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Chief Learning Officer is a multimedia publication focused on the importance, benefits and advancements of a properly trained workforce.
Managers play essential roles in your organization–facilitating nearly every critical deliverable and business process. But most of the trainings, development programs, and support systems aimed at managers aren’t seen as valuable by both managers and execs. To avoid the quicksand of doing things ‘the way they have always been done,’ and explore ways to get […]
The world is changing rapidly and people leaders have had to keep up with global crises, changing economic conditions, and shifting organizational priorities. While no one can predict the future, there are key trends that leaders can track and anticipate. Join Torch’s Principal Behavioral Scientist, Mandy Varley and Sr. Director of Marketing, Ellen Gomes for […]
Investing in the growth and development of your leaders can have a major impact on your organization’s success and wellbeing. From empowering and nurturing current leaders to cultivating a strong bench of emerging leaders, BizLibrary’s 2024 Trends in Training and Development Survey shows leadership development to be a top challenge that many organizations are facing. […]
Torch’s upcoming Leadership (Re)Development webinar hosted by Jim Bell, Chief Marketing Officer, will explore the psychology behind performance and discuss how organizations can redefine leader development to be more effective and impactful. Jim will be joined by Magellan Federal’s Sr. Director of Human Performance, Jon Metzler, and Manager of Performance Coaching, Meg Helf, as they […]
42% of emerging leaders report they had inadequate or ineffective professional development prior to their first leadership role. In today’s landscape of multigenerational workforces, virtual offices, and ever-evolving skills gaps — is your training doing enough to prepare your future leaders? Join Dan Rust, Vice President of Global Leadership and Organizational Development at InfoPro Learning […]
“Coaching has risen as a ‘must-have’ for organizations in the last couple of years with 86% of organizational leaders agreeing that relationship-based approaches to leadership development, like coaching and mentoring, achieve better results than other forms of learning,” according to data from the Harvard Business Review Analytic Services report, Leveraging Coaching and Mentoring to Create […]
The heart of workplace success in the face of today’s environment—hybrid work, diversity efforts, and decreasing engagement and retention—comes down to solving one key challenge: trust. New research shows that leaders struggle to build trust with their teams, and organizations falter without it. Join our webinar to explore how you can: • Address changing employee […]
Join Keegan Walden, Torch’s Co-founder and Chief Science Officer and Tramel Dodd, Senior Director, Talent Enablement at Reddit for a conversation about how to think about building a people development program that scales and drives impact for its participants and the organization. Key Learning Objectives: • How to think about coaching and mentoring as a […]
While facing challenges including limited budget and securing support from leadership, HR and L&D teams must get creative to solve organizational challenges with less. In this resource constrained environment, it’s important to leverage tools and development tactics that are able to solve multiple challenges at once. During this webinar, Torch Head of Behavioral Science Insights […]
As our expectations of leaders have expanded, so, too, must the way we develop those leaders. How are top performing organizations meeting this challenge, and what can we learn from their example? That is the question a new Harvard Business Review Analytic Services report, sponsored by Torch, sets out to answer. It explores how leadership […]
Julia Boorstin was 13 when her mother told her that, by the time she grew up, women could be just as powerful as men: “captains of industry, running the biggest companies.” Unfortunately, when it comes to gender equity, conditions have not changed as much as her mother had hoped. But female leaders all over the […]
Organizations spend more than $366 billion annually on leadership development worldwide. Yet 75% of companies say their leadership programs are not very effective, and only 11% report having a strong succession plan to fill critical leadership roles. To make matters worse, more than two-thirds of workers report that the worst part of their lives is […]
Despite increased focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and investment in training and development programs, many companies are struggling to develop inclusive leaders and to make progress against DEI metrics such as retention and promotion of employees from underrepresented groups. During this webinar, Torch will share insights from their recent research on the importance […]
Join us as we speak with Jennifer Young, Executive Vice President of Human Resources at TD Bank, about improving company culture and building the right skills for a leadership pipeline. During this conversation, we will cover: Implementing a strong culture through leadership skills development. Building resilient teams while navigating organizational changes. Retaining top talent in […]
Change has become a near certainty within the last several years, yet responding to change is still challenging. From moving businesses and employees to a virtual environment to shifting societal demands and expectations, change remains a constant in our lives. This webinar focuses on how to lead and thrive through the inevitable twists and turns that […]
Many organizations and HR leaders are searching for ways to focus on how talent, particularly leadership talent and diverse talent, can thrive in their organizations. A driver for advancing other strategic priorities and a strong focus on leaders and leadership development will help build the knowledge, skills and mindset leaders need to lead effectively in […]
When you hear change and transformation, do you still imagine turning the giant ship? In today’s world, you can’t afford to wait years for culture transformation to happen. Join Abbott and BTS as we share how one of the world’s largest healthcare organizations took a simple, scaled approach to upskilling and culture transformation -- and […]
Following the tremendous response to our research and webinar about Innovational Leadership, we received requests to investigate further. Specifically, our audience wanted to know if the traits we identified translate to teachable skills and, if so, how many companies currently include these skills in their Leadership Development programs. Innovational Leadership Phase II is the result […]
It is no secret that the workplace has changed. In Udemy Business’ 2022 Workplace Learning Trends Report, they reveal the most in-demand skills for 2022 and how businesses are adjusting their learning strategies to remain competitive. Join us on March 9th as Udemy's Chief Learning Officer, Melissa Damlier, shares an insider’s look at the top […]
As we emerge from the uncertainty of last year, we indisputably find that the future of work has arrived. We see organizations easing out of crisis mode and getting back to long-term planning, and many are keen to keep a hybrid or complete remote workforce in play. Not only is the landscape of work changing, […]
Rapidly changing conditions and disruption have driven many organizations to rethink their approach to learning. Over the past year, Steelcase has pivoted to meet the points of need by fundamentally shifting to an experimental design approach. With fewer internal resources, a new model for learning was implemented that increased accessibility and efficiencies and allowed for […]
How do you build trust and a desire for learning in a 120-year-old company that has never had an L&OD department? You step back and make it simple. With more than 47 locations — many in rural communities — bringing folks to headquarters doesn’t always work. Plus, employees in the same function may not know […]
Coaching is a powerful development tool that can act as a catalyst for success at all levels of an organization. When you see a highly productive, innovative, and agile organization, it is likely driven by a coaching culture. This webinar is designed to equip participants with the practices and competencies needed to build a coaching […]
As you well know, there’s a major renaissance happening in Human Resources. Five years ago, if you asked an HR leader how well their programs were working, they’d show you a list of testimonials from participants talking about the value of the program, what they learned, or how much they enjoyed it. But in today’s […]
Amidst change and transformation, organizations need to be prepared to embrace more change and transformation when returning to the workplace or transitioning to a hybrid or full-virtual model for the workplace. One of the most important pieces of this change is to sustain engagement and motivation of the workforce. Productivity is still top of mind […]
2020 was a year of unprecedented change for the workforce. In spite of the challenges, many employees continued to pursue education and work to improve their economic mobility. Hear from the McDonald’s Corporation, which has experience in creating and providing restaurant employees with education programs that support a new vision for the employer-employee contract. It’s […]
In a landscape of rapid economic and technologic change, innovation is highly prized. In fact, the latest learning State of the Industry study reinforced the value of innovation to create growth and workforce agility. This paper presents the hypothesis that innovative qualities may be overlooked in most leadership training models today. Innovational leaders are different […]
Most organizations have made leadership development a priority and have tasked their consultants and coaches to focus on their leaders’ impact on culture and performance. How do you meet this challenge and develop your leaders to create Constructive cultures, improve, and sustain organization performance? On February 24, 2021, join us as we explore how LG […]
This webinar is for you if you are wondering how to develop the right skills of leaders in a mobile & modern way and contribute to the profitable growth of your company? Schneider Electric has been overperforming on growth but underperformed on EBIT vs their competition. What has been uncovered is that their business unit […]
Are you looking to switch an existing on-site leadership development program to purely virtual? Or are you creating a new initiative from the beginning and are thinking about how to make it successful and relevant?
Remote work looks different for every organization. But no matter if this is the first time 100% of your employees are working remotely, you have a hybrid system made of office and front line workers, or if only a handful of employees work from home a few days a week, we’re all challenged with the […]
Today’s most influential business leaders can be infinitely inspiring. Beyond their vast reserves of creativity, people like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Elon Musk have shown remarkable talent at motivating their employees to do ambitious and imaginative work. What can account for these innovators’ skill at leadership? How have they infused their companies with their […]
How do you prepare for the unknown? Confounded by the complexities of the global change that is occurring and the impact to the business, leaders need to pay special attention to the emotional impact on their workforce. How do you support your people going through this process on both the human and business side of […]
During turbulent times like this, you hear many people talk about the “resistance to change” and how this phenomenon impairs an organization’s ability to rapidly adapt and respond. The problem with this mentality is that it assumes change is unwelcome, difficult and instinctively avoided by people. But the more neuroscientists learn about the working of […]
Receiving a promotion is the epitome of an employee’s growth and success, but many companies are misusing promotions. As high performers reach their peak, they’re being promoted to managers solely based on performance. This type of career pathing is creating a domino effect in companies. The newly promoted managers often do not have the skillset […]
The World Economic Forum has identified creativity, collaboration and adaptability as key skills for the future of work. Increasingly, we are asking for leaders to execute at every level of our organizations, whether it’s in communication with our customers, giving feedback to develop their teams, or co-creating systems across an entire business. Improvisation, uniquely, provides […]
Leaders sitting in a classroom setting to learn about how to be strategic, have difficult conversations or communicate better isn’t sticking. And sending a leader away to an executive education program is limited in its value at best. Creating a new and better path forward means challenging the ideas of how we develop leaders. Creating […]
Many progressive organizations are addressing talent mobility and career growth opportunities by giving their people opportunities to work in cross-functional teams to tackle big projects or company initiatives. It’s a great way to leverage and grow their skills, especially within flatter organizations, where the career ladder isn’t always an option. Pulling together diverse expertise across […]
Leadership development today is not delivering on board level expectations and research shows there are issues in developing leaders just-in-time and in a consistent and cost-effective way. There’s a growing need for organizations to completely rethink how they develop their leaders. This session will demonstrate how leadership development can deliver on its promise and how […]
The ‘Measuring the Business Impact of Learning’ benchmarking survey, conducted by LEO Learning and Watershed (on behalf of Learning Technologies Group) is entering its fourth year. With the survey launching on November 1st and closing on December 13th, LEO Learning and Watershed are holding a webinar to reflect on the results so far, plus discuss […]
Data science and AI are impacting many industries globally, from healthcare and government to agriculture and finance. Everybody needs to be able to work with data the way everybody needed to start using email 20 years ago. As we wrote in Harvard Business Review, “Very few companies expect only professional writers to know how to […]
Accessing third-party experts to help develop leaders across a global organization is certainly possible, but is that the best option for the company and those leaders who need real world skills, wisdom and insights as part of their development? Using talented internal trainers is an option as well, but again is that the best option? […]
From digital technologies to the evolution of workplace culture and the rise of talent expectations, learning practitioners see a tidal wave approaching. Do you worry whether you and your talent will sink or swim when the wave hits? Are your leaders prepared to surf this wave? As a learning and development professional, you're passionate about […]
Using Open Badges to provide micro-credentials is a great way to track upskilling and career pathing for learners within organizations. This session will cover how micro-credentialing supports ongoing professional development and personalized learning pathways as it pertains to accomplishments and skills. By attending this session, you will: Explore the open badge framework and how it […]
