ASTD Leaders Conference

I've just returned from the ASTD Leaders Conference (ALC) held every fall in the Washington DC area - and what a BLAST it was!

300+ ASTD Chapter Leaders from all over the country participating in a leadership conference by & for people who serve on the Board of Directors for the local ASTD chapters.

This year's theme was "Cruising to Chapter Excellence."

Kim Seeger- President, ASTD Baton Rouge - and I facilitated the Ship to Shore: Navigating the High Cs (Communication & Collaboration) session on Friday morning to a standing room only audience. What fun!

During the session, we used a dynamic online tool to poll the audience by sending their responses via SMS text messaging on their cell phones.

(We were the only session asking people to please turn their cell phones ON!)

We watched the poll results display - realtime! - on the LCD projector as the responses came in.

As promised, I've published the polls and their results here (note: these polls are now closed):

#1 Why is virtual team communication & collaboration critical to you as a chapter leader?



# 2 Name one thing [from our session] that you can put into action immediately.



Want to get in on the action?

Poll: What was your #1 takeaway from ALC?

Respond to the poll and watch the results appear here!

Choose ONE of the following methods to respond:

• tweet @poll 16094 followed by your message
• send a text message via your cell phone to 99503, include 16094 followed by your message
• go to http://poll4.com/ include 16094 followed by your message
  
  
  
  Enjoy! And -- thank you for your participation!
  
  ~ Trish Uhl, PMP, CPLP
  CEO, Owl's Ledge LLC
  http://www.cplpcoach.com/
  Twitter: @trishuhl @cplpcoach
  
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CPLP - How Are You Linking Learning to Organizational Objectives?

In the Spring 2009 issue of Bellevue University Human Capital Lab's Innovation@Work newsletter, David Vance (former President of Caterpillar University and CLO magazine's 2006 CLO of the Year) said this about the business of learning:

"It is difficult to make a business case for learning without being aligned with the strategic goals of the organization. This is more important than ever given the economy. Rather than relying on the fact that the organization has always spent money on learning because it makes their employees happy, or it is the 'right thing to do,' learning leaders must link their learning initiatives with overall corporate objectives. While you may not know all of the CEO's objectives, make it your business to find the top two or three and address them in your learning program."

Use the comments below - to answer:

• How are you linking your learning initiatives with overall corporate objectives?
• Which resource would you suggest as a primer for learning & performance professionals to use to get started ?

~ Trish Uhl, PMP, CPLP
CEO, Owl's Ledge LLC
http://www.cplpcoach.com/
Twitter: @trishuhl @cplpcoach

Certified Professional in Learning & Performance (CPLP™) - building the 21st Century Workforce, one candidate at a time.®

* Transformation * Globalization * Innovation * Strategic Enablement *