Leading Learning
The Community for Learning Leaders
Courtney Vital, vice president of learning at the Association for Talent Development, describes herself as a learning leader for learning leaders—and for good reason. ATD is the largest association for professionals who develop others in the workplace, and its membership reflects individuals from all over the world, in all industries and sectors. ATD is focused …
Mike Prokopeak is vice president and editor in chief for Human Capital Media (HCM), an integrated information services and market-intelligence company focused on the business of human capital management and workforce development. In his role, he leads a team to create content for the award-winning Chief Learning Officer, Talent Economy, and Workforce magazines and their associated digital …
Capacity and leadership are two of the five domains around which we built the Learning Business Maturity Model. In our experience, capacity—the human resources and technology that can be put against devising and executing a strategy—is an area critical to the success of a learning and education business. In our experience too, capacity is an …
As current chief learning officer (CLO) at the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP), Jim Young describes himself as chief strategist—the owner of the vision for change at the organization. He also views learning as a “timeless imperative” and, in his role, is focused on choice architecture because he knows the powerful impact this …
In an industry where the terms association and lifelong learning should be synonymous with each other, there is often a major disconnect between the two. Members are looking to their associations for the necessary knowledge and lifelong learning opportunities they need in order to succeed yet research from our latest Association Learning + Technology report revealed …
With all that the web has enabled, there are now countless ways in which each of us is going about learning on a day-to-day basis. There is also increasing evidence that this is incredibly important and perhaps deserves the same type of recognition as some of the traditional markers in education, such as degrees. Kelly …
A while back I asked the question “Who’s Your Chief Learning Officer?” and offered my own brief description of that position as: Someone who is empowered to make strategic decisions and see that they get implemented? (Chief) Someone who thinks beyond educational events and training to consider the full richness and complexity of knowledge management and capability building in your …
