Measurement
The overall performance of a business can be measured in a number of ways. Its success can be evaluated based on the organization’s training and learning programs, and its ability to adapt to change.

Learning During Times of Growth
Growth can take place in many different ways, and CLOs need to be prepared to adapt to the organization's needs. Here's how learning executives at major companies have responded to various growth strategies for their companies.
Allstate’s Dave Groff: Ensuring Opportunities for Improvement
At Allstate, senior executives want evidence that learning provides measurable value. With more than 20 years of experience, CLO Dave Groff provides that ROI and ensures that learning is in good hands.
Informally Speaking: Is There Support for Informal Learning?
To support employees in an ever-changing business environment, smart companies invest in formal training. Still smarter companies take a more holistic approach to ensure informal learning is supported as well.
Research and the Creation of Training Intelligence
Research has traditionally been delivered by universities, research and development divisions of corporations, think tanks and the government. In the past decade, a number of for-profit companies have appeared on the scene, offering tailored research in s
Architecting a Comprehensive Leadership Development Framework
Developing effective leaders is essential to any organization's success. A comprehensive, integrated system provides a process to generate new leaders who can ensure their business stays ahead of the competition.
IGA’s Paulo Goelzer: Small-Town Learning on an International Scale
Paulo Goelzer, CLO and vice president of international strategy for the Independent Grocer's Alliance (IGA), is challenged to deliver localized, relevant learning for more than 3,500 independently operated grocers.
Dunkin’ Brands: Time to Make High-Quality Employees
Dunkin' Brands operates Dunkin' Donuts and the Togo's sandwich chain. Delivering learning and development opportunities to 12,000 international distribution centers is a challenge that requires cutting-edge solutions.
Corporate Universities: What Works and What Doesn’t
Strengthening their human capital is one of the top issues facing chief executive officers, according to a recent survey of 500 CEOs conducted by The Economist Intelligence unit. In fact, as one senior executive from a large financial services firm said,
Innovations in Learning: Building Global Cultures
Building a global learning culture is less about change and technology and more about establishing an effective framework in which to develop and sustain a culture that supports the business strategy.
Ken Fenoglio: Issuing the Call for Learning at AT&T
A merger is an ideal opportunity for a company to take a close look at the effectiveness of its learning and development organization. Unfortunately, the organizational climate at such a time is usually not conducive to gauging said effectiveness in any r
Manpower: A Multi-Faceted Approach Boosts Learning
For global staffing company Manpower, there are multiple sides to development. There’s the regional approach, and there’s learning for leadership. In the former, learning leaders re-create exact working environments to effectively train their staffing spe
Nelnet: The Benefits of a University Partnership
A leader in the education finance market offering student loan origination, repayment and consolidation services as well as university business solutions, Nelnet is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange with 3,200 employees and a market cap of ap
Driving Greater Value From an LMS
Anyone who’s been involved in the planning, selection and implementation of a learning management system knows the feeling. They know the feeling of one day waking up and realizing that the LMS hasn’t delivered the anticipated returns that had been touted