Corporate Training | Developing Human Capital ™
This past month has been a busy one. I have found myself in discussions with a number of companies that are seeking a Chief Learning Officer (CLO), or the equivalent. Many of the discussions have originated with the company’s need to move their internal training; up from some ad hoc structure into a more highly systematized educational […]
“As the chief learning officer, ask yourself, ‘Are we investing sufficiently in learning to generate the growth and return we need?’ We had a group of graduate students research the topic, plotting long-term shareholder returns against a number of factors. They discovered that investments in training and development were the single best predictor of shareholder […]
How does your Sales Organization’s training budget stack up against the competition? Is your investment in Sales and Support Training and technology at par with industry standards? Bersin & Associates provides answers in their 2007 Corporate Learning Factbook. Here are some of the highlights of the report:
The corporate learning market continues to grow, with budget increases […]
Last night I attended the Holiday Party for Mercedes-Benz USA. It was a beautiful event, on their beautiful corporate campus. It was attended by some 700 staffers. Near the start of the event, the head of North America, was on a stage addressing the staff. After some general pleasantries, he started to share with them […]
There are many types of corporate training. People often ask what type of
training is best. While on the surface, it may seem that there is a reasonable
response, the program is more problematic. Each type of training has inherent
strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes the question of which type of training is
best is correctly answered by the identification with […]
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“The firm spends an average of $2,000 on training per hourly worker each year. Everyone within the organization benefits from training and development initiatives. Servers get two weeks of on-the-job training. Candidates vying for a managerial position receive 12-week development courses. Even dishwashers are included in training initiatives.One way the company measures its return on […]