Is Intensive Learning Measurement Vital to Success?

Learning, while vital, is a support imperative that doesn't necessarily require intensive measurement for it to be viewed as efficient and successful, says Agilent Technologies CEO Bill Sullivan.

The Importance of Search

Whether a company has a legacy LMS or is building a learning portal, it’s worth investing in new search tools, such as federated, full-text and semantic search technologies.

Communicating With Senior Leaders Vital When Planning Learning

CLOs should talk to their CEO and key stakeholders before learning initiatives are begun and meet with stakeholders for periodic review, writes CLO blogger David Vance.

How to Build Executive Alliances

Learning professionals have long sought a seat at the table, and many have succeeded thanks to relationships with peer leaders that fulfill their company’s business strategy.

Want to Take Courses at Harvard and MIT Online … for Free?

Harvard and MIT announced last week that the two prestigious institutions have committed $30 million each to a joint online education partnership in which they will offer free courses online.

Fanatic Discipline and Productive Paranoia

The real crisis we are facing in organizations isn’t the sluggish economy; it’s a lack of transformational leaders, CLO blogger Mike Prokopeak reports from ASTD Day One.

What Do You Owe Your Employees?

You invest learning resources in your employees in order to ensure they can perform their jobs at optimal levels. But who's to say they won't just take all that elsewhere?