November 2004

Clomedia.com Editor - 11/2/04

Learning Solutions
Balancing Innovation and Standards
Irving H. Buchen
Organizations are increasingly calling for more innovation, creating unique learning challenges. The CLO can help ensure that the education offered supports the business and drives innovation forward.

Human Capital
Leveraging Learning for Business Impact
June Paradise Maul
Marketplace competition puts new demands on business leaders, including the CLO. The learning function can only thrive if it adds value and makes a measurable impact on business results.

Environment
Organizational Behavior and the Learning Process
Bonni Frazee
In the past, employees focused on producing faster and making their actions more uniform. Today, people are powerful resources to leverage for success. A learning culture can help support critical creativity.

Technology
Technology-Driven Development Pathways
Jason Averbook
Organizational development has been an on-again, off-again trend, but it is still an important consideration in learning. CLOs leverage technology to develop the organization and drive the business forward.

Productivity
Alternatives for Measuring Learning Success
Kaliym Islam
Don Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels are legendary in corporate education, but they’re not without detractors. Applying business methodologies like Six Sigma to learning programs helps drive strategic success.

Departments

CLO Profile
Jane Hutcheson: Banking on a Learning Culture
Kellye Whitney
Today’s learning must keep up with business demand and strategy. As vice president of learning and development for Toronto Dominion Bank Financial Group, Jane Hutcheson ensures education is a top-priority investment.