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Learning as a Marketing Tool
Welcome to Chief Learning Officer magazine. I returned from my sabbatical just in time to read the first issue. The magazine has certainly carved out a stimulating dialogue between CLOs […]
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The Killer App for Managing Talent
“The most valuable asset of a 21st-century institution, whether business or nonbusiness, will be its knowledge workers and their productivity.” – Peter Drucker, “Management Challenges for the 21st Century”
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United States Postal Service: Delivering Workforce Development
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. –Inscription on the General Post Office, New York City […]
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Fred Harburg–Connecting Motorola with Learning
If you have the chance to read Fred Harburg�s resume, you�ll find a rather impressive listing of positions. Prior to becoming chief learning officer and president of Motorola University, Harburg�s past boasts organizations like IBM, Saturn, Disney,
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Corporate Universities: A Powerful Model for Learning
Corporate universities were first created in the late 1980s as an enhancement to traditional training departments.
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Rebuilding FDNY’s Infrastructure
In the aftermath of Sept. 11, the New York Fire Department (FDNY) was faced with the daunting task of rebuilding in many critical areas, while continuing to fulfill its mission […]
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The Idea Marketplace
On behalf of Sun Microsystems and its learning arm, Sun Educational Services, I would like to welcome CLO, Chief Learning Officer Magazine to the enterprise learning scene. From our experience […]
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The CLO’s Emergence
As CEO at General Electric, Jack Welch was an energetic force, a visionary who saw far past the bottom line, while never forgetting the importance of those double rules. In his “boundaryless” view of his company and business in general, Welch foresaw the
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Enterprise Learning: The New ‘Killer App’
The increasing presence on executive staffs of a chief leaning officer or someone with a similar title represents the emerging recognition that an organization’s talent is a strategic asset- an essential element in achieving organizational goals.
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How is Your Training Viewed: Expense or Investment?
There are many buzz words in the training community right now: e-learning, blended learning, knowledge capital, competency mapping, just to name a few.