Large-Scale Learning: Three Real-World Examples

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by Ellen Bailey | July 24, 2019

This is the third and final post in a series on the value of large-scale programs. Read the second post here. As large-scale leadership development programs gain momentum, organizations can learn a lot from companies that have used them. What motivated them to explore a leadership development experience with cohorts far larger than the typical 50 learners?  Why did they ultimately decide to deliver large-scale learning experiences? How’s large scale working out for them? To answer these questions, here are examples from a few of our clients about their experiences. Staying ahead in a competitive business environment One financial services […]

Maximizing the Value of Your Large-Scale Learning Programs

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by Katie McCadden | July 12, 2019

This is the second post in a series on the value of large-scale programs. Read the first post here. In response to the unprecedented need to be nimble in today’s super-charged business environment, and the growing recognition of the value of developing competent leaders at all levels and across the globe, organizations are looking for ways to rapidly equip all of their leaders to quickly respond to fast-moving opportunities and threats. Many of these organizations are exploring large-scale learning for leadership development. These are experiences in which the speed of learning matches the speed of today’s business, and the scope […]

Why Large-Scale Learning Matters

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by Janice Miller | June 27, 2019

As organizations continue to grapple with the digital revolution—a revolution that has upended so many traditional ways of doing business—L&D teams find themselves driven by the need to accelerate the impact of their leadership development initiatives. They’re also driven by the growing recognition that they have to expand their focus beyond their senior executives and high-potential future leaders. Their programs must reach leaders throughout the organization. At the confluence of this “need for speed” and the need to empower leaders at all levels, large-scale learning programs can accelerate learning across the enterprise. Reaching leaders at all levels: It matters. A […]

Five Steps to Implementing Innovation

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by Janice Molloy | June 17, 2019

We’re all familiar with stories about breakthrough products, services, and processes—the disruptors that grab the headlines and garner eye-popping valuations. And then there are the entrepreneurs who end up on the cover of Bloomberg Businessweek and write best-selling books about the keys to their success. The message seems to be that, through good timing or genius, innovation is the purview of a select few. But at its core, innovation is simply a way to solve problems and create value in new ways. Overhauling an inefficient process, using customer feedback to breathe new life into a stale product—innovations don’t have to […]

Boosting Resilience During Transformation at DuPont

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by Laurie Pankow | June 13, 2019

When Dow and DuPont merged to create DowDuPont, only to separate into three independent companies, resilience in all employees escalated as an essential quality for managing this complex transformation. As employees were aligned to each of the three interim divisions, the heritage DuPont divisions adopted a new “Development for All” philosophy, which aimed to give our workforce relevant and portable skills to help them cultivate a growth mindset and execute on new business strategies in the midst of ambiguity. To make that happen, we aligned Harvard ManageMentor® content with our organizational priorities and offered it enterprise-wide. Our accessible, consumable approach […]