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Brenda Sugrue Is the 2018 CLO of the Year

CLO Magazine

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. Defining, tracking and reporting those results is critical.”. That is the role of the CLO,” she said. “To

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Chief Learning Officer: The Owner of Training Management

Training Orchestra

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. Several behaviors and traits make for a truly great CLO.

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Lowe’s Introduces Track to the Trades Program

CLO Magazine

The Track to the Trades initiative is designed to present career alternatives to Lowe’s employees and ensure they get the support they need to pursue those careers. “We wanted to broaden the career spectrum for Americans and what they do,” said Melody Thuston, senior PR specialist at Lowe’s.

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5 steps to build better internal talent pipelines

CLO Magazine

For example, a customer support representative can be skilled into another support-oriented role, such as an IT support specialist. Best-practice tactics include: A special CEO/CLO announcement (video, town hall call out, email). Afterward, map those roles to areas of high need to create career paths. What are your completion rates?

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Motor City’s resourceful learning leader

CLO Magazine

“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. “It’s always about the process and the people.”. Close to Home.

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Developing the skills needed to lead for the future of our planet

CLO Magazine

I am seeing graduates with this double skill set being fast-tracked as the current generation of managers were never taught these skills. Innovation happens in the space between, so this topic should be woven throughout L&D programs, not just taught in specialist modules. Nicole de Fontaines is the executive director of CEMS.

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3 Ways to Prepare Millennials for Leadership Roles

CLO Magazine

Create two paths to leadership, manager and specialist. While anyone who wants to become a manager should be provided the opportunity to move into this style of leadership role, opening up clear specialist tracks that have senior-level positions in your company helps to identify the right individuals for management tracks.