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        <title>Human Capital Lab NewsWire</title>
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        <description>The latest resources and research from Bellevue University's Human Capital Lab.</description>
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        <copyright>(c) 2010, Bellevue Unversity Human Capital Lab. All rights reserved.</copyright>
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            <title>Value, Cultivate, and Share Tacit Knowledge Webinar</title>
            <link>http://www.humancapitallab.org/article.php?id=231</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With 77 million baby boomers preparing to retire in the near future, and only 44 million Gen X'ers to fill the leadership void, the organizations that effectively and purposefully collect, utilize, and disseminate the tacit knowledge &mdash; know-how, beliefs, and experiences &mdash; of their workers will be more effective at achieving their organization missions. Learn how tacit knowledge cultivation and enablement are part of the leadership of knowledge.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010</pubDate>
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            <title>An Informal Debate: Bridging the gap between formal and informal learning</title>
            <link>http://www.humancapitallab.org/article.php?id=228</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Experience, also known as informal learning, accounts for 70 percent of the knowledge we bring into our careers. The remaining 30 percent is comprised of our training and education - formal learning. The challenge for CLOs is how to integrate the convenience and flexibility of informal learning with the expert-selected content and measurement value of formal learning - targeting our learning investments and taking advantage of the full potential of both.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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            <title>Turning Analytics into Action: Executing a Business Impact Study in Your Organization</title>
            <link>http://www.humancapitallab.org/article.php?id=226</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Learn how to isolate the business impact of your human capital investments and apply analytics and key measurement steps to implement in your organization today! Learn how an array of Fortune 500<sup>&reg;</sup> companies have used proven methodologies to measure the impact of learning and development investments to take their intelligent talent strategies to the next level - Optimization.<br /><br />
In addition to downloading a PDF of the presentation below, you can <a href="res-summer10.php">watch the video</a>.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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            <title>Developing Curricula to Improve Analytic Decision-Making in Organizations</title>
            <link>http://www.humancapitallab.org/article.php?id=224</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Organizations have a strong need for better skills to make analytic decisions on human capital issues. Learn about the three types of data and analysis that can be conducted to empower HR professionals with the data they need to support their decision making as well as the changes in structure and work design organizations must undergo for these decisions to be effective and sustainable.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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            <title>Sun Learning Services &lt;i&gt;Sun Learning eXchange (SLX)&lt;/i&gt;</title>
            <link>http://www.humancapitallab.org/article.php?id=221</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With an informal, user-generated approach to developing content for learning, Sun Microsystems has created a delivery platform, the Sun Learning eXchange (SLX), that delivers timelier, quality content with drastically less expense than instructor-led and web-based training. The development costs are so much lower for SLX, the ROI versus web-based training is 7,505 percent. As impressive as that is, perhaps most encouraging about this new delivery platform is the high, and growing rate of user acceptance.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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            <title>Sun Microsystems University &lt;i&gt;Mentoring Program&lt;/i&gt;</title>
            <link>http://www.humancapitallab.org/article.php?id=217</link>
            <description><![CDATA[When Sun Microsystems measured the impact of their mentoring program they discovered some of the positive business results they expected to see (i.e., positive retention rates, salary grade increases, etc.), and a few they did not. The most dramatic finding was the difference in retention among participants over non-participants - a difference that translated into savings of $6.7 million.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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            <title>Dollars and Sense</title>
            <link>http://www.humancapitallab.org/article.php?id=215</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Even as the feverish cost cutting that accompanied the recent financial meltdown has subsided, the call to arms with regard to corporate learning programs remains the same: Innovation. Specifically, innovation in terms of rethinking outdated notions of learning interventions as "soft costs." Learning can be measured in dollars, and innovation is the key to accomplishing this shift in perception.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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            <title>ConAgra Foods Foundations of Leadership</title>
            <link>http://www.humancapitallab.org/article.php?id=213</link>
            <description><![CDATA[For ConAgra Foods, the value of their leadership development program can be measured in quantitative terms and terms not typically associated with learning programs. The program provided a 276% ROI in the first year, increased productivity, and a positive impact on plant safety.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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            <title>Analysis of Call Center Agent Turnover</title>
            <link>http://www.humancapitallab.org/article.php?id=198</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Retention is a key strategic issue for any company, but perhaps none more so than those companies with call center operations. This case study measured the business impact of five different learning programs and evaluated the factors related to agent retention.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010</pubDate>
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            <title>Chrysler Academy Sales Manager Training</title>
            <link>http://www.humancapitallab.org/article.php?id=200</link>
            <description><![CDATA[For Chrysler, and all auto brands, a dealership selling one or two extra cars a month can make the difference between running a business or closing one. The Sales Manager Training program at Chrysler Academy has produced staggering ROI and gross profit margins at dealerships employing the program.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010</pubDate>
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