Leadership Development
Leadership development encourages the planning, creation and management of training programs and skills building needed to become a successful leader — from top executives to managers.

Loyal Subjects
On the surface, that question may seem simple, but loyalty as a workplace issue is anything but. Loyalty drives opportunity, and lack of loyalty means lack of retention—and we all know the costs associated with shifting workforces.
InterContinental Hotels Group: In This Lobby, Learning and Performance Link
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has more than 3,600 hotels with more than a half-million guest rooms in almost 100 countries and territories. Each year some 120 million people stay at InterContinental Hotels Group brands, including Crown Plaza Hotels
Looking Forward: The Learning & Development Industry in 2006
Each year brings with it a mix of new potential challenges and solutions for chief learning officers everywhere. With 2006 upon us, IDC asked Chief Learning Officer magazine’s Business Intelligence Board which areas of the learning and development industr
EDS: When People are the Product
EDS is a global corporation that provides a broad portfolio of business and technology solutions to help clients improve their business performance. The firm’s core portfolio includes information technology, applications and business process services and
Blended Learning v2.0: Multi-Sensory Solutions
Turn back the clock six years to the turn of the new century—everybody was a “paper millionaire,” Google was a college experiment, and e-learning was poised to take over the world.
The CLO’s Role in Future Scenario Planning
Imagine that your company could go back in time 10 years. Now ask yourself what things your company missed out on through the last decade that you wish you hadn’t. What were those external signals that—had your firm noticed and reacted to them—would have
Increasing the Productivity of the Mobile Sales Force
Dramatic increases in salesforce productivity can be realized when an organization’s learning strategy is based on business priorities, with the needs of increasingly mobile sales professionals clearly in mind. Success requires focused execution with a st
Medica: Talent and Learning Management to Support Growth
Medica, a nonprofit and independent provider of health plans in Minnesota and a growing number of adjoining counties in the upper Midwest, continues to be one of the United States’ fastest-growing health plans.
Dell: Winning Through Succession Management
For more than 20 years, Dell has continued to surpass its competitors, gain revenue and expand its customer base through innovative computing products and services, a customer-focused direct business style and a unique culture. However, the key to Dell’s
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries: Transformation Through Blended Learning
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), nearly 100 years old, has gone through countless changes over the years. From its roots as a chemist cooperative, API has grown to become a national pharmacy distribution network with chains of pharmacies, wareh
ORINCON: Developing a High-Performance Team
Since its founding in the early 1970s, ORINCON International has been a leader in the defense and intelligence sectors. In the late 1990s, ORINCON’s board of directors decided to position the company for a liquidity event—either going public or being acqu