Jen Sprague, Author at Harvard Business Publishing

Highlights From Our Dallas Leadership Development Forum

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:18:55 +0000

We all know that transformation is incredibly difficult, so what does it take to be really successful in a transformation? At our recent Leadership Development Forum in Dallas, L&D practitioners from around the region tackled this question and more at the day-long event, sharing insight into their own organizations and learning new tricks from industry experts. It’s fitting that a forum focused on transformation was held at The C. R. Smith Museum and cohosted by American Airlines. Looking around the museum, you can see just how much the aviation industry has changed in so little time. Our host, American Airlines, […]

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Building Trust In A Virtual Environment

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:16:14 +0000

In the delivery of our senior leadership development programs, the moderator plays a key role. A moderator facilitates sessions and typically acts as a guide throughout a program’s duration. The moderator’s role is especially critical when it comes to building trust when learning happens outside of a face-to-face environment. Carole Carlson, in this First-Person Perspectives video, draws her experiences as a highly-effective program moderator. Carole begins by talking about the importance of getting to know the individual learners within a cohort – their learning styles and needs. She then addresses how technology enables virtual learning, and shares some tricks of […]

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The Power Of Leader-As-Teacher

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:39:27 +0000

At Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning, we’re firm believers in the value of having leaders play a teaching role. When leaders take part in employee development programs, they provide the all-important context for learning, demonstrating how and why learning matters to the organization. Leader-as-teacher also helps increase employee enthusiasm and engagement. Global Delivery Director Chris Gritt is passionate about the importance of leaders playing a key role in senior leadership development programs. In this brief video, part of our First Person Perspectives series, Chris shares his passion and insights about the power of leader-as-teacher. Chris isn’t alone in his belief […]

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Elements Of A Best-In-Class Leadership Development Module

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:38:41 +0000

We’re often asked just what goes into our senior leadership development programs. Based on a needs assessment, we determine the capabilities – like fostering innovation or inspiring engagement – that will help meet an organization’s business objectives. We then design a module to address each capability. In this edition of First-Person Perspectives, program moderator Carole Carlson describes three of the highly-interactive sessions generally included in each module – context setting; a world-class faculty presentation on the latest thinking on a topic; and a case discussion. Modules typically culminate with an application exercise, a proven formula for successful leadership development. Join […]

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Introducing First-Person Perspectives

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 20:37:36 +0000

Today we’re introducing a new video series, First-Person Perspectives. In each vlog, a member – or two – of the Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning family will share their insights on how we work with our clients. Each brief video illustrates how we put theory into practice to create and deliver best-in-class leadership development programs. First up, Global Delivery Directors Chris Gritt and Jill Baumeister discuss why and how virtual learning really works. Chris and Jill have worked with many clients, and they’ve seen up close and personal how valuable virtual learning can be. In this inaugural First-Person Perspectives video […]

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Highlights From Learning 2017: Change Is Difficult, But Necessary

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 19:31:26 +0000

Each year we gather in Florida with 1800 learning professionals for Elliot Masie’s Learning conference. Featured speakers this year included John Lithgow, who shared his insights on storytelling, and an interview with former First Lady Michelle Obama. In keeping with the storytelling theme, our sponsored session featured Tanya Brubaker of Johnson & Johnson, who shared Johnson & Johnson’s innovative program designed to align and drive innovation in their R&D group. Here are a few more of our key takeaways from Learning 2017: 1. The role of learning and development is changing Roles in the learning organization must change to adapt to digital […]

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Building Tomorrow’s Leaders Today: Takeaways From Our San Francisco Forum

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:14:37 +0000

What does it take to reposition your organization today while simultaneously building for tomorrow? Keynote Mark Johnson, co-founder and senior partner at Innosight, shared the major elements supporting business transformation amidst market disruption at our recent event in San Francisco. Johnson pinpointed the courage to choose, the clarity to focus, the curiosity to explore, and the conviction to persevere. Business transformation is a tall order in today’s complex business environment, Johnson said, but with it comes great opportunity Our San Francisco forum gave learning leaders the chance to gain insights from thought leadership experts and learn from each other on […]

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Leveraging The “Three-Box Solution” To Achieve Best In Class Leadership Development

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 19:08:14 +0000

Strategy is about creating next practices, not about adopting and improving best practices, according to Vijay Govindarajan. Strategy is more important than ever in today’s increasingly chaotic world, and that statement applies to learning and development teams as much as it does to senior business leaders. Govindarajan’s recently authored book, The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation, presents a simple and proven method for allocating the organization’s energy, time, and resources – in balanced measure – across what he calls “the three boxes:” Box 1: The Present Manage the core business at peak profitability Box 2: The Past Abandon ideas, […]

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Uncovering Innovation In Talent Development At Our London Regional Forum

Fri, 07 Oct 2016 17:39:04 +0000

On September 29, Corporate Learning held a full-day Leadership Development Forum in London. Our theme was Innovation in Talent Development, and we were joined by 60 senior leaders in learning and development to discuss best practices and new ideas in developing our leaders as well as our individual contributors. With a full day of conversation that included keynotes from R “Ray” Wang, author of Disrupting Digital Business: Create an Authentic Experience in the Peer-to-Peer Economy, and Todd Zenger, author of Beyond Competitive Advantage: How to Solve the Puzzle of Sustaining Growth While Creating Value, and two panels from client partners using our […]

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Springing Into Innovation With Rita Gunther McGrath

Thu, 12 May 2016 17:34:20 +0000

Spring in the Big Apple is always invigorating. The environment changes daily as the temps warm and there’s constant motion of cars, people, new ideas. Feels kind of like the ever-changing and fluid business environment that most of us are working in, and a great backdrop for sharing ideas on achieving a sustainable competitive edge from author Rita McGrath. McGrath joined our roundtable discussion at the Harvard Club of New York City with several of our top clients, and followed that with a larger group discussion over breakfast. As an innovation and strategy expert, she stressed to both audience the concept […]

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