Why it’s a Great Time to be in HR and L&D

June 25, 2015 Michael Stierhoff Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

HR and Learning and Development professionals have a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth as business transformation impacts practically every organization on the planet. If you are hiring, training or are responsible for these processes, it’s likely that senior management has already asked you to take a leading role in the quest for agility and it’s a great time to inventory every object in the toolbox.The good news is that you have an exceptional opportunity to help fill that gap because you are in the optimal position to make the case for your workforce and your customers.

Closing the Leadership Gap — Two Steps to Reverse the Alarming Trend

June 18, 2015 Michelle Moore Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Never before have organizations faced such complexity. Globalization, changing demographics and rapid advancements in technology have created disruption in every vertical and geographic region. All of these factors have resulted in unprecedented business conditions, and unprecedented challenges for HR. In order to ensure their organizations succeed, HR professionals need to close a number of gaps which are identified in the Deliotte 2015 Global Capital Trends report.

Deploying IT Competency Frameworks – Identifying, Assessing, Acquiring and Maintaining Skills

May 28, 2015 Jim Dilanni Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

I introduced the following seven-step process in my previous blog. In this blog I’ll provide an introduction to steps four through seven. A combination of three blogs will provide you with an holistic overview of the process for deploying IT competency frameworks and some of the key activities that are necessary for them to be successful and provide maximum value and benefit to your organization.

Deploying IT Competency Frameworks – Critical Success Factors and Key Performance Indicators

May 21, 2015 Jim Dilanni Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Deploying IT competency frameworks can be viewed as a seven-step process. The first step is to determine the strategic direction of the organization and what technologies are needed to support its goals.

Strategies to Close Skills Gaps: How Your World Is Impacted

April 30, 2015 Michael Stierhoff Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

In this series, we focused on defining and analyzing the causes of individual and organizational skills gaps, including the technology, workforce and business disrupters that force rapid change in role requirements. We’ve also discussed strategies and processes necessary to measure and close those gaps. Today we’re going to sum it all up with specific examples of workforce transformation solutions. But first, let’s address one more challenge with disrupters — skills gaps can force change across the organization, including senior management.