CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

It’s not surprising, then, that almost every CLO in 2021 is listing the growing skills gap and new talent upskilling as a top priority. How did you get into a new field or a new role? Almost certainly, you were guided by a real-life conversation, whether it was with a manager, a mentor or even a stranger.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

The pandemic transformed many CLOs into corporate sherpas, guiding employees as they moved to remote work and providing them with newly virtual content to ensure they had the skills and support to remain productive and engaged. From fashion designer to CLO. Tedrick didn’t plan to become the CLO of a $128 billion Fortune 100 company.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Sabrina is spearheading a mentoring program at Encompass to help with skills advancement, and there is an undeniable demand for it. Employees have voluntarily come forward as both mentors and mentees for the program, indicating a clear recognition at Encompass and many other organizations that technical expertise alone is no longer enough.

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Degreed

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

And for a career mobility program to really fly high, managers need to play a pivotal role, Degreed CLO Kelly Palmer said. The manager is the role that actually makes or breaks whether this will be successful.”. Maybe one of your people wants to be trained or mentored. Culture Through Partnership.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 16, 2023

A new leadership role, and the skills and mindsets required to play it Navigating these disruptions is transforming the skills and mindset required of senior executive leaders, including chief learning officers. CEOs see their new role as influencing change in their organizations to open up the space for others to behave differently.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

One of the biggest challenges associated with mentoring programs is keeping executives and employees invested. When she was hired in 2013, one of her first mandates was to breathe new life into the mentoring culture. That’s one of the key benefits of formal versus informal mentoring programs, she said.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 16, 2021

Therefore, creating a Level 3 plan and defining roles and responsibilities early in the planning phase is critical not only for the success of the program but for the continued existence of the training function as we know it today. If resources are available for formal coaching and mentoring, these can be effective elements.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 10, 2014

Mentoring and coaching strategies translate to better employee engagement and retention. But it pays to know the key differences between coaching and mentoring to implement an effective program. There is a difference between coaching and mentoring.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2021

Over the past year, I have interacted (virtually, of course) with hundreds of women and corporations in my role as CEO of WOMEN Unlimited Inc. Corporate leadership is buoying its initiatives to develop early-career female talent and to place them in roles with P&L responsibility. Now that’s a powerful antidote to gloom and doom!

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

She had been quickly promoted over a 10-year period and was operating in a senior leadership role at a Fortune 100 company. I now know that part of a leader’s role is to understand and ask for what you and your team need to deliver on your goals. Here are some things I learned to ask for along the way: A mentor/coach/advisor.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2020

As companies increase their focus on retaining and advancing talented women, the role of managers becomes continually more significant. Managers with a solid track record of advancing their female talent do not restrict feedback to annual reviews. They ensure that talented women take leadership roles on key initiatives.

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Degreed

MARCH 10, 2022

For a performance enablement strategy to really fly high, managers need to play a pivotal role, according to Degreed CLO Kelly Palmer. The manager is the role that actually makes or breaks whether this will be successful.”. And they’re more open to letting their people be mentored by other team leaders.

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CLO Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

As we fostered their development, encouraged them to interact with mentors and networks and involved their managers, we pinpointed three emerging strategies that earmarked success in these disruptive times: Letting go of what was. They develop avenues for women to maintain and grow meaningful relationships with sponsors, mentors and networks.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2021

Look for apps that include communication and mobile learning features that allow deskless workers to surface ideas and mentor and support one another. All this might sound a little bit predictable — apps that help teams track their work and stay connected. Pretty straight forward, right?

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

Career development is a dynamic, flexible and shared process in which everyone has an important role. Managers are responsible for: Investing time in and encouraging employees by providing invaluable, personalized mentoring and guidance. Employee initiated. Leader supported. Organizationally enabled. Growth mindset. Leaps of faith.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Because generative AI, a cutting-edge subset of artificial intelligence, holds the promise of revolutionizing how employees learn, adapt and excel in their roles. AI for learning portfolio management; i.e. keeping track. It’s an essential role that L&D can play for the greater good of the business.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Research shows that young women are much less likely than their male counterparts to seek out mentors and sponsors. The post The most important time to support a woman’s career development is in her 20s appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media. Next, ensure more women have positions with P&L responsibility.

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CLO Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2022

Professional development is not only the responsibility of your company, although they have a very important role to play in providing opportunities for you to learn and grow. Individuals in your network are sometimes willing to mentor or provide coaching support in their areas of expertise.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 13, 2020

“It’s never about the technology,” said Iris Ware, CLO of the City of Detroit. After completing her masters, she landed a job with DaimlerChysler, where she was quickly selected for a fast-track leadership development program. She doesn’t create traditional roles,” Conrad said. Close to Home. She gets things done.”.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

He positioned the transformation effort itself as a story, framing the leaders themselves as part heroes, part customer-mentors, and part supporting cast in a sweeping technological epic. Storytelling did its job here and got the business back on track quickly. “We Who’s the mentor? It’s a culture shift, and it’s beautiful.”

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 24, 2021

We focus on formal training because it is what we are asked to provide, it’s a tangible product, and it allows for easier tracking of pre/post-event learning and skill development. Think of book clubs, guided self-learning programs, mentoring and job shadowing. SGS Tracking. SGS Tracking. NON-FORMAL. Project Manager.

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CLO Magazine

MAY 22, 2020

HR and L&D leaders will likely begin by considering what role communications coaching and language learning programs can play in helping to meet the development need. But first they should be clear — and aligned — on goals, determine what resources are available, assess the pros and cons of each option, and define the desired result.

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CLO Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

So what role do the learning leaders play? Like any complex change management process, you need to focus on several tracks simultaneously. Track 1: The Learners. Track 2: Managers and Formal Leaders. But the helping role has several layers. Track 3: Teams. They hold the key to full transformation.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2018

They can share their strategies as if they were in the role — acting more as a mentor — but that advice does not lead to the self-learning which drives sustained behavior change. Mentoring is best used for less experienced leaders who need to quickly assimilate knowledge in a new function, new industry or new market.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2018

It’s important to keep in mind that one does not have to be in a leadership role to be a leader. All employees can play a role in exuding the passion, purpose and inspiration necessary to achieve the vision desired. The post Empower Talent to Become Leaders Who Drive Change appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media.

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CLO Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

The most recent McKinsey study notes that since 2015, the number of women in c-suite roles has moved from 17 to 21 percent, yet women’s advancement in manager, director and VP roles has inched forward less than 5 percent. Motivated employees fear being off-track or overlooked.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

As the company grew, he recalls early mentors warning him not to screw it up by being inauthentic. It made me realize that my role is to support people, and that sometimes it’s better to miss a few opportunities than to push people too hard,” he says. Off the fast-track. It’s about making room for more people at the party.

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CLO Magazine

MARCH 2, 2017

Chief learning officers often find themselves in the challenging role of educating other leaders in their organization about the culture of learning. As a CLO, you will need to address the culture of learning in your organization so you can implement a learning strategy to influence organizational change and foster value creation and growth.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Things Are Looking Up After last year’s downturn in optimism, this year more than 50 percent of CLOs are again optimistic about learning and development; they believe they have passed through the difficult economic period (Figure 1). ” But the role of competencies extends beyond learning to talent management.

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CLO Magazine

JULY 17, 2019

Ogren honed his skills tracking tornadoes in the Midwest and was later promoted to warning coordinator at the NWS office in Wichita, Kansas. Ogren thrived in the role, creating new modules and content for NWS employees and stakeholders. Photos by Paul Andrews. He still travels to D.C. a lot,” Spayd said. “But

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 8, 2018

Butterfly.ai, along with VoiceVibes, Orai and GiantOtter, are among a host of new AI-driven coaching apps that promise to change the way companies provide mentoring and suggest training to improve soft skills. No computer can replace human mentors, but it can support them,” said Butterfly’s Mendlewicz.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Learning leaders at US LBM realized there was an opportunity for them to continue employees’ development through the use of mentoring and social learning software to support peer learning groups. They create learning tracks and activities for employees based on individuals’ roles and growth paths.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The program is designed to help improve their stress awareness, build self-confidence, enable participants to assume leadership roles in simulated survival scenarios and enhance their emotional control. Connect with coaches and mentors who will support and help guide their development. Meet sponsors who can advocate for them.

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CLO Magazine

DECEMBER 21, 2013

One CLO said, “I believe the country is on the right track and the worst of economic issues are behind us.” And several see an ongoing change toward learning from leadership, reflecting a “paradigm shift in our executive management, and continued growth by our company,” as one CLO said.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The role of a manager or people leader in today’s workplace is shifting away from being a traditional “command and control” boss to be more of a performance coach, which is exactly what today’s employees have been saying they want, according to recent research from Gallup. The Shift: Coaching for Goal Achievement. The best part of it all?

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2017

Leadership competence is organized into four career tracks: Coach, Ninja, Thought Leader and Rainmaker. Each track is aligned to the decision-making styles of high performing leaders in the technology industry. Or they can mentor a start-up. The outcome is individualized,” said Santhanam. Making Change One Leader at a Time.

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CLO Magazine

APRIL 3, 2017

Women can offer so much to companies from a bottom-line perspective, from an ability to be creative, to mentor people; we shouldn’t have to hide our femininity to fit into the workplace.”. Harris said she tries to be intentional about this at work, and she extends this role modeling to her work-life integration.

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