Articles by Deanna Hartley

Abhijit Bhaduri: An Unconventional Leader
Wipro Ltd.'s CLO has made unconventional approaches to learning and development the norm at the India-based IT and consulting company.

The Psychology Behind Learning
Learning doesn’t always need to be cut and dried. Consider using competitiveness to rouse human motivators and enhance development.

IBM: Driving Innovation
To stay on the cutting edge of technology and innovation, IBM leverages learning to continually hone global workforce skills.

AT&T: The Marriage of Business and Learning
AT&T stays on top of the latest tools, technologies and methodologies to deliver learning to its global workforce while remaining in sync with business strategy.

Agile Leaders: Born or Bred?
Leaders who can thrive in any business environment share one important trait: agility.

What Is Social Learning Anyway?
Social learning has evolved from buzzword to business imperative, but there is no industry-wide definition; it means different things to different companies.

Part 2: The Mentality Behind Measurement
Once a social learning strategy is in place, learning leaders should measure it as they would any other initiative to determine if it’s working, if it’s solving a business need and how it can be improved.

Power to the People: Deloitte’s Nick van Dam
By providing a career map and a variety of learning opportunities, Deloitte encourages employees to be proactive about their own development.

The Next Generation LMS
See what Saba’s founder and CEO Bobby Yazdani has to say about the evolution of the LMS and how it needs to adapt to the changing business environment.

Social Learning: Top Down Versus Bottom Up
Companies look at pricing, product features and ease of use when determining the L&D technology that is right for them.

Social Collaboration and JIT Learning
Social learning technology enables users to search and connect with the appropriate people at the point of need.

Learning Goes Social
New technology is empowering employees more than ever to control their own learning and development.

What’s the Cure for Conventional Learning?
By creating a consolidated infrastructure, Justin Lombardo isn’t just injecting change into Children’s Medical Center of Dallas; he’s leading the way for other pediatrics facilities across the nation.

The Learning and Development Pioneer: Bill Wiggenhorn
As the former head of Motorola University, Bill Wiggenhorn took the role from a specific, learning-focused endeavor to a global, broad-based development driver for employees in markets near and far.

A Healthy Dose of Learning: Adri Maisonet-Morales
Learning executive Adri Maisonet-Morales ensures learning isn’t an afterthought, but rather a forward-looking business partner at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.