Articles by Elizabeth Loutfi-Hipchen

Chief Learning Officer reveals the 2020 LearningElite award winners
The 10th annual LearningElite awards ceremony recognized 52 companies for excellence in learning and development.

It takes a village
Free coaching, e-learning and ready-to-access resources — members of the L&D community play to their strengths and offer what they can in response to business and personal challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Video: Taking improv offstage and into the office
Improv is learning by doing, says Kelly Leonard, executive vice president of Second City Works.

Video: Leveraging online learning for development and community during a crisis
During the current pandemic, when many people are working remotely, online learning can present an opportunity to move away from a mindset of isolation and concentrate on accelerating your professional development.

Video: Leadership and teamwork tips for working remotely
Remote work is a huge adjustment for many people, especially in these difficult times. Erin Joy, founder and CEO of Black Dress Circle, shares tips for adjusting to this new normal, the importance of staying communicative and open — mentally and emotionally — and how this pandemic can be an opportunity to focus on the long game.

Career advice from Dave Rude
Dave Rude, chief learning officer of the National Nuclear Security Administration, a division of the United States Department of Energy, shares his career journey.

Udacity opens up Nanodegree program offerings amid coronavirus outbreak
The online learning platform is giving scholarships to laid-off workers and offering a free 30-day subscription to the general public.

Leveraging technology for learning during a time of social distancing
Tech-based tools can help alleviate the pressure felt by leaders to onboard, train and engage with employees during the coronavirus outbreak.

Jim Woolsey is the 2019 CLO of the Year
Throughout his career, Jim Woolsey has focused on progress. As president of DAU, he's continuing this tradition.
Excellence in Community Service
Excellence in Community Service recognizes vendors that have provided significant investment of company resources and time in support of a community service project or initiative.

The Technology Award
The Technology Award is for learning executives who have delivered new and unique applications of emerging technology to employee learning and development.

The Trailblazer Award
The Trailblazer Award is for learning executives who have either launched a new enterprise learning function or completely overhauled existing workforce development initiatives in the past year.

Video: Storytelling as a tool for learning
A collection of data-informed stories is similar to a collection of data points. When equipped by technology, storytelling is a useful tool for learning.

Health pandemic? Won’t stop the spread of knowledge
Switching up your learning strategy to include technology to support remote learning is only the start.

Cornerstone OnDemand Inc. announces acquisition of Saba in $1.395 billion deal
The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2020.