Nationwide Consultants for Corporate Learning and Development Company

The new year rings in challenge, hope and a world of opportunity. When budgets are tight and markets are competitive, what matters most to Chief Learning Officers?

To find out, we've researched the most frequent topics covered in major learning symposia in the past year and we've noted the kind of resources needed to address those topics.

If your company faces increased expectations, check out these Top Concerns for CLOs in 2009. Consider new approaches to corporate learning – and make your way to top performance and a world of opportunity in 2009.

Top Concerns for CLOs in 2009		Resources Needed to Address Concern

Limited resources to complete objectives		Need for staff who can work effectively in fast-paced environments with tight deadlines Need for staff who can assimilate quickly, work well in diverse and virtual teams, and move projects forward.

Organizational change		Need for staff skilled in Needs Assessment, Organizational Change and Change Management

Talent Development		Need for staff skilled in Succession Planning and Talent Planning Need for staff skilled in Developing Leaders Need for staff skilled in Corporate Coaching, Employee Development and Executive Development Need for staff skilled with Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Development Dimensions International (DDI) Need for staff skilled in training certification or professional development

e-Learning		Need for staff skilled in e-Learning and e-Learning development tools

Experiential Learning		Need for staff skilled in Experiential Learning; for example, projects where games were used, which are a popular experiential learning technique. Need for staff skilled in monitoring success at Experiential Learning, including learning goal setting, experimenting, observing, reviewing and action planning in the learning process.

Learning Management Systems (LMS)		Need for staff skilled in using Learning Management Systems Need for staff skilled in selection, implementation, customization, administration, management, support, outsourced services, and client/vendor liaison.

Learning 2.0		Corporate learning is shifting away from classic instructional design and training methods and moving toward social learning and informal learning methods. These new methods are a completely different way to learn and call for the need for staff with skill in social networking/informal learning. Need for staff skilled in creating serious games, mobile learning, podcasting, videos and webinars.