CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – JFK The challenge Over the last few years, these conditions have put enormous pressure on organizations, their leaders and their boards of directors. Yet, according to some recent leadership surveys, a majority are concerned about their organization’s fitness for the future.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2023

“I don’t believe anybody wakes up in the morning aiming to be average,” said Dr. Ruth Gotian, as she opened her keynote discussion on October 17 during CLO’s 2023 Symposium in San Diego. Gotian’s keynote address and all other 2023 CLO Symposium sessions are available on-demand now.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

Traditionally, the role of a CLO was primarily focused on learning and development, with a primary goal of ensuring employees received the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their jobs effectively. Another important shift in the role of the CLO is the increased use of technology in L&D.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 1, 2021

Under her leadership, Nationwide was ranked as the No. CLO: What was your first official job in learning and development? Assistant director of learning and development at Ohio Health, a hospital group, leading leadership development. CLO: What lessons did you learn in 2020 that you’ve brought with you into 2021?

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A majority of organizations around the world are investing in leadership coaching to ensure their employees have the critical knowledge, skills and experience to remain competitive. Over 40 percent of these organizations report their spending on leadership coaching has increased from 2020 to 2021. The world has changed.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Revenue, our weekly leadership podcast meeting is one component of a holistic leadership development ecosystem currently in development. This leadership podcast directly connects to the agency’s vision, “to be an innovative, customer-focused and employee-centered agency.”

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2023

“Break the glass ceiling” is a metaphor used to describe the invisible barrier women face when ascending into leadership positions. Women leaders are switching jobs at the highest rates we’ve ever seen — and at higher rates than men in leadership. Women are already significantly underrepresented in leadership.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

When I began studying leadership in the 1960s, top-down leadership reigned. As time went by, I became more and more interested in a different style of leadership, —one I’ve been teaching now for more than 50 years. Three timeless leadership principles have risen to the top. 3: Leadership is love. Principle no.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2020

But adopting a coaching mindset in leadership — asking rather than telling — opens a lot of doors for leaders and their teams, says Magdalena Mook, CEO at the International Coaching Federation. The post Video: Adopting a coaching mindset for leadership appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2022

The post Using flexible leadership development solutions to combat the SHEcession appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media.

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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

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In health care specifically, it necessitated a “command and control” leadership style to maintain an appropriate focus on demanding patient care challenges. Additionally, high patient demand and ongoing staffing concerns resulted in a limited focus on leadership development. The pandemic was a significant disrupter for many.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

In 2020, she was recognized as CLO of the Year. CLO: How did you first become interested in learning and development? CLO: What lessons did you learn back in 2020 that you’ve taken with you into 2021? CLO: How do you enjoy spending your time outside of work? Chief Learning Officer: Where is your hometown?

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Some may wonder why executives need further leadership development. After all, they’ve succeeded at multiple leadership roles as they moved up the ranks. Avoid offering an executive cohort of your regular leadership program. Recent studies in neuroscience give us some critical clues.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

CLO: How did you first become interested in learning and development? CLO: What lessons did you learn in the past year in 2020 that you’ve taken with you into 2021? CLO: What leadership skills and capabilities from your time in the Air Force have you found particularly useful in the business world?

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 4, 2021

Whitcomb is an award-winning HR, leadership and talent development executive with more than 20 year’s experience across various industries, including transportation, financial services and health care. CLO: How did you become interested in learning and development? CLO: How do you enjoy spending your time outside of work?

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

She is also an adjunct professor teaching courses in leadership and human capital management. CLO: What was your first official job in learning and development? CLO: What lessons did you learn in 2020 that you’ve taken with you into 2021? CLO: How do you enjoy spending your time outside of work? Creary, Ph.D.,

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CLO Magazine

JULY 24, 2023

In a year already defined by tightening budgets and mass layoffs across a number of industries, companies may feel wary about directing their limited resources and energy into leadership development initiatives. Great leadership and being a great team member are not mutually exclusive.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2022

BetterWork Media Group , the owner of Chief Learning Officer and Talent Management, is celebrating its one-year business anniversary following the internal purchase of Human Capital Media and rebrand launch in January 2021 by founders Ana Dirksen, Kevin Fields, Ashley St. John and Lauren Wilbur.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

She has more than 29 years in the learning and talent development industries, and in 2016, she was awarded CLO of the Year. CLO: What was your first official job in learning and development? CLO: What lessons did you learn in 2020 that you’ve taken with you into 2021? CLO: How do you enjoy spending your time outside of work?

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 14, 2023

The following is an excerpt from CLO’s podcast, Voices of CLO. I think these are actually skillsets that apply generally to anyone in leadership positions. The post Podcast: Voices of CLO with Eric Dingler appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media. To hear the full conversation, click here.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2023

In this article, I will describe some practices I use as a leadership coach in order to leverage design thinking principles to guide and support my clients. The post Leveraging design thinking as a leadership coach appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

They have yet to fall victim to the underbelly of social media and they choose their friends the old fashion way — mutual interests. As such, here are five lessons my kids have taught me about leadership: Maintain an incessant desire for learning. Put simply, unlike adults, they have yet to be tainted by the woes of the world.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We call it “Leadership 2.0.” The oft-cited leadership development model of 70/20/10 has been around since the 1980s, helping us to describe how leaders grow. Leadership is a fundamentally human endeavor. These elements can be blended in myriad of ways to support a whole-person approach to leadership development.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Without access to these offerings, leaders are left alone to connect the dots and figure out how the DEI pieces fit into the larger puzzle that is leadership. When we keep DEI training separate from other leadership development offerings, we cannot expect leaders to treat what they are learning with an equal level of importance.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning recently published a study which revealed how the leadership requirements in all industries have shifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The post 2020 Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning study identifies global leadership gap appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Empathic leadership improves organizational culture While leadership focuses on the behaviors required to guide others, empathy is the ability to understand others in a way that guides your leadership behavior. Empathy can also be learned and coupled with leadership development.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

One of the most worrisome developments is the impact to leadership pipelines. There are a few ways you can organically develop leadership skills in your employees. The department manager further develops their leadership skills by assigning two employees to facilitate the discussion each month. According to the 2010 U.S.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

She is the former vice president of Qualcomm Learning Center, and was named CLO of the year in 2010. CLO: How did you first become interested in learning and development? CLO: What lessons have you learned in 2020 that you plan on taking with you into 2021? CLO: How do you enjoy spending your time outside of work?

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

No longer confined to managing training programs leading learning and development teams, today’s CLOs are integral to broader talent management strategies that drive organizational success. Let’s delve into the expanded role of the CLO and how it intersects with talent management.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 7, 2023

Consider those stats in the context of a leadership development program — a more than $370 billion global market. Given the resources organizations are devoting to leadership development, not to mention the future stakes of the leadership pipeline, these programs must work. Two weeks later, Kyle had a coaching session.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Chief Learning Officer recently sat down with David DeFilippo, principal of DeFilippo Leadership Inc. DeFilippo has been in senior talent management and development for more than 25 years, and has previously served in numerous learning leader roles , including CLO for BNY Mellon and also for Suffolk Construction.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 14, 2021

I was recently reminded about the early formation of leadership behaviors while attending a webinar focused on “Leadership on the Sea” that was facilitated by a friend who I have known since we were both teenagers. Patrick teaches a course to seniors called “Leadership and Literature” at Tabor Academy.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 4, 2021

Each year, the Chief Learning Officer of the Year Award is presented to an individual learning executive who delivers the most exemplary development and guidance, is a strategic business partner and provides essential leadership to the organizational learning and development function. 20, when she was announced as the 2020 CLO of the Year.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The post Brain-based leadership in a time of heightened uncertainty appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media. Unanswered questions swirled in all our minds: What does this mean for me? Is my family safe? How will I work now? Is my job secure? How long will the pandemic last?

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

We support ourselves better when we acknowledge that leadership is hard. She had been quickly promoted over a 10-year period and was operating in a senior leadership role at a Fortune 100 company. Throughout our coaching, I guided and supported Emily as the reality that “leadership is hard” caught up with her.

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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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