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Learning Insights: Jean Ann Larson brings creativity and compassion to corporate learning

CLO Magazine

CLO: What initially drew you to a career in learning and development, and how have your experiences evolved over the years? CLO: What key initiatives have you implemented as a learning leader to drive employee development and foster a learning culture? What we do is not just based on theory. This is a tough question.

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3 questions to kickstart mentorship

CLO Magazine

It has regained popularity over the past few decades with the rise of social learning theory, which focuses on humans’ natural inclination toward social behavior and learning from one another. Mentoring is such a powerful career development tool, in fact, that most executives claim it is one of the most critical drivers of their success.

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How L&D teams should support the changing role of middle managers

CLO Magazine

By contrast, those who are trained in coaching techniques can develop into mentors who help their direct reports adopt strong communication skills and become more self-sufficient. The post How L&D teams should support the changing role of middle managers appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media.

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How Authentic Is Your Leadership Development?

CLO Magazine

Groves, associate professor of organizational theory and management at Pepperdine University, wrote a study, “Integrating Leadership Development and Succession Planning Best Practices,” identifying six key components that can facilitate authentic leadership development: • Identification and codification of leadership talent.

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Have a Nice Conflict: A Book Review

CLO Magazine

His mentor connects him with Dr. Mac, who helps John understand how to prevent becoming a victim of conflict. The theory suggests that an ongoing and proactive awareness of yourself and your relationships will elicit an appropriate response to a conflict – or prevention of conflicts altogether.

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Empowering future leaders through communities of practice

CLO Magazine

Grounded in social learning theory, communities of practice differ from other types of employee communities due to their focus on practitioners building their skills in their domain through regular peer interaction. Build a core team of experts that can mentor and support these community leaders.

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A Life of Learning

CLO Magazine

“Nick is the true depiction of what a ‘lifelong learner’ should be,” said Ursula Fear, an associate with talent consulting firm Catalyst Consulting South Africa and van Dam’s former colleague at Deloitte, where he was global CLO and director of human capital. Nick is always bettering himself and his work in the L&D space.