CLO Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2023

Design thinking is a human-centered development approach that emphasizes empathy, creative problem-solving and iterative prototyping. 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.

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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

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? Every time I came in to work with him, he had no idea who I was, but he could do math, no problem. 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

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

OCTOBER 8, 2020

For several years now, many management authors have been discussing how the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world in which we live requires a new set of leadership skills. It is not so much gender that is a differentiator in leadership success during these VUCA times; what is really at play is a fundamental difference in style.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 8, 2021

It’s hard to pick up a publisher’s catalog, a newspaper or even a magazine without seeing a new book on leadership. More specifically, it’s the impact of leadership development, often based on the leadership book. Think about the value of a leadership development program. Why are there so many? Are they all different?

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

For leadership development, this should be impact and not behavior. Let’s review how leadership development accountability has evolved. Decades ago, we wanted participants involved in leadership development to perceive the content as valuable, important to them and something they would try. Accountability shifts.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2020

How do you start writing an article about leadership and love? And yet here I sit attempting to explain that if you don’t love your people, you probably shouldn’t be in the business of leadership. I would’ve said something like, “Leadership isn’t about love. I would’ve said something like, “Leadership isn’t about love.

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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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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Whether you made a conscious choice to become a leader or assumed your first leadership position due to circumstance, think back for a moment to that time. What beliefs about leadership led you to become the leader you were then — and helped shape the leader you are today? We call this story the person’s leadership point of view.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

Her innovative approach to training and relentless commitment to the needs of her learners is why Chief Learning Officer named Tedrick its 2021 CLO of the Year. From fashion designer to CLO. Tedrick didn’t plan to become the CLO of a $128 billion Fortune 100 company. Data-driven CLO. Photos by Samantha Rayward.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 18, 2021

To bring about lasting change and improve DEI in talent development, it is crucial to reexamine the partnership between CLOs and CDOs in a way that will get the most leverage for both parties while solving real problems for employees. Strengthen CLO, CDO partnerships appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

We’ve yet to meet a leader who is confused by the term “problem employee.” But too often, problem employees remain in organizations, doing damage to both their work groups and their direct manager’s career. Understanding the Problem. In the end, we identified 11 distinct “problem” types.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

How does your organization define what “good” leadership looks like? Too often, there is a lack of alignment around an organization’s leadership model , a specific set of phrases that is designed to guide leadership behavior across a particular organization. Now think about a colleague in your organization. Question No.

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 18, 2011

I attended the CLO Symposium with my ITA colleagues Jay Cross and Jane Hart. My problem here is that this stuff shouldn’t be a topic in 2011, it should be already well-practiced and in the repertoire. Which should be the indicator that you have a problem in the first case! You can see Jay’s writeup here.)

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2021

Recently, I’ve seen firsthand how valuable peer leadership is to underrepresented employee groups, many of whom may feel isolated and uncertain right now. Peer leaders aren’t just a resource for addressing problems — they share tips and strategies for those looking to grow professionally. Make an External Coach Your Ally.”.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

That team has built a path for associates who have aspirations for higher-level leadership to move into other areas of the business such as FP&A, strategy and even supply chain and marketing, so they can develop a new perspective and perhaps think differently about strategy. It’s important to build and maintain loose networks of support.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2019

But here is the existential problem: I don’t think it made much of a difference. As an example, we recently did some work with an organization that wanted to run a program on adaptive leadership. Full disclosure: I love the concept of adaptive leadership, and I adore what Marty Linsky and Ron Heifetz have done with it, as a concept.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 13, 2019

Effective leadership is a transformational journey made up of four “spheres of influence.” These are self leadership, one-on-one leadership, team leadership and organizational leadership. The bull’s-eye in the middle — self leadership — is the heart of the four spheres. Today we know that’s just not true.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Over the course of 2023, Chief Learning Officer readers were most interested in articles on various aspects of development strategies for talent and leadership. They were also interested in articles about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, coaching and leadership strategy. Below is a list of CLO’s most-viewed articles of 2023.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Over the course of 2023, Chief Learning Officer readers were most interested in articles on various aspects of development strategies for talent and leadership. They were also interested in articles about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, coaching and leadership strategy. Below is a list of CLO’s most-viewed articles of 2023.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 28, 2023

This article explores the unique aspects of developing R&D leaders and the implications for prioritizing specific skills and approaches in R&D leadership development programs. 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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CLO Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

These programs tend to focus solely on teaching managerial skills and competencies, but neglect to address the three critical mindsets required for success in a new leadership role. However, when promoted into a leadership role, the mindset needs to shift from self to team. They adopt a problem avoidance mindset. Mindset No.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As people actually lived at work because they were working from home — and were forced to integrate work and life at almost every turn — L&D professionals realized their organizations had to rethink the definition of good leadership. Keep in mind, the goal of compassionate leaders is not to solve the problems of their direct reports.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 3, 2023

This is one of the main warnings of new research, “Leveraging Coaching and Mentoring to Create More Effective Leaders,” looking at the problem organizations face when it comes to preparing their next generation of leaders. The main driver behind this rise can be attributed to relationships.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

They have one more thing in common: While they all had varying degrees of success in office, none of them managed to live up to the bar of leadership set by their predecessors. However, as CLOs prepare their enterprise for the exodus of various organizational leaders, they need to make sure they don’t neglect an important one: themselves.

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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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CLO Magazine

MAY 16, 2019

This hesitation and fear pose problems for women and for the success of companies. But Johnson said there is a larger problem than men in power fearing they will be exposed or accused of misconduct — and that’s retaining valuable women. “A Either way, it is a problem for me as a leader.”. Learning Leaders Can Help.

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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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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

Creativity, empathy and complex problem-solving are inherently human traits that AI cannot replicate. Redefining the role of leadership: Adaptability Amid constant change and unpredictability, the traditional concept of leadership is undergoing a profound transformation. Instead, they are collaborating with it.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

they comprise only 25 percent of executive- and senior-level officials and managers, hold 20 percent of board seats and only 6 percent are CEOs, according to the “ Women’s Leadership Gap ” report by The Center for American Progress. Miller said equal pay also would help advance women in leadership. Structural Barriers.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 6, 2016

Worse, most leadership development programs turn out to be ineffective and expensive. These programs provide little focus on the social, interpersonal and strategic aspects of leadership, and what’s learned is often difficult to apply. It’s often easy for team members to practice their leadership skills thanks to real-time feedback.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2018

But if you ask CEOs about their top human capital concern, many point to something much harder to define and develop — soft skills like leadership, creativity and adaptability. Leadership in particular looms large; according to McKinsey & Co. , Microlearning isn’t the solution to this problem. 30 percent of U.S.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

It takes an ecosystem of people and teams from leadership down to get almost anything important done in the workplace; this deep connectedness will likely expand as AI and other technologies continue to take hold. A coach also takes some pressure off leadership to create the time and space for these often delicate conversations.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

The dean had written a lot about participative management — an early form of servant leadership — but he certainly didn’t practice it. The problem? That way, he and I could have a constructive conversation about the advantages of shifting his leadership style and working side by side with faculty on decision making.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 10, 2017

Talent and development leaders can use more scientific methods to identify talent, reinvent their leadership development strategy to grow skills that are others-focused and collaborative, and help people develop better awareness of themselves. CLO : What are some ways learning leaders can encourage and facilitate this self-discovery process?

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