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On Cowboys and Cattle: ASTD Conference Leadership Round Up

on May 20, 2013 · Comments · in From the Editors

Just outside the convention center in downtown Dallas, three sunburnt cowboys lead a herd of cattle across a stream. Granted, they’re not real cowboys nor are the 70 massive bulls and cows stamping and huffing through traffic. Rather, it’s a striking sinuous bronze display of art in the heart of the city’s Pioneer Plaza that commemorates [...]

Symposium Austin Day 2: Do You Really Know Your Learners?

on March 20, 2013 · Comments · in From the Editors

As the sun sets on another day at the Spring 2013 CLO Symposium here in Austin, Texas, an overarching theme that cropped up was this: Know your audience so you can better cater learning to them for maximum impact. Elliott Masie, founder and president of The Masie Center, kicked off the morning with his keynote [...]

Symposium Austin Day 1: Reigniting Leadership

on March 19, 2013 · Comments · in From the Editors

Greetings from Austin, Texas, where the 2013 Spring CLO Symposium kicked off Monday. David C. Novak, chairman and CEO of Yum Brands Inc., best known as the company behind popular fast-food chains Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, jump-started the event with a rousing speech to a packed ballroom of learning leaders at the Hyatt [...]

CLO Symposium Day 2: ‘Gamify’ Your Learning

on September 20, 2012 · Comments · in From the Editors

Greetings from Colorado Springs, Colo., where I can happily report to have had exactly zero encounters with the mountainous wildlife here through the first day and a half at this year’s fall CLO Symposium. I can report to have had at least eight close encounters, however, with the hamburger sliders buffet line at last night’s 10-year [...]

CLO Symposium Day 1: The Next Step in Social

on September 20, 2012 · Comments · in From the Editors

Few topics have the potential to really stir the pot, and boy is social media one of them — especially in a business context. Gary Vaynerchuk, co-founder of VaynerMedia and best-selling author of The Thank You Economy, came out guns blazing during his keynote Wednesday that kicked off Chief Learning Officer magazine’s Fall 2012 Symposium. [...]