familiar with coaching as a leadership tool. Senior leaders need coaching skills to effectively lead their executive teams.

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Activities Skills Coaching Mentoring 98

CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The stock market saw 10 years’ worth of rip-down followed by a decade of recovery in six months , from March to September. Over this past year, there has been no shortage of content published on the importance of leadership qualities such as resilience, empathy and agility. An outside-in perspective.

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Develop Leadership Agile Market 116

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Identify priority roles and create internal career pathways. To start building talent internally, you first need to prioritize the most important roles. In addition, look at the time it takes to hire for roles, the cost of talent acquisition, the demand for the role, and the time and cost it takes to upskill.

Coaching 112

Coaching Performance Support CLO Roles 112

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Harvard Business Review shared that companies with diverse talent pools are 70 percent more likely to report that their organization captured a new market to bring more innovation to the company. Eighty-six percent of employees in leadership roles blame lack of collaboration as the top reason for workplace failures.

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Skills Create Diversity Training Collaboration 92

CLO Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

Q: In your last column , you offered suggestions on how HR managers can best retain valuable female talent as the job market heats up. It’s a “worker’s market” right now and we’re seeing a trend emerging with regards to advancement.

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Help Mentoring Coaching Attitudes 89

Learning Pool

AUGUST 11, 2021

The evidence is there – women, particularly those of ethnic minority, are still severely mistreated in the workplace and gender stereotypes remain to play a huge role in this divide. Creating the building blocks of a more empathetic workplace (managers play a critical role in this but need more direction and support).

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Diversity Training Compliance Training Blended Learning CLO 98

CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

There’s no substitute for good leadership, and leadership is personal,” Blanchard says. The company prioritizes building collaboration and trust between leaders and their teams — both internally and by way of leadership development training. Blanchard teaches and utilizes a method called “servant leadership.”

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Change Leadership Performance Support Diversity Training 95

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. What is an improvisational leader?

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Leadership Culture CLO Player 92

CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Sedgwick, the largest insurance claims management company in the world, has developed a program to build the future bench strength of its property claims leadership — generationNext Management. The teams encouraged leadership to expand the scope of the program to include a series of projects they felt could substantially grow the business.

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Instructional Design Instructional Instruction Design 99

CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The tide is turning in the job market. The historic levels of job hopping and quits we saw during the “Great Reshuffle” have subsided as more professionals stay put in their roles for longer in a moment many are now dubbing the “Big Stay.” Do your employees even know how to access and discover open internal roles?

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Social Networks LinkedIn Mobile Learning 84

CLO Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

By and large, learning and development should be a critical focus of any organization’s talent management and business success strategies — not only to retain, but also to recruit and engage the strongest employees in a highly competitive labor market. YouTube can also be a wealth of cost-effective resources for specific skills learning.

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Budget Micro-Learning ROI Cost 88

CLO Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

The business world must play a critical role in leading the charge when it comes to tackling the environmental crisis because it has the capacity, capability and resources to drive positive change. Leadership philosophy must change into something far more collective to avoid climate catastrophe, Horvorka says.

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Skills Develop Leadership Environment 78

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2020

What is more interesting is how he transformed himself as the leader of this business in a way that enabled it to grow — through a collaborative leadership journey. But if you see the market, technological and demographic realities of our digital age, this journey can help prepare you to lead in the remainder of the 21st century.

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Collaboration Leadership Trust Behavior 115

CLO Magazine

MAY 3, 2019

It’s an exciting time, as more women and people of color are moving into leadership positions in both government and business. According to 2019 data from Catalyst, women — particularly minority women — are still scarce in corporate leadership roles: In S&P 500 companies, women represent 26.5 Women of color represent only 4.7

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Develop Diversity Training Leadership Roles 64

CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Agile organizations possess a unique set of traits that allow them to respond swiftly to changing market demands, seize emerging opportunities and effectively navigate through uncertainty. In today’s VUCA world, CLOs must build change tolerance into their corporate DNA — into their culture. And that requires a new leadership approach.

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Agile Organization Design Trust 92

CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Using flexible leadership development solutions to combat the SHEcession. As you plan leadership development initiatives for 2022 and beyond, consider these four opportunities to make a meaningful impact on the careers of women leaders. By Calvin Coffee. By Karissa McKenna. Leader or cheerleader — have we lost our way? By Ashley St.

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Leadership Attitudes CLO Mentoring 47