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CASE STUDY
A Nonprofit’s Investments in Leadership Development Pay Off
By Garry Kranz
Virginia Blood Services believed it did a great job of teaching people how to manufacture blood components, but it wasn’t teaching technical people how to manage others. By committing resources to leadership development, the organization is bucking a national trend: a shortage of senior managers in nonprofits.
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BACK TO SCHOOL
Business Group Outlines Plan for Better Training and Education
December 9, 2009 2:45 PM PT
The report calls for increasing incentives for post-high school education and training; developing national skill credentials that can be carried from job to job; and making education more widely available in part by delivering it online and in customized ways.
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Workforce Management editor John Hollon analyzes and comments on business, management and the art of leading a workforce.
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WHITE PAPER: Best Practices in E-Learning
How is the growth of environmental awareness, reshaping organizational learning? As training departments champion green strategies, they also align training efforts with corporate initiatives for improved sustainability. Download our Best Practices in E-Learning white paper for proven tips in “Green Learning” and learn more about how to contribute to improved environmental, and organizational performance for greatest impact.
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Don’t call customer-service training “Creating Loyalty” after you just laid off 20 percent of your employees.
A new online training program at one of the world’s biggest ad-buying conglomerates mimics social networks to build digital skills.
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You are more likely to enhance performance by targeting developmental spending, aligning development with broader company goals and using a variety of career development tactics.
Outdoor exercises encourage people to think more creatively about how to meet their goals and foster teamwork. Be wary of using them to identify potential future leaders.
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Special Report
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A soon-to-be-released study by Bersin & Associates, done in conjunction with Workforce Management, shows steep drops in training and development spending. Instead of spending on come-one, come-all programs, organizations are taking more prescriptive approach that seeks to match high-potential employees with development initiatives that tackle strategic business issues.
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