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Industry insight: Blockchaining to track current and potential employees’ skills

CLO Magazine

Some of the items commonly at the top of lists of what keeps these professionals up at night include: finding the right quality and quantity of applicants for open roles, retaining the best talent and making sure that employees have the right skills for their current jobs as well as for future development. This intuitively makes sense.

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Meet the CLO Board: Kevin Wilde

CLO Magazine

In 2007, he was named CLO of the Year. CLO: How did you first become interested in learning and development? CLO: What lessons did you learn in 2020 that you’ve brought with you into 2021? CLO: What strengths or skills from the world of coaching do you think are equally important or useful in a learning leader?

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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: David Vance

CLO Magazine

In 2006, he was awarded CLO of the Year. CLO: What was your official first job in learning and development? So maybe a little bit of a different track than others have taken. CLO: What lessons did you learn in 2020 that you plan on taking with you into 2021? Vance was awarded CLO of the Year in 2006.

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Want to boost the development of underrepresented talent? Strengthen CLO, CDO partnerships

CLO Magazine

Rather than siloing these objectives onto separate teams, CLOs and CDOs can accomplish more by working together, while also measuring and tracking progress at the same time. This makes investing in manager skills a great example of “curb cut effect,” wherein a benefit for one group provides opportunities for others as well.

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Immersive learning takes center stage: VR training transforms employee skills

CLO Magazine

As employers look to support their employees and uplevel their skills, Fortune 1000 companies are finding training in virtual reality to be effective, efficient and most likely, more enjoyable than traditional e-learning programs. These soft skills also apply to the type of encounters that employees have every day.

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Case study: Skills transformation through data-driven personalized learning

CLO Magazine

An emphasis on skills transformation has taken center stage for organizations seeking continued momentum through their post-pandemic recovery. At SAP, we’ve helped pioneer strategies designed to boost employee skill proficiency since well before the pandemic using self-assessments and personalized learning plans.

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Case study: Healing the talent gap with homemade talent and a skills-first economy

CLO Magazine

Leaders everywhere are in the lurch for skilled workers, making the need for a “reconsideration of local economic development strategy” exceedingly salient, according to a recent Brookings commentary. For its first cohort, the program took 12 leaders. The program is also a huge win for businesses. At least not yet.