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Creating a shared understanding of business

Creating a shared understanding of business

For more than 30 years, Andromeda Simulations International has used hands-on "visual finance" simulations—led by its flagship Income|Outcome—to make business finance tangible and teachable across industries, languages and organizations from Fortune 500 companies to universities. Founded by Robin an

Chief Learning Officer by Ashley St. John
12 Aug 2026
Training Industry, Inc. Acquires Chief Learning Officer and Chief Talent Officer Brands

Training Industry, Inc. Acquires Chief Learning Officer and Chief Talent Officer Brands

Training Industry, Inc. has acquired substantially all assets of BetterWork Media Group, including the Chief Learning Officer and Chief Talent Officer brands, uniting three respected, decades‑old resources for learning and talent professionals. The merger will create a more connected ecosystem—expan

Chief Learning Officer by Elizabeth Loutfi-Hipchen
11 Aug 2026
Training Industry, Inc. Acquires Chief Learning Officer and Chief Talent Officer Brands

Training Industry, Inc. Acquires Chief Learning Officer and Chief Talent Officer Brands

Training Industry, Inc. has acquired substantially all assets of BetterWork Media Group—including the Chief Learning Officer and Chief Talent Officer brands—bringing three respected, decades‑old resources for learning and talent professionals under one roof. The move creates a more connected ecosyst

Chief Learning Officer by Lauren Lynch-Wilbur
11 Aug 2026
How to End Things Well

How to End Things Well

Endings are ubiquitous in organizations and are cultural tests that reveal leaders’ values and shape trust. Leaders should name endings plainly—what stops, when, and what changes—and manage them respectfully to honor the work, protect people’s dignity, and reduce confusion.

MIT Sloan Management Review by Benjamin Laker and Maria Papacosta. Benjamin Laker is a professor of leadership at University of Reading’s Henley Business School. Maria Papacosta is the cofounder and director of MSC Marketing Bureau
11 Aug 2026
From Asset to Liability: How Perfectionism Becomes Micromanagement

From Asset to Liability: How Perfectionism Becomes Micromanagement

Perfectionism can become a derailing form of micromanagement: what looks like conscientious, detail-oriented leadership often leaves employees feeling alienated, disempowered, and distrusted. Hogan’s HDS "Diligent" scale captures this spectrum—from productive attention to detail in individual contri

Hogan Assessments by Kelly Ledbetter
10 Aug 2026
How to Avoid Innovation One-Hit Wonders

How to Avoid Innovation One-Hit Wonders

Research shows that when organizations treat a breakthrough as a single-person triumph—doubling down on rewards, autonomy, and recognition—the innovator is surprisingly unlikely to repeat that success. Exceptional hits can shift how innovators see themselves and weaken team-oriented behaviors, so po

MIT Sloan Management Review by Hung Dao, Selina L. Lehmann, Oguz A. Acar, and Dirk Deichmann. Hung Dao is a lecturer in marketing at the University of Liverpool. His research focuses on consumer behavior and innovation in a digital
10 Aug 2026
Design your learning backward

Design your learning backward

Organizations spend heavily on L&D but often can’t show what business problem their programs solved because learning is typically designed around curricula, skills, or course counts rather than outcomes. To be strategic in an era of rapid technological and AI-driven change, learning must be designed

Chief Learning Officer by Elizabeth Loutfi-Hipchen
10 Aug 2026
The spirit of learning

The spirit of learning

Becoming a certified facilitator showed me that mission-aligned, peer‑coached learning with reflection and relationship building produced not just skills but deeper purpose, connection and a lasting commitment to development—the person mattered as much as the practitioner. This mirrors a broad conse

Chief Learning Officer by Elizabeth Loutfi-Hipchen
07 Aug 2026
The leadership pendulum and the paradox of choice

The leadership pendulum and the paradox of choice

Leadership often fails not from inaction but from overcorrection—substituting force for judgment or visible activity for disciplined leadership—and the real task is keeping purpose, power and performance in proportion so organizations move forward with legitimacy and endurance. Complicated further b

Chief Learning Officer by Elizabeth Loutfi-Hipchen
06 Aug 2026
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