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The Business Case for Leadership Development

CLO Magazine

In recent years, CLOs have faced growing headwinds when it comes to making a business case for leadership development. And the authors of an October 2016 article in Harvard Business Review referred to leadership development programs as the “great training robbery.”. Yes, Leadership Development Works.

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Stepping Up to the ROI Challenge

CLO Magazine

In his 2017 Chief Learning Officer article, “The Business Case for Leadership Development,” William C. Byham, founder and CEO of Development Dimensions International, notes the following: “An article in McKinsey Quarterly accused U.S. Some estimates put the annual investment in leadership development in the U.S. at $50 billion.

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Learning Solutions Series: Most users satisfied with Off-the-shelf content solutions, when it fits their needs

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What can be done in a short amount of time to train your employees The answer might be in the form of off-the-shelf (OTS) content, which refers to ready-to-use course content for elearning programs. The next most-commonly owned solutions are from Franklin Covey and Development Dimensions International (DDI).

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We Must Address the Leadership Strategy Mortality Rate

CLO Magazine

Leadership readiness is low and declining, according to two consecutive Global Leadership Forecast studies from DDI — 2011 and 2015. Editor’s note: Author works for DDI.] It’s not enough for a business leadership team to sanction learning and development activities and then watch from the sidelines. General managers? Executives?

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Top 10 Learning Systems 23-24

eLearning 24-7

Any system whereas the main focus of business is custom development with less than 15% learning and or training systems? Acorn PLMS really gets you thinking differently, by changing out competencies or skill development for that matter and replacing them with capabilities. It’s Any open-source solution? The downer?

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5 Ways to Crush the Forgetting Curve

CLO Magazine

Recently, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, Development Dimensions International developed a conceptual model to understand the plight of the modern learner and the mechanisms to successfully create impact (Editor’s note: One of the authors works for DDI). Use the power of video 2.0. initiatives.