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2009
Headlines everywhere point to economic woes and tough financial times ahead, and many companies are beginning to look at where they can trim excess expenses and implement cost-saving measures. How can a CLO not only maintain the learning department’s budget, but also possibly increase it?
We Can't Start A Corporate University BecauseOver the last few years, an increasing number of companies want to organize learning around the strategic principles of a corporate university model. It's interesting that the implementation of a corporate university as a strategic initiative is still the exception rather than the rule.
Learning Myths Busted“If we only had a ‘seat at the table’, we would be able to really make a difference.” The learning leader’s lament. It is the ultimate goal for corporate learning organizations, yet CorpU research shows that it is rarely the case, even for highly respected learning organizations.
Investing In TrainingInvestors know the importance of balancing their portfolio in order to optimize the return on their investments. Learning and Development (L&D) teams should use the same principle as investors to balance learning investments to assure that the business will grow and develop people with the right skills, at the right time, to achieve that growth.
Taking the AAR Beyond the ClassroomFrom the GP to amazing medical advances to the Internet, the civilian world has greatly benefited from innovations made by the United States military over the last century. Among the more recent crossovers is a process utilized by the U.S. Army known as the After Action Review (AAR). Unfortunately, many in the business world are utilizing this strategy as a training evaluation tool.