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      <title>From Boots to Briefcase: Conquering the 18-Month Churn</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Making the transition from boots to briefcases can be a harrowing journey for veterans new to the civilian workforce. Learning teams are central to helping these new hires find success.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April 2011 T+D (Training and Development), page 36</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Making the transition from boots to briefcases can be a harrowing journey for veterans new to the civilian workforce. Learning teams are central to helping these new hires find success.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the world gradually moves into economic recovery, it will behoove leaders to recall lessons from the past years’ turmoil, and to make personal, organizational, and team changes that drive future success.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle> April 2011 T+D (Training and Development), page 42</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the world gradually moves into economic recovery, it will behoove leaders to recall lessons from the past years’ turmoil, and to make personal, organizational, and team changes that drive future success.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>90,000 Served: Hamburger University Turns 50</title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>April 2011 T+D (Training and Development), page 46</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>It’s Time for a Leadership (R)Evolution</title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>April 2011 T+D (Training and Development), page 52</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[With the Great Recession moving into the rearview, it’s time for organizations to re-evaluate and revolutionize the way their leaders are being developed.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Big Boss, Small Store: Cultivating Effective Leadership in Small to Midsized Companies</title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>April 2011 T+D (Training and Development), page 60</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Improvisation: A Radical New Way to Train</title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>April 2011 T+D (Training and Development), page 64</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Better, Smarter, Faster: Web 3.0 and the Future of Learning</title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>April 2011 T+D (Training and Development), page 70</itunes:subtitle>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 April 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>M’m M’m Good: Learning and Performance at Campbell Soup Company</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CEO Doug Conant makes nourishing the lives of customers and employees a top priority, and training and developing all employees, regardless of level, is the key.]]></description>
    <itunes:subtitle>March 2011 T+D Article, page 36</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[CEO Doug Conant makes nourishing the lives of customers and employees a top priority, and training and developing all employees, regardless of level, is the key.]]></itunes:summary>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Making Leadership Personal</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Campbell develops its top talent through a leadership program that harnesses learners’ unique experiences and values.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March 2011 T+D Article, page 44</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Campbell develops its top talent through a leadership program that harnesses learners’ unique experiences and values.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Women, Water, and Leadership: Are We Making Progress?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[What do the push for gender equality in the C-suite and water have in common? Quite a bit. Though much progress has been made, women still face many challenges in rising to the top.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March 2011 T+D Article, page 50</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[What do the push for gender equality in the C-suite and water have in common? Quite a bit. Though much progress has been made, women still face many challenges in rising to the top.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Leader Development Value Chain</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The most effective leader development requires an organizational commitment to giving leaders the tools for success and ensuring alignment with business goals.
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      <itunes:subtitle>March 2011 T+D Article, page 54</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The most effective leader development requires an organizational commitment to giving leaders the tools for success and ensuring alignment with business goals.
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      <description><![CDATA[As one skeptical training manager said, “Level 4 and 5 measurement of leadership development programs is a nice idea, but no one really does it.” But is it true?
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      <itunes:subtitle>March 2011 T+D Article, page 58</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As one skeptical training manager said, “Level 4 and 5 measurement of leadership development programs is a nice idea, but no one really does it.” But is it true?
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      <title>Sphere of Influence</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Every day, training on a global stage becomes less and less intimidating thanks to what we know about how we affect each other in the business world.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February 2011 T+D Article, page 32</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every day, training on a global stage becomes less and less intimidating thanks to what we know about how we affect each other in the business world.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Who’s Afraid of the Enterprise Learning Function?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Enterprise learning has an important role to play in creating a competitive advantage for organizations.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February 2011 T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Enterprise learning has an important role to play in creating a competitive advantage for organizations.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Neuroscience helps us understand why insight is important, as well as the state of mind that increases its likelihood. But what does it tell about how to train for creativity?]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February 2011 T+D Article, page 44</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Neuroscience helps us understand why insight is important, as well as the state of mind that increases its likelihood. But what does it tell about how to train for creativity?]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Create valuable development programs for managers by using social learning in its most natural form—encouraging managers to learn from their own experiences and enabling connections with each other.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February 2011 T+D Article, page 50</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Create valuable development programs for managers by using social learning in its most natural form—encouraging managers to learn from their own experiences and enabling connections with each other.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Learning and Billable Hours—Can They Get Along?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Here’s some advice, drawn from a successful experience with a major law firm, for creating an effective professional development program and learning culture in firms where such concepts have not been effectively leveraged.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February 2011 T+D Article, page 56</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Here’s some advice, drawn from a successful experience with a major law firm, for creating an effective professional development program and learning culture in firms where such concepts have not been effectively leveraged.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Silent Killers of Productivity and Profit: New Wastes for a New World</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We have long said goodbye to the industrial age, but modern business practices still refl ect the era’s outdated systems and thought. Learn which silent killers of productivity you may be using in this new world.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February 2011 T+D Article, page 62</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We have long said goodbye to the industrial age, but modern business practices still refl ect the era’s outdated systems and thought. Learn which silent killers of productivity you may be using in this new world.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Social doesn’t have to mean unmeasurable. Seven methods can help learning leaders put hard numbers to soft investments.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>January 2011 T+D Article, page 32</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Social doesn’t have to mean unmeasurable. Seven methods can help learning leaders put hard numbers to soft investments.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>December 2010 T+D Article, page 56</itunes:subtitle>
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CEO Kent Thiry about what makes his Village so special after all.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[DaVita just might be among the best companies you’ve never heard of. T+D spoke with Chairman and 
CEO Kent Thiry about what makes his Village so special after all.]]></itunes:summary>
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people at the top of the list. DaVita’s chief wisdom officer and senior vice president of 
operations discusses the hows and whys behind the Village.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>November 2010 T+D Article, page 42</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The DaVita Village is guided by a learning and development philosophy that truly places its 
people at the top of the list. DaVita’s chief wisdom officer and senior vice president of 
operations discusses the hows and whys behind the Village.]]></itunes:summary>
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business years in more than a decade. The 2010 State of the Industry Report looks at the numbers 
behind the strategies.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>November 2010 T+D Article, page 48</itunes:subtitle>
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business years in more than a decade. The 2010 State of the Industry Report looks at the numbers 
behind the strategies.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[There are some pretty important differences between earning certificates versus certifications.
Professionals need to begin asking themselves which is needed to accomplish their performance 
and business goals.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>November 2010 T+D Article, page 54</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There are some pretty important differences between earning certificates versus certifications.
Professionals need to begin asking themselves which is needed to accomplish their performance 
and business goals.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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        continuing education</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Demystifying the EI Quick Fix</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There is a great deal of disagreement as to whether a workshop alone can upgrade emotional 
intelligence competencies. Here are the facts.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>November 2010 T+D Article, page 60</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There is a great deal of disagreement as to whether a workshop alone can upgrade emotional 
intelligence competencies. Here are the facts.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>13:41</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>Where People Power Makes the Difference</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[“Great hotels guests love” is not just a slogan for this global innkeeper. It’s a business strategy that has dedicated and knowledgeable employees at its core.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>October 2010 T+D Article, page 32</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[“Great hotels guests love” is not just a slogan for this global innkeeper. It’s a business strategy that has dedicated and knowledgeable employees at its core.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Re-Discovering Knowledge</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Datatel made innovative and strategic learning a first priority—fusing formal and informal methods and encouraging employees to discover development opportunities for themselves.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>October 2010 T+D Article, page 36</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Datatel made innovative and strategic learning a first priority—fusing formal and informal methods and encouraging employees to discover development opportunities for themselves.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Learning-Assisted Service</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The carwash company gives customer loyalty and satisfaction a steady boost by using coaching, certification, and social media to develop its employees.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>October 2010 T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The carwash company gives customer loyalty and satisfaction a steady boost by using coaching, certification, and social media to develop its employees.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>09:57</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>There Are No Shortcuts to Excellence</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When you’re in the business of instructing people how to run theirs, you have to be at the top of your game. Here’s exhibit A on how to get there.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>October 2010 T+D Article, page 44</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you’re in the business of instructing people how to run theirs, you have to be at the top of your game. Here’s exhibit A on how to get there.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>10:10</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>From Learning Department to Learning Partner</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Yapi Kredi’s learning and development function banks on growth opportunities to build on its corporate university structure and become an invaluable component to the bank’s business strategy.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>October 2010 T+D Article, page 48</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yapi Kredi’s learning and development function banks on growth opportunities to build on its corporate university structure and become an invaluable component to the bank’s business strategy.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Thriving Through Change, Cultivating Growth</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The learning organization at Farmers Insurance capitalizes on corporate growth and creates hi-tech, strategic development opportunities for its agents.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>October 2010 T+D Article, page 52</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The learning organization at Farmers Insurance capitalizes on corporate growth and creates hi-tech, strategic development opportunities for its agents.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The challenge-learn-innovate-change-know model has been designed to aid workplace learning professionals in developing knowledge workers and supporting personal and organizational transformation—one challenge at a time.]]></itunes:summary>
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efficient capability to demonstrate the value of learning for the most crucial 
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      <itunes:subtitle>August 2010 T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[Accurately capturing the triumphs and trials of projects can reveal a great deal about our 
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      <itunes:subtitle>August 2010 T+D Article, page 58</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Accurately capturing the triumphs and trials of projects can reveal a great deal about our 
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      <description><![CDATA[Learning professionals know to always keep an eye on the bottom line. Using Six Sigma 
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      <itunes:subtitle>August 2010 T+D Article, page 62</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learning professionals know to always keep an eye on the bottom line. Using Six Sigma 
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The last decade has brought a multitude of changes in technology and in the learning function. There are many clues as to what the next 10 years will have to offer.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[In today's competitive market, a combination of online authority and ongoing skill development through certification is necessary to demonstrate expertise and increase professional value beyond formal education.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>July 2010 T+D Article, page 48</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:subtitle>July 2010 T+D Article, page 56</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:subtitle>April 2010 T+D Article, page 60</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[Frequent reorganizations disrupt performance at all levels, and traditional succession planning alone does not help. Blending knowledge management and leadership development with succession planning overcomes these deficiencies.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April 2010 T+D Article, page 66</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Frequent reorganizations disrupt performance at all levels, and traditional succession planning alone does not help. Blending knowledge management and leadership development with succession planning overcomes these deficiencies.]]></itunes:summary>
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what makes a good leader.]]></description>
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what makes a good leader.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>March 2010 T+D Article, page 46</itunes:subtitle>
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perplexing goal. And the stakes couldn't be any higher.]]></itunes:summary>
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Effectively managing the intricate "people" side of a project means incorporating the skills 
and knowledge of top-notch leaders.]]></itunes:summary>
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and evaluation?]]></itunes:summary>
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obsolete. Not so. Designing an enterprisewide strategy for teaching these skills and helping 
employees manage their social capital can and does benefit the bottom line.]]></description>
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obsolete. Not so. Designing an enterprisewide strategy for teaching these skills and helping 
employees manage their social capital can and does benefit the bottom line.]]></itunes:summary>
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insurmountable odds can reveal hidden opportunities to turn a negative into a positive.]]></description>
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insurmountable odds can reveal hidden opportunities to turn a negative into a positive.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>January T+D Article, page 34</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[New data on e-learning usage does not signal the death of the classroom. And despite some of the buzz, the face of e-learning has not aged much over the past several years.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>January T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Positive organizational scholarship has helped answer important questions about why some companies perform so much better than others. Concepts about virtue, compassion, and positivity may seem simple, but they turn out to be crucial implements for broader success.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Top-level support is vital to maintaining any organizational learning function. Survey data provide some clear directions for how, and how not, to provide executives with the appropriate evidence of learning success.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[AlliedBarton secures more than just buildings by making employee learning, development, and career advancement opportunities a big priority.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[AlliedBarton secures more than just buildings by making employee learning, development, and career advancement opportunities a big priority.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Training is not an act; it's a process. Incorporating every element of that process is important for achieving the results you need.]]></itunes:summary>
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engagement in achieving enterprisewide results.]]></itunes:summary>
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toward several specific requirements that help create a motivated, connected, and ergetic 
kept-on workforce.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Maximizing on its innovative culture, Sun Microsystems finds the balance between the 
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      <description><![CDATA[Luxottica Retail, a global leader in eye care and eyewear, has locked in on providing 
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Since construction is no longer just a bricks-and-mortar business, DPR Construction's Global 
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      <description><![CDATA[Leadership at Fallon Clinic reshapes the learning organization to bridge training excellence 
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The many masks of the gender divide have introduced big challenges to building successful mentoring relationships for women on the rise. Today’s organizations are finding new ways to support the next generation of women leaders.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>September T+D Article, page 48</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Now is a crucial time to secure the kind of C-level buy-in and support your learning initiatives deserve. Getting this done is all about conquering the language barrier.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>September T+D Article, page 52</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[High-tech measurement firm Agilent relies on developing great leaders and managers to equip 
the company for long-term success and fresh opportunities.]]></description>
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the company for long-term success and fresh opportunities.]]></itunes:summary>
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light in a recent survey of Fortune 500 CEOs.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The ABCDEs of Learning and Development's Next Paradigm</title>
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other fields of practice. Taking learning to that next level requires a more solid 
appreciation for the numbers, and remembering a few key letters.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Moving in the direction of an evidence-based practice paradigm has been illustrated in many 
other fields of practice. Taking learning to that next level requires a more solid 
appreciation for the numbers, and remembering a few key letters.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Sales Training Takes Center Stage</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The results of the most recent ASTD research study reveal the absence of a clear, 
comprehensive definition of many sales training topics that may be contributing to the sales skills gap facing many organizations.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The results of the most recent ASTD research study reveal the absence of a clear, 
comprehensive definition of many sales training topics that may be contributing to the sales skills gap facing many organizations.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 3 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>The Roots of Innovation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Contrary to popular belief, innovation is not about an occasional spark of brillance. It's about identifying with markets and customers, and filling a need.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 34</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Contrary to popular belief, innovation is not about an occasional spark of brillance. It's about identifying with markets and customers, and filling a need.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>3-2-1 Innovate</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The idea that innovation belongs solely to the genius-class is dead. With the right metholodology, learning professionals can teach innovation as effectively as any other skill.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The idea that innovation belongs solely to the genius-class is dead. With the right metholodology, learning professionals can teach innovation as effectively as any other skill.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 46</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs are skilled at using learning to acheive their goals and fulfill a vision. The 
common learning patterns seen in entrepreneurial business leaders can be adopted.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Lessons From the Front Line: Harvesting Tomorrow's Leaders</title>
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developed comprehensive talent management processes. But what did they know about what the 
best line leaders actually do on a day-to-day basis when they manage talent?]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 52</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In response to the impending shortage of skilled workers, the most progressive organizations 
developed comprehensive talent management processes. But what did they know about what the 
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    <description><![CDATA[In today's economy, organizations are searching for ways to do more with less. Combined with 
the rapid pace of change and complexity in organizations, there is an increased need for 
just-in-time learning solutions that cannot wait for the discipline and rigor required by 
tranditional instructional design.]]></description>
    <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 58</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today's economy, organizations are searching for ways to do more with less. Combined with 
the rapid pace of change and complexity in organizations, there is an increased need for 
just-in-time learning solutions that cannot wait for the discipline and rigor required by 
tranditional instructional design.]]></itunes:summary>
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    <title>The New Finish Line for Learning</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The bar is being raised on successful training delivery, and on-the-job performance 
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    <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 64</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The bar is being raised on successful training delivery, and on-the-job performance 
improvement is the newest gauge of effective learning transfer.]]></itunes:summary>
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>Flex Training</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[BB&T uses cutting-edge learning management technology to bring agility to regulatory and 
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    <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 70</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[BB&T uses cutting-edge learning management technology to bring agility to regulatory and 
policy training.]]></itunes:summary>
    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The downturn has not kept firms from making hires. Holding on to the employees who walk through the door means investing time and resources into a meaningful orientation.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 36</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The downturn has not kept firms from making hires. Holding on to the employees who walk through the door means investing time and resources into a meaningful orientation.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The economic downturn is affecting workforces around the globe, and regardless of the region, recruitment and retention seem to take the biggest hit.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The economic downturn is affecting workforces around the globe, and regardless of the region, recruitment and retention seem to take the biggest hit.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Filling the Leadership Pipeline</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[To thrive in the new economy, companies must recognize that employee training and leadership development are ongoing processes that have a direct and meaningful influence on the bottom line.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 48</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[To thrive in the new economy, companies must recognize that employee training and leadership development are ongoing processes that have a direct and meaningful influence on the bottom line.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[There's a new kind of ESP (emotional stimulus package) in town, and leaders who effectively identify and manage employees' intangible needs will be the ones who best survive the slump.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 54</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There's a new kind of ESP (emotional stimulus package) in town, and leaders who effectively identify and manage employees' intangible needs will be the ones who best survive the slump.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[IBM identifies, designs, deploys, and measures sales training to fit an accelerated world.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 60</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[IBM identifies, designs, deploys, and measures sales training to fit an accelerated world.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>A Matter of Transparency</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Companies are taking a number of different approaches to transparency in human capital management. Steelcase harnessed research and evidence to create a unique perspective that suited the needs of the company.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 64</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Companies are taking a number of different approaches to transparency in human capital management. Steelcase harnessed research and evidence to create a unique perspective that suited the needs of the company.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[After several years of double-digit growth, more than 10 years of strong cash flow, and a barrage of innovations that keep customers coming back for more, President and CEO Shantanu Narayen sees no signs of slowing down at Adobe.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>May T+D Article, page 42</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[Talent development at Adobe is a highly tailored effort that thrives on innovation as much as it encourages it in employees. Donna Morris, Adobe's senior vice president of HR, explains what makes the difference.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Informal learning, with its reach into every part and aspect of the organization, is here to stay. Increasing numbers of learning professionals are taking steps to shore up support and harness the strengths of this dynamic and flexible information movement.]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle>May T+D Article, page 62</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[ASTD reaches consensus on an inclusive, results-centered definition of talent management.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>May T+D Article, page 68</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[ASTD's World-Class Sales Competency Model brings to the fore the primary responsibilities, actions, outputs, and skills for achieving sustained sales excellence.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>May T+D Article, page 70</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[ASTD's World-Class Sales Competency Model brings to the fore the primary responsibilities, actions, outputs, and skills for achieving sustained sales excellence.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:subtitle>May T+D Article, page 76</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Compensation disparities between genders, big-money areas of expertise, and top dollar for consultants are chief among the key findings of ASTD's 2008 Salary Survey.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[E-learning has become an important tool for training a dispersed workforce because of its relatively low cost, variety of content, and pervasive formats. However, how effective is e-learning as a solution when unprecedented numbers of employees are from different cultures or countries, and at least 25 percent of multinational companies have employees speaking 10 or more different primary languages?]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[E-learning has become an important tool for training a dispersed workforce because of its relatively low cost, variety of content, and pervasive formats. However, how effective is e-learning as a solution when unprecedented numbers of employees are from different cultures or countries, and at least 25 percent of multinational companies have employees speaking 10 or more different primary languages?]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Every learning professional knows that the struggling global economy has caused considerable distress in the past year. Organizations have been forced to look for ways to cut costs, with more pressure than ever. Have learning functions been targets or have they developed ways to adapt?]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April T+D Article, page 46</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every learning professional knows that the struggling global economy has caused considerable distress in the past year. Organizations have been forced to look for ways to cut costs, with more pressure than ever. Have learning functions been targets or have they developed ways to adapt?]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Workplace learning and performance professionals know that training is more than just a nice gesture. It’s a criticalpart of business. Organizations support training departments so that the departments can do their part to help the organization reach its business goals and objectives.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April T+D Article, page 50</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Workplace learning and performance professionals know that training is more than just a nice gesture. It’s a criticalpart of business. Organizations support training departments so that the departments can do their part to help the organization reach its business goals and objectives.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Human Potential Untangled</title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>April T+D Article, page 54</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three generations of management theory have defined how organizations develop human potential. First, under the functional management approach, development was aimed at getting people to follow the standard processes established for each function. The assumption was that employees just needed to be trained to follow the correct processes to be engaged and successful. The second approach to development was founded on the hierarchical model of organizations, whereby developing potential was viewed as taking people up through the ranks. The third model emphasized organizational systems.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>A New Era for Accessibility</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Individuals who are blind or visually impaired can now listen to content as fresh as their morning newspaper in the world’s most widely used “talking book” format. The new capability will soon benefit millions people with visual impairments everywhere by enhancing their ability to read and learn.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April T+D Article, page 58</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Individuals who are blind or visually impaired can now listen to content as fresh as their morning newspaper in the world’s most widely used “talking book” format. The new capability will soon benefit millions people with visual impairments everywhere by enhancing their ability to read and learn.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Pride and Performance</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For more than 40 years, ManTech International has served U.S. government agencies with software and services that support national security efforts. For example, ManTech has provided advanced technology support to the U.S. Army in conflicts from Desert Storm to Afghanistan and Iraq. In this interview, President and COO Robert Coleman talks about the role of training and employee development in creating ManTech’s success.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For more than 40 years, ManTech International has served U.S. government agencies with software and services that support national security efforts. For example, ManTech has provided advanced technology support to the U.S. Army in conflicts from Desert Storm to Afghanistan and Iraq. In this interview, President and COO Robert Coleman talks about the role of training and employee development in creating ManTech’s success.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[At ManTech, we strive to follow the example of our leaders’ behaviors in our individual actions. We strive to exemplify these behaviors through pragmatic achievements—we “walk the talk.” The ManTech University (MTU) approach encourages using storytelling to spark change, communicate, transmit values, foster collaboration, tame the grapevine, share knowledge, and lead people into the future.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 44</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[At ManTech, we strive to follow the example of our leaders’ behaviors in our individual actions. We strive to exemplify these behaviors through pragmatic achievements—we “walk the talk.” The ManTech University (MTU) approach encourages using storytelling to spark change, communicate, transmit values, foster collaboration, tame the grapevine, share knowledge, and lead people into the future.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 50</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Millions of dollars are being spent annually on leadership development programs, but corporate America is in crisis, confidence in leaders is plummeting, and a recent DDI survey finds that more than one-third of all new leaders fail. What’s wrong with leadership development?]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 56</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Transition of top-level leadership can present numerous challenges to organizations. In the first decade of the 21st century, the challenges are more acute than at any time in the recent past. The retirement of the baby boom generation, increased demand for accountability and performance of organizations, and the speed and complexity of technological change—these factors only heighten those challenges.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 62</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Although many executives view employee engagement as important to the success of their companies, an ASTD–Dale Carnegie Training–i4cp learning and employee engagement study finds that only one-third of their employees are engaged. There are three elements—contributions, connections, and growth and advancement—that drive employee engagement and must be ingrained in an organization’s culture for employee engagement to flourish.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Up Close and Crucial</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bestselling authors Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, and Al Switzler draw from three decades of consulting experience to identify a straightforward step-by-step process to resolve performance gaps, enhance accountability, and ensure execution.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 68</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bestselling authors Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, David Maxfield, and Al Switzler draw from three decades of consulting experience to identify a straightforward step-by-step process to resolve performance gaps, enhance accountability, and ensure execution.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>The Triple Bottom Line: Creating Corporate Social Responsibility That Makes Sense</title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>February T+D Article, page 34</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility is moving beyond purchasing recycling bins and turning off lights at the end of the day. It encompasses how an organization conducts itself in the marketplace and the image it projects outside company walls. Employees might contribute legal or financial services to a charity in kind, or send workers to clean up after a natural disaster.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Despite the opportunities a flattened world has given us when it comes to technology, global executives have taken on new roles that require new ways of thinking. Unforeseen challenges of aligning virtual teams, leading multicultural team projects across geographical borders and time zones, and negotiating alliances and partnerships around the world have modified communication to an art form that goes well beyond the simple use of words.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Despite the opportunities a flattened world has given us when it comes to technology, global executives have taken on new roles that require new ways of thinking. Unforeseen challenges of aligning virtual teams, leading multicultural team projects across geographical borders and time zones, and negotiating alliances and partnerships around the world have modified communication to an art form that goes well beyond the simple use of words.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>15:25</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <description><![CDATA[Team members can create synergy and nurture one another’s creative spirit. Or perspectives about one another that prevent the team’s overall effectiveness. Identifying team members’ stereotypes and hot buttons will encourage growth and productive work relationships.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February T+D Article, page 44</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Team members can create synergy and nurture one another’s creative spirit. Or perspectives about one another that prevent the team’s overall effectiveness. Identifying team members’ stereotypes and hot buttons will encourage growth and productive work relationships.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Tangible ROI: Integrating Learning to Reach Desired Results</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bachrach & Associates Inc. (BAI), a professional development firm for financial professionals, recently took a close look
at the business results of their advisor clients. Those results revealed statistical confirmation of tangible ROI attributable to the design of its blended learning and reinforcement approach.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February T+D Article, page 50</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bachrach & Associates Inc. (BAI), a professional development firm for financial professionals, recently took a close look
at the business results of their advisor clients. Those results revealed statistical confirmation of tangible ROI attributable to the design of its blended learning and reinforcement approach.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>13:13</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:keywords>metrics and measurement, ROI, delivering training, workplace learning and performance</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Leaving Nothing to Chance</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A company’s health has always depended on the ability of its employees to work in concert to achieve company goals. In the past, whether or not this happened was largely a matter of chance. What was missing was the integrated oversight
that comes from a well-defined talent management strategy.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February T+D Article, page 56</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A company’s health has always depended on the ability of its employees to work in concert to achieve company goals. In the past, whether or not this happened was largely a matter of chance. What was missing was the integrated oversight
that comes from a well-defined talent management strategy.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">Leaving-Nothing-to-Chance-February-2009</guid>
      <itunes:duration>14:51</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>talent management,workplace learning and performance, recruitment, retention</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>E-Learning No How</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It would be nice to think that a well-designed e-learning lesson will break through any 
obstacle in its way and will illuminate the light bulbs of all learners who touch it. The 
reality, however, is that many perfectly good e-learning lessons have wilted and died for 
reasons that are completely unrelated to the design and content.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>January T+D Article, page 34</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It would be nice to think that a well-designed e-learning lesson will break through any 
obstacle in its way and will illuminate the light bulbs of all learners who touch it. The 
reality, however, is that many perfectly good e-learning lessons have wilted and died for 
reasons that are completely unrelated to the design and content.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">E-Learning-No-How-January-2009</guid>
      <itunes:duration>12:51</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>e-learning, designing learning, delivering training, workplace learning and 
        performance</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Immersive Learning Seeks a Foothold</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Low- to medium-income Americans are learning how to use credit cards responsibly from a new 
interactive video game created for a Boston-based not-for-profit organization called Doorway 
to Dreams (D2D Fund). Players of “Celebrity Calamity” earn kudos for timely payments and 
demerits for incurring dreaded late fees, within an entertaining game environment.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>January T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Low- to medium-income Americans are learning how to use credit cards responsibly from a new 
interactive video game created for a Boston-based not-for-profit organization called Doorway 
to Dreams (D2D Fund). Players of “Celebrity Calamity” earn kudos for timely payments and 
demerits for incurring dreaded late fees, within an entertaining game environment.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">Immersive-Learning-Seeks-a-Foothold-January-2009</guid>
      <itunes:duration>15:15</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>e-learning, games and simulations, delivering training, designing learning, 
        workplace learning and performance</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>The Great Mentor Match</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Every large organization faces a challenge in facilitating career development for diversity 
and affinity groups. Mentoring is a logical strategy, but mentor recruitment and 
mentor-mentee matching are often unwieldy and time-consuming for a volunteer effort in a 
large company.  At Xerox, however, an initiative launched by an employee caucus group known 
as The Women’s Alliance (TWA) has conquered those problems.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>January T+D Article, page 46</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every large organization faces a challenge in facilitating career development for diversity 
and affinity groups. Mentoring is a logical strategy, but mentor recruitment and 
mentor-mentee matching are often unwieldy and time-consuming for a volunteer effort in a 
large company.  At Xerox, however, an initiative launched by an employee caucus group known 
as The Women’s Alliance (TWA) has conquered those problems.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">The-Great-Mentor-Match-January-2009</guid>
      <itunes:duration>15:41</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>mentoring, delivering training, workplace learning and performance, Xerox</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Overcoming Culture Fatigue in Government</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Whenever the executive administration changes in Washington, D.C., other changes often 
follow. Many federal agencies get new leadership and take on new missions. Employees feel 
motivated to do things differently, and their managers turn to learning professionals to 
help make change happen.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>January T+D Article, page 54</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Whenever the executive administration changes in Washington, D.C., other changes often 
follow. Many federal agencies get new leadership and take on new missions. Employees feel 
motivated to do things differently, and their managers turn to learning professionals to 
help make change happen.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">Overcoming-Culture-Fatigue-in-Government-January-2009</guid>
      <itunes:duration>12:42</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>culture change, change management, employee engagement, workplace learning and 
        performance</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>A New Mindset for a New Mind</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For the first time in human history, there is a theory of the mind that is based on the real 
biology of the brain rather than on philosophical speculations. Neuroscience is developing a 
new view of the mind that is in sharp contrast to the information-processing view with which 
most of us are familiar.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>January T+D Article, page 60</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[For the first time in human history, there is a theory of the mind that is based on the real 
biology of the brain rather than on philosophical speculations. Neuroscience is developing a 
new view of the mind that is in sharp contrast to the information-processing view with which 
most of us are familiar.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">A-New-Mindset-for-a-New-Mind-January-2009</guid>
      <itunes:duration>16:50</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>neuroscience and learning, information processing, workplace learning and 
        performance, brain</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Big Plans....Small Office</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, there are more than five million firms 
with 20 or fewer employees in the United States. If you ask around, most people are employed 
in small organizations. By their numbers alone, small firms are a key segment and the 
fastest-growing sector of the U.S. economy. Yet, it has been mostly a neglected area in the 
training and development literature.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>January T+D Article, page 66</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, there are more than five million firms 
with 20 or fewer employees in the United States. If you ask around, most people are employed 
in small organizations. By their numbers alone, small firms are a key segment and the 
fastest-growing sector of the U.S. economy. Yet, it has been mostly a neglected area in the 
training and development literature.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>15:32</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>organizational development, change management, workplace learning and 
        performance, training and development</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Learning in 2020: Today’s Leaders Take a Look at What’s Ahead</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[We spoke with leaders and thinkers in the learning industry to get their insight into what 
the next decade holds for workplace learning and why we should be paying attention now.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>December T+D Article, page 30</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We spoke with leaders and thinkers in the learning industry to get their insight into what 
the next decade holds for workplace learning and why we should be paying attention now.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">Learning-in-2020-December-2008</guid>
      <itunes:duration>44:54</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace training and development, technology, assessment, workforce, employee 
        retention,  leadership development</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Studying Up: An Insider’s Guide to Working With Higher Ed</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
      <enclosure url="http://www.astd.org/NR/rdonlyres/2F830C14-03BD-459C-A579-E0178DE7D003/19326/StudyingUp.mp3" length="16700000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <description><![CDATA[The training profession and higher education have a long history of being intertwined. Both 
play major roles in workforce development as well as economic development. Each provides a 
unique perspective that the other does not. While academics may debate the differences 
between education and training, there is no doubt that both are needed in today’s 
competitive global economy. The need for well-trained and well-educated employees is clearly 
an important issue.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>December T+D Article, page 44</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The training profession and higher education have a long history of being intertwined. Both 
play major roles in workforce development as well as economic development. Each provides a 
unique perspective that the other does not. While academics may debate the differences 
between education and training, there is no doubt that both are needed in today’s 
competitive global economy. The need for well-trained and well-educated employees is clearly 
an important issue.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">Studying-Up-December-2008</guid>
      <itunes:duration>18:19</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace training and development, academics, employee development</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Time on Their Side</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
      <enclosure url="http://www.astd.org/NR/rdonlyres/0C41BA78-BBB8-4DE2-A276-F39A36A93875/19329/TimeonTheirSide.mp3" length="11800000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <description><![CDATA[Middle management, comprised of first-line supervisors to associate directors, is the 
largest and most powerful group of white-collar workers in the corporate sector. It is 
surprising to find that although middle managers sustain the organization, many leaders 
appear to overlook or minimize the dynamic role of this integral group.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>December T+D Article, page 54</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Middle management, comprised of first-line supervisors to associate directors, is the 
largest and most powerful group of white-collar workers in the corporate sector. It is 
surprising to find that although middle managers sustain the organization, many leaders 
appear to overlook or minimize the dynamic role of this integral group.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">Time-on-Their-Side-December-2008</guid>
      <itunes:duration>12:55</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and performance, training and development, leadership 
        development, relationships</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Transforming Professional Relationships</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
      <enclosure url="http://www.astd.org/NR/rdonlyres/6A29C4B7-2859-491A-B192-9DA7A97635D5/19330/TransformingProfessionalRelationships.mp3" length="14000000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <description><![CDATA[Let’s face reality: not everyone loves their job. The research over the past several years 
on employee engagement, voluntary turnover, and career transition all suggest that somewhere 
between 25 and 40 percent of the U.S. workforce is dissatisfied, and is actively looking to 
change jobs, or is at least open to other employment opportunities.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>December T+D Article, page 62</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Let’s face reality: not everyone loves their job. The research over the past several years 
on employee engagement, voluntary turnover, and career transition all suggest that somewhere 
between 25 and 40 percent of the U.S. workforce is dissatisfied, and is actively looking to 
change jobs, or is at least open to other employment opportunities.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">Transforming-Professional-Relationships-December-2008</guid>
      <itunes:duration>15:21</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and performance, employee engagement</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Using Competency Models to Target Training Needs: Lessons Learned</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
      <enclosure url="http://www.astd.org/NR/rdonlyres/164B8FEC-B8F0-4C87-B46F-62809E3308DD/19323/LessonsLearned.mp3" length="16800000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <description><![CDATA[Competency models have been used effectively for multiple HR applications. This alignment 
focuses HR processes on the factors that matter most. “The model shapes the work we do 
across our people initiatives, from selection to career planning, and captures the 
characteristics that are key to success,” says Christine Dolan, senior director of 
leadership development at the Pepsi Bottling Group.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>December T+D Article, page 68</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Competency models have been used effectively for multiple HR applications. This alignment 
focuses HR processes on the factors that matter most. “The model shapes the work we do 
across our people initiatives, from selection to career planning, and captures the 
characteristics that are key to success,” says Christine Dolan, senior director of 
leadership development at the Pepsi Bottling Group.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">Lessons-Learned-December-2008</guid>
      <itunes:duration>18:24</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>orkplace learning and performance, competencies, training and development</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>No Small Change</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Some CEOs embrace change. Others, like Herb Henkel, leap on it with everything they’ve got. From the moment he joined Ingersoll Rand in 1999, Henkel undertook two of the biggest changes a company can make: going global and moving to a radically new business model. T+D spoke with Henkel at Ingersoll Rand University.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>November T+D Article, page 32</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Some CEOs embrace change. Others, like Herb Henkel, leap on it with everything they’ve got. From the moment he joined Ingersoll Rand in 1999, Henkel undertook two of the biggest changes a company can make: going global and moving to a radically new business model. T+D spoke with Henkel at Ingersoll Rand University.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">No-Small-Change-November-2008</guid>
      <itunes:duration>17:42</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>Ingersoll Rand, leading change, global strategy, workplace learning and performance, corporate university</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Aligning Learning With Business Strategy</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[There is no magic involved in creating alignment, but I believe there is a formula for successfully aligning learning organizations with business strategy. The formula is leadership engagement plus business rigor equals alignment. At Ingersoll Rand University, I have the opportunity to put this formula into practice. It provides distinct strategies that create alignment, and the sum of these strategies produces a powerful process of alignment.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>November T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There is no magic involved in creating alignment, but I believe there is a formula for successfully aligning learning organizations with business strategy. The formula is leadership engagement plus business rigor equals alignment. At Ingersoll Rand University, I have the opportunity to put this formula into practice. It provides distinct strategies that create alignment, and the sum of these strategies produces a powerful process of alignment.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">Aligning-Learning-With-Business-Strategy-November-2008</guid>
      <itunes:duration>15:05</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>Ingersoll Rand, workplace learning and performance, corporate university, leadership engagement</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Investment in Learning Remains Strong</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[There is a continued dedication to workplace learning and performance by organizations in a variety of industries across the globe, according to the 2008 ASTD State of the Industry report.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>November T+D Article, page 44</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There is a continued dedication to workplace learning and performance by organizations in a variety of industries across the globe, according to the 2008 ASTD State of the Industry report.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">Investment-in-Learning-Remains-Strong-November-2008</guid>
      <itunes:duration>13:41</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and performance, ASTD, state of the industry report, metrics, measurement, e-learning</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Why Diversity Training Doesn’t Work…Right Now</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <itunes:subtitle>September T+D Article, page 34</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[During times of change, it’s paramount that we are able to relate with our employees. During times of radical change, that becomes even more of a challenge, because managers or executives are doubly tasked with our duties associated with the change and communicating the effects of the change to our staff.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>September T+D Article, page 38</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Effectively navigating through change is essential to surviving it, but successfully managing organizational change is not easy. Roughly 70 percent of change efforts fail or are derailed, and the consequences are significant in both the short- and long-term.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>September T+D Article, page 44</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new study by the American Society for Training & Development, sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton, examined how organizations handle executive development—how much they spend on the programs, who is involved, how participants are selected, what makes these programs most effective, success stories, and lessons learned.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>September T+D Article, page 48</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Although clearly important, informal workplace learning is generally beyond the pale. Only 8 percent of chief learning officers surveyed had any comprehensive strategy in place to manage such workforce learning. Of equal or even greater importance, 11 percent were not convinced that it could be managed at all. Only 2 percent linked in-formal learning to informal organizational structures.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>September T+D Article, page 52</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Trainers have envisioned this scenario for years—bringing the right content, to the right person, at the right moment, and in the right size. The goal is to not only encourage corporate training uptake, but also to remove barriers to accessing a gamut of other training and knowledge resources so that professionals can build their skills and work more effectively.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>September T+D Article, page 58</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Changing the traditional measurement levels discussion toward a bridge building analogy sparked several new perspectives regarding what it is that WLP professionals accomplish and what can happen when we think outside of the classroom.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Coaching business teams is gaining momentum as the new way to improve the performance of 
individuals who must achieve results working together.]]></itunes:summary>
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These are times when leaders must make a choice between opting for safe leadership or 
stepping up to be real leaders.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>August T+D Article, page 34</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The current economic difficulties bring with them an intriguing quandary for senior leaders. 
These are times when leaders must make a choice between opting for safe leadership or 
stepping up to be real leaders.]]></itunes:summary>
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and sales people), most sales training doesn’t adequately meet their needs.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>August T+D Article, page 38</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to recent ASTD market research conducted with sales team members (sales managers 
and sales people), most sales training doesn’t adequately meet their needs.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[In 2004, ASTD published The ASTD Competency Study: Mapping the Future, the landmark 
competency study that defines what workplace learning and performance (WLP) practitioners 
need to know and be able to do to be successful. This work resulted in new standards and 
directions for the WLP profession.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>August T+D Article, page 42</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In 2004, ASTD published The ASTD Competency Study: Mapping the Future, the landmark 
competency study that defines what workplace learning and performance (WLP) practitioners 
need to know and be able to do to be successful. This work resulted in new standards and 
directions for the WLP profession.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Steady Under Pressure: Training During a Recession</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cancelled leadership classes, travel restrictions, and broken links on the online university 
site are the training professional’s worst fears during an economic downturn.
The current climate is causing many training leaders to step back, if not cut back, and 
rethink how they deliver training.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>August T+D Article, page 46</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Cancelled leadership classes, travel restrictions, and broken links on the online university 
site are the training professional’s worst fears during an economic downturn.
The current climate is causing many training leaders to step back, if not cut back, and 
rethink how they deliver training.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>19:08</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <description><![CDATA[The complexity of locating, hiring, and managing a team of qualified trainers, especially on 
short notice and with a need to cover multiple locations, can be daunting.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>August T+D Article, page 50</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The complexity of locating, hiring, and managing a team of qualified trainers, especially on 
short notice and with a need to cover multiple locations, can be daunting.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>08:07</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and performance, outsourcing, managing the learning function, 
        facilitating organizational change</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Anatomy of Inspiration</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Adapting to change always starts with how we talk with one another. Often, unfortunately, it 
ends there as well. This article dissects a hypothetical conversation set in a business 
context—one that mirrors conversational patterns that recur in organizations and groups of 
all sorts when people encounter profoundly different realities and find themselves, 
naturally, holding very different opinions about them.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>August T+D Article, page 52</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Adapting to change always starts with how we talk with one another. Often, unfortunately, it 
ends there as well. This article dissects a hypothetical conversation set in a business 
context—one that mirrors conversational patterns that recur in organizations and groups of 
all sorts when people encounter profoundly different realities and find themselves, 
naturally, holding very different opinions about them.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>15:03</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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        sustainability, teamwork</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Are You Ready for Act II?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The definition of retirement is outdated.
The word retirement used to mean “withdrawal from one’s occupation or from active working life,” but it now has a multitude of meanings, including leaving your current job for entrepreneurship, entering a new phase of life and work, or finding meaning as a volunteer or part-time worker.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 32</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The definition of retirement is outdated.
The word retirement used to mean “withdrawal from one’s occupation or from active working life,” but it now has a multitude of meanings, including leaving your current job for entrepreneurship, entering a new phase of life and work, or finding meaning as a volunteer or part-time worker.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tues, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>13:52</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:keywords>retirement, networking, career planning, workplace learning and performance</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Reinvent Your Career, and Get Ready for the Next 30 Years</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the economy rebounds, the workplace will need older workers to fill a widening talent gap between the number of people available to work and the demand for workers, particularly those with skills and experience. Growth in knowledge-based jobs will lessen the demand for physical labor and reinforce acceptance of older workers.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 36</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the economy rebounds, the workplace will need older workers to fill a widening talent gap between the number of people available to work and the demand for workers, particularly those with skills and experience. Growth in knowledge-based jobs will lessen the demand for physical labor and reinforce acceptance of older workers.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Leadership and the Small Group</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[One unique task of leadership is to initiate a future that is distinct from the past. For this to occur, we need to recognize the power of the small group and see that real change is more dependent on creating strong communities than on providing more clarity and better blueprints about that future.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[One unique task of leadership is to initiate a future that is distinct from the past. For this to occur, we need to recognize the power of the small group and see that real change is more dependent on creating strong communities than on providing more clarity and better blueprints about that future.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tues, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>13:19</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>The Year 2013: ARDDIE Is in, ADDIE is Out</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ARDDIE is the acronym for analysis, research, design, development, implementation, and evaluation, with “research” being the belatedly new kid on the instructional systems design block.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 44</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[ARDDIE is the acronym for analysis, research, design, development, implementation, and evaluation, with “research” being the belatedly new kid on the instructional systems design block.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tues, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>15:57</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>Informal Learning: Overlooked or Overhyped?</title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 52</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Informal learning represents a unique and somewhat mysterious method in workplace learning and performance. But how much informal learning is actually occurring in contemporary workplaces? Is it helping or hindering performance on the job? Do learners even realize the opportunity for gaining actionable information through casual interactions?]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tues, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>07:23</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>Deconstructing the Successful Global Leader</title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 54</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[To be successful in today’s environment, executives must be well-versed in communicating and operating within a variety of cultural contexts. Many global executives do their due diligence before embarking on an international assignment. They attend cross-cultural and intercultural training with one objective—obtain a list of dos and don’ts to be as effective as possible in overcoming future challenges.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tues, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>How to Avoid Becoming a Workplace Violence Statistic</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Workplace homicides are the number one cause of death for women in the workplace, and each year, more than 3 million workers in the United States become victims of physical attacks in the workplace. The U.S. Department of Justice says that one in four employees will become victims of workplace violence.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>July T+D Article, page 60</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Workplace homicides are the number one cause of death for women in the workplace, and each year, more than 3 million workers in the United States become victims of physical attacks in the workplace. The U.S. Department of Justice says that one in four employees will become victims of workplace violence.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tues, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>16:58</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>Doing Good While Doing Well</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This At C Level article on PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi explains why talent helps PepsiCo remain a force in the world economy and a force for good through three pillars of human sustainability, environmental sustainability, and talent sustainability.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 32</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This At C Level article on PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi explains why talent helps PepsiCo remain a force in the world economy and a force for good through three pillars of human sustainability, environmental sustainability, and talent sustainability.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Elevating Aspirations at PepsiCo</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This article examines PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi’s Performance with Purpose program—operating principles and programs that offer company leaders the opportunity to work to achieve an integrated life, and many of them are seizing it.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 36</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This article examines PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi’s Performance with Purpose program—operating principles and programs that offer company leaders the opportunity to work to achieve an integrated life, and many of them are seizing it.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>10:21</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>It’s Branding Time at the Learning Corral</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As companies move away from the academic model of workforce training to embrace the broader talent management concerns of their organizations, one aspect of the endeavor has taken on new meaning—the need to create and maintain a recognizable brand identity around the learning and development function.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 40</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As companies move away from the academic model of workforce training to embrace the broader talent management concerns of their organizations, one aspect of the endeavor has taken on new meaning—the need to create and maintain a recognizable brand identity around the learning and development function.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Say Good-Bye to the Blame Game</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Initially, human performance improvement (HPI) professionals were viewed as trainers, and many professionals new to the field are still viewed through that same lens. But the field is broader now since experts can opt to analyze the entire operation instead of observing work flow on the shop floor or in the back office.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 46</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Initially, human performance improvement (HPI) professionals were viewed as trainers, and many professionals new to the field are still viewed through that same lens. But the field is broader now since experts can opt to analyze the entire operation instead of observing work flow on the shop floor or in the back office.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Organizational Intelligence Surveys</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[While surveys in general are commonly used for varied purposes in the context of workplace learning and performance and human capital management, organizational intelligence surveys are an entirely different breed of survey that account for strategic factors that enable or inhibit employee engagement, and other important organizational outcomes.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 52</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[While surveys in general are commonly used for varied purposes in the context of workplace learning and performance and human capital management, organizational intelligence surveys are an entirely different breed of survey that account for strategic factors that enable or inhibit employee engagement, and other important organizational outcomes.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>19:16</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>ROI, measurement and evaluation, workplace learning and performance, human performance improvement, employee engagement</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Learning and Globally Dispersed Workforces</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Once new international locations are established, the learning function has to ensure that the newly integrated workforce is functioning with all the requisite intellectual capital to sustain the expansion.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>June T+D Article, page 60</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Once new international locations are established, the learning function has to ensure that the newly integrated workforce is functioning with all the requisite intellectual capital to sustain the expansion.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>17:38</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>What Can Training Do for Brown?</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[After experiencing much higher than normal failure rates among Generation Y drivers, UPS had to change the way it viewed and delivered training. Instead of lowering its standards and the expectations for drivers, it altered the way it prepared them to hit the road.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>May T+D Article, page 30</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[After experiencing much higher than normal failure rates among Generation Y drivers, UPS had to change the way it viewed and delivered training. Instead of lowering its standards and the expectations for drivers, it altered the way it prepared them to hit the road.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Talent management has been practiced by organizations for decades but is gaining new urgency as companies find they cannot quickly muster the talent they need to achieve their most critical goals. The fact that success comes down to people and what they know how to do is no surprise to learning professionals, but most have been notably absent from key roles in talent management.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>May T+D Article, page 38</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Talent management has been practiced by organizations for decades but is gaining new urgency as companies find they cannot quickly muster the talent they need to achieve their most critical goals. The fact that success comes down to people and what they know how to do is no surprise to learning professionals, but most have been notably absent from key roles in talent management.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Forecasting Great Service</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A successful multi-year learning initiative helped Universal Weather & Aviation maintain customer and employee centricity as the company continues its growth.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>May T+D Article, page 46</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A successful multi-year learning initiative helped Universal Weather & Aviation maintain customer and employee centricity as the company continues its growth.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Thur, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Why (Most) Training Is Useless</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Many companies—if not most—use training as a business version of a “quick weight loss” program. They hope that by training people in new things, they can quickly bring about behavioral changes among their employees. It almost never works.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>May T+D Article, page 52</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Many companies—if not most—use training as a business version of a “quick weight loss” program. They hope that by training people in new things, they can quickly bring about behavioral changes among their employees. It almost never works.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>21:41</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>Uncovering the Unconnected Employee</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We coined the phrase “unconnected employees” to describe employees who lack the skills to build effective business relationships. As experts in business networking, we’ve been convinced for many years that networking is the overlooked and underestimated professional competency.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>May T+D Article, page 60</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We coined the phrase “unconnected employees” to describe employees who lack the skills to build effective business relationships. As experts in business networking, we’ve been convinced for many years that networking is the overlooked and underestimated professional competency.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Competency Management: Cracking the Code for Organizational Impact</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Competency management is central to talent management initiatives, which have become critical in light of the impending skills shortage.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>May T+D Article, page 70</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Competency management is central to talent management initiatives, which have become critical in light of the impending skills shortage.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Safeguarding the Intellectual Capital of Boomers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There are some extremely compelling reasons for giving the concerns of boomer
employees top billing.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April T+D Article, page 34</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There are some extremely compelling reasons for giving the concerns of boomer
employees top billing.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Flexible Phase-Out</title>
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traditional defined benefit pension plan, retaining people, rather than rehiring
them after their formal retirement, is the preferred course of action.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April T+D Article, page 34</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Where an organization’s options regarding retirement are not constrained by a
traditional defined benefit pension plan, retaining people, rather than rehiring
them after their formal retirement, is the preferred course of action.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Learning Pathfinder</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Creating an unobstructed pathway for employees to select their own training
and manage their own career sounds rational, but few organizations permit
such exploration. It is the end point of self-directed learning, whereby employees
have full control over what they learn and how it is applied.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April T+D Article, page 38</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Creating an unobstructed pathway for employees to select their own training
and manage their own career sounds rational, but few organizations permit
such exploration. It is the end point of self-directed learning, whereby employees
have full control over what they learn and how it is applied.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Is Your Sales Team Stuck in the 1890s?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A unique sales culture has developed over time. And to understand the development
of sales cultures across the globe—including Europe, South America, Africa,
and Asia—you need to examine if your sales team is operating in a selling era of
40 years ago or if it is well positioned to thrive in the new emerging era of sales
competency that is necessary in today’s business climate.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April T+D Article, page 42</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A unique sales culture has developed over time. And to understand the development
of sales cultures across the globe—including Europe, South America, Africa,
and Asia—you need to examine if your sales team is operating in a selling era of
40 years ago or if it is well positioned to thrive in the new emerging era of sales
competency that is necessary in today’s business climate.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Management Onboarding</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Despite dramatic evidence of the impending talent shortage, few organizations
adequately protect the investments made when hiring new managers. The traditional
orientation program, with its focus on policies, procedures, benefits, and
other administrative issues, comes up woefully short when integrating employees
into organizations.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April T+D Article, page 48</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Despite dramatic evidence of the impending talent shortage, few organizations
adequately protect the investments made when hiring new managers. The traditional
orientation program, with its focus on policies, procedures, benefits, and
other administrative issues, comes up woefully short when integrating employees
into organizations.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Scouting for Leaders</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There is a major transformation taking place at Girls Scouts of the USA and it has nothing to do with cookies. This 95-year-old not-for-profit organization’s sweeping efforts to increase its appeal and relevance to 21st-century girls focus on leadership development and provable outcomes that benefit girls, families, and communities. Historically known as a premier leadership development organization, Girls Scouts is remaking itself with a revamped business developmental strategy.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 28</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[There is a major transformation taking place at Girls Scouts of the USA and it has nothing to do with cookies. This 95-year-old not-for-profit organization’s sweeping efforts to increase its appeal and relevance to 21st-century girls focus on leadership development and provable outcomes that benefit girls, families, and communities. Historically known as a premier leadership development organization, Girls Scouts is remaking itself with a revamped business developmental strategy.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Blueprint for Planning Learning</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a knowledge economy, an organization's ability to quickly adapt to changing realities is critical to its success. To facilitate the upkeep of knowledge and skills, workplace learning professionals seek innovative training design models and delivery methods so they can provide the right information at the right time to the right people.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 64</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a knowledge economy, an organization's ability to quickly adapt to changing realities is critical to its success. To facilitate the upkeep of knowledge and skills, workplace learning professionals seek innovative training design models and delivery methods so they can provide the right information at the right time to the right people.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Organizational Culture</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Workplace learning and performance professionals understand that culture can easily limit much of what we need to do. But, because culture is hard to pin down in practical terms, let alone to effectively change for the better, it remains a baffling issue.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 56</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Workplace learning and performance professionals understand that culture can easily limit much of what we need to do. But, because culture is hard to pin down in practical terms, let alone to effectively change for the better, it remains a baffling issue.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>13:16</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>Talent Management Up for Grabs?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Four learning executives from Verint, Allstate, Krempl International, and Rollins discussed myriad topics at the Learning@LearnShare conference in Atlanta, including should own talent management, the hazards of using too much technology, and what to do about a CEO who doesn’t want to teach.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 48</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Four learning executives from Verint, Allstate, Krempl International, and Rollins discussed myriad topics at the Learning@LearnShare conference in Atlanta, including should own talent management, the hazards of using too much technology, and what to do about a CEO who doesn’t want to teach.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>17:17</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Recipe for Change</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fostering an employee culture that is flexible and adaptable, alert to new circumstances, able to shift gears, skilled in team building, and capable of cross-disciplinary communication is challenging for any organization. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established a national leadership program as a critical feature of its strategic planning process.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 42</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fostering an employee culture that is flexible and adaptable, alert to new circumstances, able to shift gears, skilled in team building, and capable of cross-disciplinary communication is challenging for any organization. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established a national leadership program as a critical feature of its strategic planning process.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>13:57</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>DNA of a Global Leader</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Senior leaders who can operate globally are the essential piece of a global talent strategy, but many companies don’t yet understand how to identify and develop this new generation of managers.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March T+D Article, page 36</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Senior leaders who can operate globally are the essential piece of a global talent strategy, but many companies don’t yet understand how to identify and develop this new generation of managers.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>13:14</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>Designing Outside the Box</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In many ways, designing e-learning is a nearly impossible task. Any ineffective solution is expensive, but poorly designed e-learning ups the ante in wastefulness.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February T+D Article, page 30</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In many ways, designing e-learning is a nearly impossible task. Any ineffective solution is expensive, but poorly designed e-learning ups the ante in wastefulness.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Second That!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Joe Miller, vice president of platform and technology at Linden Lab, which operates Second Life, talks about how this 3-D virtual world gives learning a new delivery mechanism.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February T+D Article, page 34</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Joe Miller, vice president of platform and technology at Linden Lab, which operates Second Life, talks about how this 3-D virtual world gives learning a new delivery mechanism.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Sprinting Toward the Finish Line</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/TD/TDPodcasts.htm</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Training is in full force for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, but one type of training doesn't involve a stopwatch or qualifying heats. Instead, it involves personnel who serve the public and athletes at the games.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February T+D Article, page 44</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Training is in full force for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, but one type of training doesn't involve a stopwatch or qualifying heats. Instead, it involves personnel who serve the public and athletes at the games.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Welcome to the New Global Frontier</title> 
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      <itunes:subtitle>January T+D Article, page 54</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:subtitle>January T+D Article page 60</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Learning opportunities are everywhere, it seems. All it takes is a little imagination to connect the dots. Indeed, these scenarios serve as reminders that in today’s era of instant computer access to training, some of the best avenues for creating learning and modifying behavior can still be decidedly low tech.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>December T+D Article, page 58</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why do senior executives insist on coaching for their employees? Because executives now believe that coaching has become invaluable. They recognize that it can increase the quality of leadership skills at all levels, improve retention of leaders, help new leaders succeed, and address management behavior problems.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Polish Up Your Crystal Ball</title> 
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      <itunes:subtitle>November T+D Article page 46</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[By maintaining an inventory of current competencies, consistently revisiting the conversation with executives, embracing strategic context, and putting some incentive behind competency forecasting, your organization can polish up its crystal ball and generate better information to fuel effective succession planning.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>November T+D Article, page 34</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This article by Sherry Hollock, vice president of talent and organizational development at Macy’s, highlights the learning and development challenges that Macy’s Inc. faced when a merger added more than 70,000 employees to the store chain’s payroll. ]]></itunes:summary>
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