Articles by Katie Kuehner-Hebert

After things slowed down following a period of rapid growth and expansion, Genentech created a career lab to enhance development options for employees and keep them engaged.

By cultivating cross-functional collaborations with other departments, MasterCard Chief Learning Officer Janice Burns is connecting some profitable dots between learning, culture and the business.

For the Dutch technology company, learning is a tool with which to ensure business viability. Yashwant Mahadik is leading its efforts to change the learning function to facilitate a global business transformation.

Accenture is sharing its employees’ and nonprofit partners’ talents to combat global unemployment — particularly of youth — through its Skills to Succeed initiative.

By centralizing and professionalizing learning at the American Cancer Society, the organization’s talent development leader is increasing organizational effectiveness and contributing to change in the nonprofit sector.

Facing a leadership gap thanks to a surge of baby boomer retirements, Hormel took a pro-active stance to leadership development and replacement by targeting emerging leaders in key divisions.

Bank of the West found the best learning and development associated with its new Quick Balance mobile app came thanks to intense interdepartmental collaboration.

BD’s early career experience program has helped to reduce turnover in high-potential talent and accelerate their moves to the next level of the leadership food chain.

For Kevin Bruny, chief learning officer for Chesterfield County, Va., developing the county’s 4,400 employees helps the community’s citizens enjoy a better quality of life.