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CO0506.qxd 4/18/06 10:01 AM Page 4 editor's letter A Matter of Degrees
There's a very old story with very modern Colloquium and advance to
individual courses implications, and I know you know it. This of study in
three distinct tracks: Learning story has transcended the status of fable,
in Management, Learning Effectiveness and fact, and become a metaphor
commonly used Learning Leadership. in today's business world. It's this:
The cobbler's Each track includes courses focused on critical children
have no shoes. competencies such as needs assessments, leader- I've heard
that phrase more than once at indus- ship, strategic planning and
organizational struc- try gatherings such as our CLO Symposium, ture and
design. Visit www.clo-academy.com for where learning executives often
lament an more detailed information, and of course to reg- amazing irony:
the fact that learning and devel- ister yourself, your direct reports and
other pro- opment teams are so busy serving the needs of fessionals in
your organization. While you're on others they neglect their own
continuing edu- the site, be sure to review the list of guest speak-
cation. Let me add a wrinkle to that legend: ers and expert faculty for
each quarterly Sometimes the cobbler has no shoes either. Colloquia it's
an amazing list of high-powered learning executives who have, quite
literally, Well, try this on for size: We've put together a defined the
industry. program to shoe the cobbler, his or her children and the
generations that follow in their footsteps. Make no mistake: This is not
your father's degree program. You'll see a very future-focused Welcome to
the CLO Academy. program that taps into all manners of modern learning
delivery, from the group discussions at You've no doubt seen a spate of
continuing edu- the live Colloquium to asynchronous, instruc- cation
programs pop up recently, with e-mail tor-led, online education. You'll
meet mentors marketing proudly trumpeting this solution or and widen your
personal and professional net- that. We've watched these efforts keenly,
while works as you find peers who will take the working more quietly to
develop the most thor- rewarding journey with you. At the end of that ough
program designed to serve the needs of cur- journey, upon completion of
each track, you'll rent and future learning professionals. While receive
academic credit from Capella that you others were rushing to market, we
were sending can apply toward a post-graduate degree. out requests for
proposals to 65 leading higher education institutions. The end result is a
com- None of this is intended to be easy, and anyone prehensive solution
developed in partnership offering that isn't looking beyond your wallet.
with Capella University, whose proposal most Our goal with the CLO Academy
program is to closely dovetailed with our research and innate raise the bar
for workforce development profes- understanding of your needs. sionals by
properly shaping current and future generations of learning professionals.
We began building the CLO Academy back in spring 2004, when we conducted a
Business Look down for a second. How are your shoes? Intelligence Board
survey of 464 learning exec- Do you have team members who are utives
asking them about their future needs. metaphorically barefoot? Is your
learning Although many of the responses related to the organization
prepared for any contingency that business as a whole, a clear need
emerged for occurs as time marches on? developing the L&D team properly.
Respondents labeled the need to understand There's another wonderful old
clich
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Chief Learning Officer - May 2006
Editor's Note
Table of Contents
Letters to the Editor
Take Five
Selling Up, Selling Down
Imperatives
Strategies
Guest Editorial
Learning Solutions
Robbins-Gioia University
Environment
Deloitte & Touche USA
CLO Profile
Productivity
Washington Gas
Case Study
Human Capital
Health Care Service Corp.
Tactics
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
Business Intelligence
In Conclusion
Advertiser's Index
Editorial Resources
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