Marisa Naughton, Author at Harvard Business Publishing

How Organizations Are Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Marisa Naughton — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 15:04:41 +0000

We recently sent out an informal survey to see just how organizations are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. What sorts of policies have they put in place? How are they communicating with their employees? Are work-from-home employees able to take part in virtual learning? Our survey drew 280 responses from Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning clients as well as others. Survey participants were from around the globe and represented a diverse set of industries and roles. The good news is that the vast majority of participants feel that their organizations are doing a good job when it comes to balancing […]

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Webinar Recap: Leading Remote Teams Effectively

Marisa Naughton — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:41:54 +0000

In the first few weeks of the coronavirus outbreak, companies slowly began advising people to work from home if their position allowed. Fast forward to today and nearly every non-essential worker has been mandated to work remotely from their own homes. This is an unprecedented move, and many of these people are working from home for the first time in their lives. This change in environment, both on a global scale and in our professional careers, can lead to a lot of stress and anxiety. We were lucky to have Heidi K. Gardner, PhD, Distinguished Fellow in the Center on […]

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Our New Podcast Launches Today: Listen to Future Workforce

Marisa Naughton — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:14:05 +0000

Success in the future of work comes down to one thing—talent. Technology like AI, machine learning, and automation are redefining jobs and strategies, and it’s up to L&D teams to develop learning and leadership strategies that engage today’s learners in new ways to drive tomorrow’s vital business results. That’s why we’re excited to launch our new podcast, Future Workforce, in which we uncover just how today’s organizations are developing their leaders for the future of work. Join hosts Ellen Bailey, Dalia Molokhia, and Larry Clark from Harvard Business Publishing Corporate Learning as they interview expert guests from Harvard Business Review, […]

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Bridging the Gap: Four Takeaways for L&D from Learning 2019

Marisa Naughton — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:04:40 +0000

Last week, at the Learning 2019 conference in Orlando, Florida, host Richard Culatta, CEO of ISTE and advisor at the Masie Center, said something that resonated in that moment, and continues to resonate today. He said that, in the face of the transformative power of technology, L&D teams are “the bridge that connects our current workforce to our future workforce.” Why? Because in a world filled with possibility and opportunity, learning is the key to ensuring we’re all able to harness it. But that doesn’t mean that L&D itself doesn’t also have a lot to learn about how to get […]

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When Employees are in Charge, L&D Can Still Lead

Marisa Naughton — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 04:01:40 +0000

In a world where change is continuous and happens at breakneck speed, organizations are finding that talent gaps keep opening up. There’s a constant need to reskill and upskill employees, and the consequences of failing to do so can be dire. A recent PwC report addressed widespread CEO concern that a lack of key skills is hindering their organization’s ability to innovate, causing their people costs to rise, and impacting their ability to provide an optimal customer experience. The pressure to learn, and keep learning, is on. No surprise that this constant need to reskill and upskill is changing the […]

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What Drives Best-In-Class Senior Leadership Development? The Four Key Elements

Marisa Naughton — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 19:26:23 +0000

We just wrapped up a great series on the key components of best-in-class senior leadership development programs. You need leaders who can grasp the complexity of today’s world, who bring the skills and the mindset needed to make opportunity out of challenge, to transform how you work, and to lead your organizations into an ever-changing future. Based on our years of experience, our connection to the strongest research, and our work with the most forward-thinking clients, we know that to build a program that ensures your leaders are able to fill those big shoes, you need to have the following […]

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Long-Term Thinking In A Short-Term World

Marisa Naughton — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 19:12:08 +0000

Uncertainty is everywhere in today’s business world. The scope of Brexit’s impact on trade within the European Union is still unknown, and questions are swirling around the incoming administration of the United States. No one knows what the future holds, leaving business leaders to face the age-old question: How do you effectively balance short-term returns for your stakeholders with a long-term strategy for growth? The audience at our recent event, “Resisting the Lure of Short-Termism,” at the RSA House in London, got the opportunity to ask questions of one CEO who seems to be getting it right: Jean-François van Boxmeer, […]

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Anything Is Possible In The Panorama Of Learning: Learning 2016 Recap

Marisa Naughton — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:42:08 +0000

As Astronaut Scott Kelly looked down at Earth during his 340-day sojourn in space, he realized one thing very clearly: If we can figure out how to send a human being to space to live for one year, we can figure out how to do anything. Nothing is beyond our ability or our comprehension. For the 1600-plus L&D practitioners at Elliott Masie’s Learning 2016, held this past week in Orlando, Florida, who sat in rapt attention as Kelly delivered one of the conference keynotes, that message resonated louder than others. Over the course of the four-day conference, sessions and discussions […]

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Engaging And Efficient: Scaling Learning At Your Organization

Marisa Naughton — Fri, 13 May 2016 17:35:11 +0000

Companies are finding that a leadership mind-set is not needed simply at its highest levels, but also throughout an organization. At the same time, the options and opportunities for learning are multiplying – from virtual to self-directed to content-driven. How can L&D professionals both efficiently and effectively leverage learning opportunities to engage their entire organization? Last week we had the pleasure of hosting a panel discussion on effectively scaling learning throughout an organization with three of our clients at the The Conference Board’s Leadership Development Conference in New York. Josh Brand, our senior director for global delivery, led a conversation […]

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