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Putting People First

CLO Magazine

When it comes to learning, Jon Kaplan truly understands the importance of emotional engagement. Kaplan finally confessed his secret to a classmate and got the remedial help he needed, but by then he had become “incredibly ashamed” and his academic performance suffered through grade school. The Road to L&D.

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Does your first-time manager training help nurture successful leaders?

TalentLMS

Another colleague was bitter about her promotion and openly questioned her leadership skills. Marion had a lot to offer to her company, but she lacked the necessary skills to handle her new role. The majority of first-time managers are employees who have been top performers for quite some time. But what about their soft skills?

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Listen: Discover Financial Services’ Jon Kaplan on tuition assistance programs and the importance of building trust among your learning team

CLO Magazine

Like many bosses, Jon Kaplan thought he was a good leader. I was there for about three or four years and I had managed to take a team that should have been high performing and I just drove them into the ground,” Jon said. “It April 2019 Profile: Discover Financial’s Jon Kaplan. The results seemed to prove it. The only problem?

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Degreed Announces $42M Series C Financing

Degreed

We are incredibly grateful not just to our investors, but to all of you – our employees, our clients, our partners, and our families and friends – for supporting us in this journey, for sharing our vision, and for helping Degreed to get this far. First, though, a huge thank you. In the spring of 2013, Degreed raised $1.8M

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Higher^2 Education

Clark Quinn

There were some inspiring talks, including Mark Milliron of the Gates Foundation, and a ‘debate’ between Peter Smith of Kaplan (and author of a new book on the topic of higher education) and David Longanecker of WICHE (WCET’s ‘parent’). The quick question is whether these could be disentangled from the academy.

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18 Top Learning Systems Trends to Watch in 2018

Talented Learning

Purdue acquired Kaplan University. This has opened the door for small and medium-sized buyers to invest learning platforms to support education programs for employees, channel partners, customers and other external audiences. Consistently, they indicate these results: Dramatic improvement in channel performance. Impressive list!

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Learning In Practice Awards 2012

CLO Magazine

Employees using PwC Canada’s Enhanced Working Practices score 12 percent higher in people engagement and high-performance team scores than their peers. Since BrightPoint implemented the BrightPoint Performance Compass, 54 percent of its high-potential employees have been promoted within the last year. Business Impact Division 2.