http://www.clomedia.com McDonald’s Diana Thomas discusses how focusing on the right learning strategy, leadership commitment and other areas of learning helped the fast food giant rank fifth in the 2012 Chief Learning Officer LearningElite. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/247 Valerie Brantley of P&G’s North American CBD Capability organization, which ranked 10th among the 2012 Chief Learning Officer LearningElite, discusses the firm’s future learning plans. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/243 Kevin Wilde, the chief learning officer at General Mills, which took the top rank in the 2012 Chief Learning Officer LearningElite, explains how the firm plans to use this year’s honor as a launching pad for further progress in its learning organization. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/245 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. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/244 Terese Roche, chief learning officer at Agilent Technologies, explains how the firm used business simulations to bolster its leadership development. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/242 According to Peter Shelby, chief learning officer of the National Reconnaissance Office, it comes down to four things: patience, passion, perseverance and people. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/241 Proctor & Gamble’s Valerie Brantley describes the genesis of the firm’s measurement and evaluation strategy for its training and development organization. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/240 Informal learning and crowdsourcing provide job enrichment by allowing employees to choose what they learn and why, says Internet Time Group chair and CLO columnist Jay Cross. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/239 Focus on influencing the critical behaviors that will make a difference in how people learn and react to learning opportunities in an organization, says Jon R. Katzenbach, a senior partner at Booz & Company’s Katzenbach Center. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/238 At Liberty Mutual, employee development is measured by its managers’ behavior, not by the business outcomes, says Larry Israelite, the firm’s vice president and manager of human resources development. 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Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/194 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Chief Learning Officer Jody Hudson describes the NRC’s evolving processes of knowledge management and retention. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/193 Jeffrey Vargas, CLO of the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration, describes what generational differences mean for learning design and delivery today and the rising conflict between generations X and Y. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/184 James Hackett, CEO of global office furniture maker Steelcase, explains the three things CLOs should understand to create learning and development that is aligned with business strategy. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/183 Peter Senge, MIT professor and founder of the Society for Organizational Learning, describes learning's role in creating a sustainable organization and the key differences between training and learning. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/182 Songwriters Monty Powell, Billy Dean and Anna Wilson brought Nashville to the Spring CLO Symposium in Boca Raton. Working with the audience, they wrote and performed an original song, called "Masterpiece," live at the event. Chief Learning Officer magazine http://clomedia.com/materials/view/181 Here's a glimpse of what's in store for the Spring 2010 CLO Symposium, "The Networked Organization: Leading Learning in the New Economy," from Editor in Chief Norm Kamikow. 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