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The Online Events Archive provides access to hundreds of online sessions covering critical topics in learning and development. This is where you will learn from the learning industry’s leading thinkers and practitioners about best practices, tips and tricks, and proven strategies in the learning technologies space.
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Building a Learning Culture
Having a strong learning culture is crucial in environmentswhere learning is constantly necessary and happening “in the flow ofwork”. An exceptional learning culture can fuel innovation, underpinemployee engagement and retention, ensure future-ready capabilities, and enableachievement of the organization’s most ambitious goals. How do you build aculture among a remote workforce in times of change? How do you make a plan tostrengthen a learning culture when such a thing seems nebulous? In this session we’ll explore specific ways to improve yourorganization’s learning culture. You will discover how learning culture isnurtured by communicating inspiring goals, generating intense engagement amongpeople, and leveraging ingrained…
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Gaining Influence as a Learning Leader
The ability to influence stakeholders and otherorganizational leaders is critical to the success of learning leaders. But howexactly do we accomplish that? Depending on the company and the structure,learning and development is often ‘invisible’. What does influence look like inpractice? In this session you will discover three specificinfluence techniques that work. You will go beyond wishful thinking aboutlearning cultures and “earning a seat at the table” as we focus on the tacticalside of operating at a strategic level. By attending this session you will gainvaluable options that you can adapt and turn into your own strategy to take forward.
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Igniting the Next Generation of Learning Leadership (Panel)
In this panel discussion we will explore the next generationof learning leadership from the perspective of those that are living it: threemembers of The Learning Guild’s Thirty Under 30 Program. You will explore thecritical moments that have impacted their careers, including what has workedwell, what has been a challenge, and what they might have done differently. Whether you are looking to support the next generation ofleaders in your organization or you are someone that is looking to enhance yourown learning leadership skills, this discussion will provide valuable insightsyou can apply in your own strategy.
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Building a More Collaborative Organization: What, How, and Why Now
A recent survey by Innovisor, a Social Network Analysis(SNA) company, revealed that collaboration has gotten 30 percent worse duringthe pandemic. It’s becoming more apparent that merely having social technologyand enabling its use is not enough. Without an organizational level focus oncollaboration, the continuous learning, creative problem-solving, andinnovation needed to overcome today’s challenges is at risk. In this session you’ll learn what a collaborativeorganization looks like to better assess the state of collaboration in yourown. We’ll discuss how greater transparency and openness extends and expandsformal and informal learning opportunities, and what role L&D must play toenable these critical elements of collaboration.…
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Developing Leaders in the Workflow
Senior executives spend just three percent of their workdaythinking about the future—that’s a mere 14 minutes per day pondering theenvironment where they compete. The future is crucial to an organization’ssuccess, but day-to-day activities are a time suck. In this session you will explore how embedding the tacticalwork of leaders into the workflow enables us to help leaders operationalizethis work and free up time for actual thinking and leading. By joining us forthis session you will discover how to get time back each day to “lead”, bothfor yourself as a leader and for the organizational leaders you support.
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Leading a Team in the New World of Work (Panel)
Leading a team can be difficult and challenging work undernormal conditions. Unfortunately, the last year has been anything but normal,and it’s not likely to return to what we knew before the pandemic any timesoon. Given the disruptions of the pandemic, increased remote work, employmentchallenges, and more, leading a team can seem overwhelming. In this panel discussion we will explore some of the uniquechallenges of leading a team during this disruptive period. We will examine howto lead a team during periods of uncertainty, how to keep people motivated andengaged during periods of employment insecurity, how to manage remote teammembers, and more.…
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The Pillars of Learning Leadership: 5 Perspectives
What makes a good learning leader? In this fast-paced and thought-provoking opening session youwill hear from five different industry leaders, each of whom will provide ashort, TED-like talk exploring a single pillar of leadership. You will explorewhat the pillar is, why it’s so important, and most significantly, how to incorporatethe pillar into your own leadership. These perspectives will help you see leadership throughdifferent lenses, which will help you fine-tune your own perspective onlearning leadership.
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Monthly Meeting: Learning Leadership in the New Normal
Our continued journey towards a “new normal” with be filled with challenges. During this month’s Alliance Meeting, we will explore how to overcome the challenges posed by the pandemic by revisiting lessons learned from past crises.
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LeaderChat: What is a Learning Leader? with Frank Nguyen
Explore the key differences between being a learning professional and being a learning leader.
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Monthly Meeting: 2021 Learning Trends
As we start a new year, join Learning Guild Executive Director David Kelly for an exploration of the trends to keep an eye on in 2021, and examine tips on how to vet the trends within the context of your organizations.