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.

Action With Attitude: Harley-Davidson’s Jim Brolley Revs Up Learning
As the leader of the learning pack at Harley-Davidson, Jim Brolley fosters agility, speed and performance. By encouraging learners to take action through project-based learning, Brolley is revving up education with impact.
Creating Tailored Learning Intelligence
Research is one of the drivers of knowledge-based business. Relying on research firms that examine the role of learning can help CLOs benchmark their own strategies against industry best practices.
Identifying Tangible Business Results
Linking learning to ROI and tangible business results is a key priority. By knowing their stakeholders, CLOs can make the connection in a way that not only shows value, but also justifies the learning budget.
Alliances: Stretch Into New Territory
Carefully chosen alliance partners expand the organization�s resource pool and help companies do more with less. By helping the business find strategic partners, CLOs can ensure success.
Seven Key Indicators Measure Value of Learning
If you’re a chief learning officer, there’s no better way to get funds from senior management than to prove how effective and beneficial your learning program is to the enterprise.
Lack of Ideas, Diversity Bring More to the Team’s Table
Diversity means different things to different people, and the word often comes with very strong opinions, judgments and historical viewpoints attached to its use. Imagine cutting those opinions out of the learning equation and using diversity to create ob
The Best Companies to Work for Still Need Work
General Electric, Johnson & Johnson and Dell topped the list of best companies for developing executive talent, according to a recent survey by Executive Development Associates Inc. (EDA). But other research indicates that even “best practice”
Strategic Catalyst or Order-Taker?
“We would like one session on leadership, three sessions on process improvement and one coaching session on the side.” Sound familiar? Unfortunately, the CLO role is still treated as that of a “short-order cook,” rather than a “strategic leader” in many
Improving Business Performance Through E-Learning
According to Gartner, the market for e-learning will more than double in size by 2008. Before implementing new programs, CLOs must determine the benefits of delivering learning electronically.
Corporate Universities: Transforming Learning, Accelerating Results
For any corporate university to succeed, it must create value for the enterprise it supports. To build the organization’s market performance, learning must select a value proposition and deliver results.
Engaging Employees to Impact Performance
The Gallup Organization has determined that 71 percent of the U.S. workforce is not engaged. CLOs are challenged to deploy learning and development strategies that ensure all employees operate at peak levels.
Creating a High-Performance Workforce
Learning leaders must ask whether performance management initiatives are truly impacting the business. Looking backward helps leaders move forward to create a workforce of high-performers.
Vice Admiral J. Kevin Moran: Winning the Navy’s ‘War for People’
Taking the U.S. Navy into the 21st century required modernization and a focus on the "war for people." Vice Adm. J. Kevin Moran is helping deliver a revolution in learning to help the Navy win the battle for talent.
20 Frequently Asked Questions About ROI
The Corporate Executive Board reports that almost 80 percent of major learning organizations want to use return on investment to measure their success. This month, Jack Phillips answers 20 frequently asked questions about ROI.