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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Audio readings of articles from ASTD's LX Briefing, an online newsletter for senior learning executives. Our readers are seasoned workplace learning and performance executives in business, government, academia, and consulting. Our goals are to provide business-critical information, trends in the field, and new ways of looking at old issues. For more information, visit http://www.astd.org/content/publications/newsletters_journals/public/LX+Briefing/LXBriefing.htm]]>
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              <title>Accelerating the Development of Women Leaders to Address the Impending Leadership Gap</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Companies that fail to advance the careers of women managers likely will be at a competitive disadvantage as the competition for talent intensifies.”]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>February  2012, Learning Executives Briefing, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Companies that fail to advance the careers of women managers likely will be at a competitive disadvantage as the competition for talent intensifies.”]]></itunes:summary>
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              <title>Good Companies Are Changing Their Behaviors</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[According to Laurie Bassi, CLOs can drive their companies toward worthiness by making good sound business cases for the power of learning and the power of investing in learning.”]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>February  2012, Learning Executives Briefing, page 8</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to Laurie Bassi, CLOs can drive their companies toward worthiness by making good sound business cases for the power of learning and the power of investing in learning.”]]></itunes:summary>
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              <title>Dimensions of Engagement Have Implications for Workplace Learning and Performance</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[A new model of engagement has emerged that gives insight into the psychology of work and the strategic leverage points for leaders.”]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>February  2012, Learning Executives Briefing, page 10</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new model of engagement has emerged that gives insight into the psychology of work and the strategic leverage points for leaders.”]]></itunes:summary>
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              <itunes:duration>12:24</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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              <title>At Last: Mobile Learning Goes Mainstream</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[The workforce’s appeal for m-learning has surged from ardent interest to a resounding demand within three years. And learners, not the learning department, are driving this demand.”]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>November 2011, Learning Executives Briefing, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The workforce’s appeal for m-learning has surged from ardent interest to a resounding demand within three years. And learners, not the learning department, are driving this demand.”]]></itunes:summary>
              <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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              <itunes:duration>08:40</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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              <title>People-First Cultures Enhance Employee Engagement and Performance</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Early on, I thought I could save every organization and they could all embrace the concept of People First. Now, I have learned to weed out those who just want to check the box.”]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>November 2011, Learning Executives Briefing, page 7</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Early on, I thought I could save every organization and they could all embrace the concept of People First. Now, I have learned to weed out those who just want to check the box.”]]></itunes:summary>
              <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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              <itunes:duration>08:16</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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              <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and development, employee engagement, human performance improvement, employee performance, organization culture, Rita Bailey</itunes:keywords>
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              <title>Integrated, Strategic Human Capital Management: The Keys to Success, Now and In the Future</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[More and more organizations are embracing strategic human capital management as not only a tool for the alignment and development of individual employees, but also as a business tool to improve overall organizational performance.”]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>November 2011, Learning Executives Briefing, page 9</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[More and more organizations are embracing strategic human capital management as not only a tool for the alignment and development of individual employees, but also as a business tool to improve overall organizational performance.”]]></itunes:summary>
              <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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              <itunes:duration>06:53</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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              <title>Innovation Emerges as Organizational Competency</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[While recognizing the importance of innovation, very few companies have mastered what it takes to create an innovative culture—one that supports risk taking.”]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>September 2011, Learning Executives Briefing, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[While recognizing the importance of innovation, very few companies have mastered what it takes to create an innovative culture—one that supports risk taking.”]]></itunes:summary>
              <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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              <itunes:duration>11:55</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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              <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and development, corporate innovation, corporate creativity, Steve Gottlieb, VisionMining, speed addiction</itunes:keywords>
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              <title>Learning Is Being Rebuilt at Hilton</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[At Hilton Worldwide, learning is just right, on time, quick, easy, accessible, fast, and bite-sized. Kimo Kippen, CLO at Hilton, is rebuilding the learning function at the 92-year-old company.”]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>September 2011, Learning Executives Briefing, page 6</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[At Hilton Worldwide, learning is just right, on time, quick, easy, accessible, fast, and bite-sized. Kimo Kippen, CLO at Hilton, is rebuilding the learning function at the 92-year-old company.”]]></itunes:summary>
              <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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              <itunes:duration>10:55</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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              <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and development, Kimo Kippen, Hilton Worldwide, on-demand learning, just-in-time learning, collaboration</itunes:keywords>
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              <title>Significant Trends Are Shifting Human Capital Management</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[The new global economy and the emerging generations are changing expectations in the workplace.”]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>September 2011, Learning Executives Briefing, page 8</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The new global economy and the emerging generations are changing expectations in the workplace.”]]></itunes:summary>
              <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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              <itunes:duration>08:30</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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              <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and development, human capital management, generations in the workplace, global workforce</itunes:keywords>
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              <title>Slow Down…And Open Up the World of Creativity</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[In today’s fast-paced business world, how can we slow down enough to do the hard work that creativity and innovation requires? According to Steve Gottlieb, of VisionMining, a great barrier to corporate creativity and innovation occurs because of our culture operates with what he calls “speed addiction.”]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>July 2011, Learning Executives Briefing, page 9</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In today’s fast-paced business world, how can we slow down enough to do the hard work that creativity and innovation requires? According to Steve Gottlieb, of VisionMining, a great barrier to corporate creativity and innovation occurs because of our culture operates with what he calls “speed addiction.”]]></itunes:summary>
              <pubDate>Wed, 13 July 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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              <itunes:duration>06:35</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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              <title>Significant Organizational Changes Lead to New Talent Strategy</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Toni Handler, chief talent officer at MetLife, discusses how the organization is making great strides to understand the capabilities of our talent, further grow and develop that talent to meet the changing needs of the organization and the industry, and acquire talent where needed.]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>July 2011, Learning Executives Briefing, page 7</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Toni Handler, chief talent officer at MetLife, discusses how the organization is making great strides to understand the capabilities of our talent, further grow and develop that talent to meet the changing needs of the organization and the industry, and acquire talent where needed.]]></itunes:summary>
              <pubDate>Wed, 13 July 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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              <itunes:duration>10:00</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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              <title>Engaging Leaders in Key Learning Activities</title>
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              <description><![CDATA[Business leaders often complain that the learning function is removed from the business, but these same business leaders fund the learning investment. So what do these leaders want?]]></description>
              <itunes:subtitle>July 2011, Learning Executives Briefing, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
              <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Business leaders often complain that the learning function is removed from the business, but these same business leaders fund the learning investment. So what do these leaders want?]]></itunes:summary>
              <pubDate>Wed, 13 July 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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              <itunes:duration>09:25</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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              <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and development, leadership engagement, learning function, return on investment, executive buy-in, aligning learning to the business</itunes:keywords>
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         <title>UPS Gets Social With Its Recruitment Efforts</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Ninety-nine percent of UPS’s advertising dollars are spent using social media outlets or other Internet-based sites.]]></description>
        <itunes:subtitle>May 2011 LX Briefing, page 8</itunes:subtitle>
         <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ninety-nine percent of UPS’s advertising dollars are spent using social media outlets or other Internet-based sites.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Accelerating the Learning Curve</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[By combining the power of blended learning tools with insights about the five moments of need, Cory Bouck at Johnsonville will be able to live up to the company’s goal to provide “immediate learning within arms’ reach of need.]]></description>
        <itunes:subtitle>May 2011 LX Briefing, page 6</itunes:subtitle>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[By combining the power of blended learning tools with insights about the five moments of need, Cory Bouck at Johnsonville will be able to live up to the company’s goal to provide “immediate learning within arms’ reach of need.]]></itunes:summary>
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         <title>Executive Presence Belongs in Every Leadership Program</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[High potential initiatives and leadership programs are top priorities in the business world as companies focus on succession planning and the development of future leaders. As companies define skill gaps, executive presence becomes a hot topic and an urgent priority.]]></description>
        <itunes:subtitle>May  2011 LX Briefing, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[High potential initiatives and leadership programs are top priorities in the business world as companies focus on succession planning and the development of future leaders. As companies define skill gaps, executive presence becomes a hot topic and an urgent priority.]]></itunes:summary>
        <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Take Politics Seriously</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[According to author Steve Gladis, the adaptive leader must know when to deal with the heat of change in an organization.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March 2011 LX Briefing, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to author Steve Gladis, the adaptive leader must know when to deal with the heat of change in an organization.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Thurs, 31 March 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>This is a test</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[George A. Wolfe and Shawn E. Merritt spoke with Learning Executives Briefing on the value the learning organization can bring to the planning and implementation of new technology initiatives in any company.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March 2011 LX Briefing, page 6</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[George A. Wolfe and Shawn E. Merritt spoke with Learning Executives Briefing on the value the learning organization can bring to the planning and implementation of new technology initiatives in any company.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Thurs, 31 March 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>When Learning Steps in, Success Improves</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learning leaders from both the public and private sectors met recently to offer solutions to current organizational and human capital challenges. Engaging employees, developing talent, and managing change are among the myriad challenges facing learning leaders in the public and private sectors.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[In good times or bad, it seems that for all organizations leadership development remains among the most critical concerns.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In good times or bad, it seems that for all organizations leadership development remains among the most critical concerns.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the economy has improved in recent months, so have the fortunes of many learning departments, but those departments may never resemble the way they looked or operated before the recession. Recent findings suggest that many companies had to cut back dramatically and put aside many programs while trying to separate the training that was absolutely needed from that which was just nice to have.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>February 2011 LX Briefing Article, page 6</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As the economy has improved in recent months, so have the fortunes of many learning departments, but those departments may never resemble the way they looked or operated before the recession. Recent findings suggest that many companies had to cut back dramatically and put aside many programs while trying to separate the training that was absolutely needed from that which was just nice to have.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>08:35</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new employee study suggests that fewer than one in three workers worldwide are fully engaged. Moreover, 17 percent are completely disengaged. This global study explores five levels of employee engagement in the workforce.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new employee study suggests that fewer than one in three workers worldwide are fully engaged. Moreover, 17 percent are completely disengaged. This global study explores five levels of employee engagement in the workforce.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>09:40</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <description><![CDATA[Bringing the basics of business to the learning function has been the topic of more than a few books, but none may have been written by a more authoritative voice than David Vance, the former president of Caterpillar University.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>January 2011 LX Briefing Article, page 5</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bringing the basics of business to the learning function has been the topic of more than a few books, but none may have been written by a more authoritative voice than David Vance, the former president of Caterpillar University.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>12:20</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>What Took So Long?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In some ways you have to wonder why we had to wait this long for the PC tablet to emerge. But if we use this amazing new power tool like it is a stone ax, what is the point?]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>January 2011 LX Briefing Article, page 7</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In some ways you have to wonder why we had to wait this long for the PC tablet to emerge. But if we use this amazing new power tool like it is a stone ax, what is the point?]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[High-performance companies are more likely to emphasize diversity practices and policies as a result of a business case, according to a new survey.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>December 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[High-performance companies are more likely to emphasize diversity practices and policies as a result of a business case, according to a new survey.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>05:34</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>Those Who Follow the Old Ways Will Die</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jay Cross takes us on a quick trip to the future of learning and a world where the learning function may no longer exist—at least not in a way we would recognize right now.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>December 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 5</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Jay Cross takes us on a quick trip to the future of learning and a world where the learning function may no longer exist—at least not in a way we would recognize right now.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>10:08</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and performance, Jay Cross, human performance improvement, training</itunes:keywords>
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      <title>Is it Time to End Brainstorming?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Authors Shawn and Kevin Coyne are ready to show you a new way to generate the best ideas and 
solve the biggest problems: brainsteering.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>December 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 7</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Authors Shawn and Kevin Coyne are ready to show you a new way to generate the best ideas and 
solve the biggest problems: brainsteering.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>05:55</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>A New Look at Leadership</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[CLOs, and pretty much everyone else in the workplace learning field, will find new
insights, as well as tools to assist them, in this new comprehensive guide: The ASTD
Leadership Handbook.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>October 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[CLOs, and pretty much everyone else in the workplace learning field, will find new
insights, as well as tools to assist them, in this new comprehensive guide: The ASTD
Leadership Handbook.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>03:54</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and performance, leadership development, The ASTD Leadership 
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      <title>Our Industry Needs a Makeover</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Martyn Sloman, a research academic who specializes in training and development,
spoke with Learning Executives Briefing about the new direction this industry should
take in the future.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>October 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 6</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martyn Sloman, a research academic who specializes in training and development,
spoke with Learning Executives Briefing about the new direction this industry should
take in the future.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>09:45</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and performance, Martyn Sloman, learning function, learning 
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      <title>Flat and Getting Flatter</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/content/publications/newsletters_journals/public/LX+Briefing/LX+Briefing+Podcasts</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that even with an improving economy, companies are not likely
to bulk up. Learning leaders need to be ready to upskill managers to handle higher head
counts in flatter organizations.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>October 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 8</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new study suggests that even with an improving economy, companies are not likely
to bulk up. Learning leaders need to be ready to upskill managers to handle higher head
counts in flatter organizations.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>05:34</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and performance, middle managers, organizational structure, 
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      <title>Age Matters</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/content/publications/newsletters_journals/public/LX+Briefing/LX+Briefing+Podcasts</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[According to a new study, the adoption, use, and effectiveness of social media as a
workplace learning tool has more to do with age than many other factors. A new study
from ASTD goes a long way toward finally establishing true parameters to understand
the issues, and applying hard numbers.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>September 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[According to a new study, the adoption, use, and effectiveness of social media as a
workplace learning tool has more to do with age than many other factors. A new study
from ASTD goes a long way toward finally establishing true parameters to understand
the issues, and applying hard numbers.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>08:22</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and performance, social media, generations in the workplace, 
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      <title>A World View</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[From Latin American board rooms to the American Ivory Tower, Fernando Sanchez-
Arias has followed an interesting path to the C-suite. He speaks with Learning
Executives Briefing about his unique climb to the CLO position, as well as his endless
pursuit of more education.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>September 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 6</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[From Latin American board rooms to the American Ivory Tower, Fernando Sanchez-
Arias has followed an interesting path to the C-suite. He speaks with Learning
Executives Briefing about his unique climb to the CLO position, as well as his endless
pursuit of more education.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>11:12</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <description><![CDATA[The notion of storytelling as a workplace learning tool is neither new, nor particularly
mind-boggling, but we have seen a noticeable increase in the subject on conference
agendas and in blog posts. Is something driving this renewed interest?]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>September 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 8</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The notion of storytelling as a workplace learning tool is neither new, nor particularly
mind-boggling, but we have seen a noticeable increase in the subject on conference
agendas and in blog posts. Is something driving this renewed interest?]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>06:25</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <title>Putting the Leader Back Into Learning Leader</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/content/publications/newsletters_journals/public/LX+Briefing/LX+Briefing+Podcasts</link>
      <enclosure url="http://www.astd.org/NR/rdonlyres/73E685A4-F97F-4256-AAC7-B298A4014E34/0/PuttingtheLeaderBackIntoLearningLeader.mp3" length="02400000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <description><![CDATA[Increased recognition of your learning organization’s value comes with high expectations.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>August 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Increased recognition of your learning organization’s value comes with high expectations.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>08:33</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:keywords>workplace learning and performance, learning and development, ROI, business 
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      <link>http://www.astd.org/content/publications/newsletters_journals/public/LX+Briefing/LX+Briefing+Podcasts</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Research indicates that knowing you have a problem turning strategy into action is easy 
enough, but many companies aren’t sure what to do about it. Richard Lepsinger, author of 
Closing the Execution Gap: How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results (Jossey-Bass), 
spoke with Learning Executives Briefing about the challenge of closing the execution gap.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>August 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 6</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Research indicates that knowing you have a problem turning strategy into action is easy 
enough, but many companies aren’t sure what to do about it. Richard Lepsinger, author of 
Closing the Execution Gap: How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results (Jossey-Bass), 
spoke with Learning Executives Briefing about the challenge of closing the execution gap.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>10:42</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>The iPad as a Workplace Learning Tool</title>
      <link>http://www.astd.org/content/publications/newsletters_journals/public/LX+Briefing/LX+Briefing+Podcasts</link>
      <enclosure url="http://www.astd.org/NR/rdonlyres/A7C6A12D-0013-4B0F-9CFF-57F0F68F4CEB/0/TheiPadasaWorkplaceLearningTool.mp3" length="01700000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <description><![CDATA[Will Apple’s tablet-like tool be the great game changer? Will it finally bring about a 
truly effective learning portal and device? Few gadgets released to the public have 
garnered as much anticipation as Apple’s iPad, but early buzz on how the device might be 
used for workplace learning has been much lower than expected.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>August 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 8</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Will Apple’s tablet-like tool be the great game changer? Will it finally bring about a 
truly effective learning portal and device? Few gadgets released to the public have 
garnered as much anticipation as Apple’s iPad, but early buzz on how the device might be 
used for workplace learning has been much lower than expected.]]></itunes:summary>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:duration>06:10</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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crisis in the Gulf of Mexico? If you suspect your own organization is capable of making 
such mistakes, what do you do to prevent them?]]></description>
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crisis in the Gulf of Mexico? If you suspect your own organization is capable of making 
such mistakes, what do you do to prevent them?]]></itunes:summary>
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of changes in the learning culture, and the organization as a whole.]]></itunes:summary>
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learning, but measuring its impact and supporting it with budgets still lag behind. While 
some of the data might be surprising, what is not surprising is that most organizations are 
taking it far more seriously.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new study from ASTD suggests that most organizations believe in and encourage informal 
learning, but measuring its impact and supporting it with budgets still lag behind. While 
some of the data might be surprising, what is not surprising is that most organizations are 
taking it far more seriously.]]></itunes:summary>
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exploring a specific social media approach in depth in each chapter and elaborating on how 
it leads to tacit and explicit learning. The authors spoke with Learning Executives 
Briefing.]]></description>
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exploring a specific social media approach in depth in each chapter and elaborating on how 
it leads to tacit and explicit learning. The authors spoke with Learning Executives 
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      <description><![CDATA[Technology and social media are changing the way informal learning can be applied to help 
the enterprise. Experts and attendees of ASTD's International Conference in May discussed 
and debated social media, social learning, and informal learning in general.]]></description>
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the enterprise. Experts and attendees of ASTD's International Conference in May discussed 
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      <description><![CDATA[A new study from the Wharton School suggests that the role of HR, while supposedly 
undergoing huge shifts the past decade, has not seen all that much change.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new study from the Wharton School suggests that the role of HR, while supposedly 
undergoing huge shifts the past decade, has not seen all that much change.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new book by acclaimed leadership experts Dave and Wendy Ulrich delves into the deeper 
meaning of organizations and their relationships with employees who seek to find meaning in 
their work. LXB talks with the authors.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>May 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 6</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new book by acclaimed leadership experts Dave and Wendy Ulrich delves into the deeper 
meaning of organizations and their relationships with employees who seek to find meaning in 
their work. LXB talks with the authors.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[New research from ASTD and i4cp indicates that companies are taking succession planning 
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organization while improving the quality of the communications, according to a recent 
report.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The systems don’t come cheap, but they may ultimately save serious money for a learning 
organization while improving the quality of the communications, according to a recent 
report.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Authors and former Disney Company Learning leaders Mark Jones and Jeff Kober ask: Can you 
really sustain excellent customer service over the long haul, if you are not sustaining the 
internal employee experience as well?]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 6</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Authors and former Disney Company Learning leaders Mark Jones and Jeff Kober ask: Can you 
really sustain excellent customer service over the long haul, if you are not sustaining the 
internal employee experience as well?]]></itunes:summary>
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environment often involves leading or participating in global virtual teams. How productive 
and effective is your team?]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>April 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 9</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today’s world is fast-paced, global, and project-oriented. Your role in this changing 
environment often involves leading or participating in global virtual teams. How productive 
and effective is your team?]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>09:30</itunes:duration><itunes:author>Paula Ketter</itunes:author>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a recent study, 40 percent of learning leaders reported cutting budgets, with a third 
expecting further declines. Though we see hints of improvement, wide-open training budgets 
will not be returning soon.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In a recent study, 40 percent of learning leaders reported cutting budgets, with a third 
expecting further declines. Though we see hints of improvement, wide-open training budgets 
will not be returning soon.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learning becomes a community-wide idea at DaVita where each team member creates his personal 
credo and determines what's important to him. Learning Executives Briefing spoke with the 
leader of learning efforts at DaVita, Steve Priest. The company's efforts extend to 43 
states and the District of Columbia, and its teammates care for approximately 117,000 
patients.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>March 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 6</itunes:subtitle>
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credo and determines what's important to him. Learning Executives Briefing spoke with the 
leader of learning efforts at DaVita, Steve Priest. The company's efforts extend to 43 
states and the District of Columbia, and its teammates care for approximately 117,000 
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      <description><![CDATA[A customized learning event for Coca-Cola executives from Africa was designed to illustrate 
the power of mobile learning by putting the devices in the hands of competing teams.]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A customized learning event for Coca-Cola executives from Africa was designed to illustrate 
the power of mobile learning by putting the devices in the hands of competing teams.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <description><![CDATA[Survey reveals a modest sense of optimism among learning organization leadership as 
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      <itunes:subtitle>February 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Survey reveals a modest sense of optimism among learning organization leadership as 
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      <description><![CDATA[Author, executive coach, and icon Marshall Goldsmith is back with a new book that suggests we should look deeply into ourselves if we want success at work and at home.]]></description>
      <itunes:subtitle>January 2010 LX Briefing Article, page 3</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Author, executive coach, and icon Marshall Goldsmith is back with a new book that suggests we should look deeply into ourselves if we want success at work and at home.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Author and editor Larry Israelite takes a look at organizations—large and small—in a new book that examines the changes in definitions and practices in talent management. Talent Management Strategies for Success from Six Leading Companies (ASTD Press) examines the changing nature of talent management.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A corporate meltdown can destroy a workforce if you let it: Eight lessons in survival in the wake of an international business disaster at Satyam Computer Services from two learning executives who saw the carnage in person.]]></itunes:summary>
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