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GLN LearnAbout - Raising Capital for an EdTech Startup - 13 March, 2024 - Noon Eastern

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Learner: Dr. Marilyn CarrollLearn with Dr. Carroll and other entrepreneurs interested in raising capital for their EdTech Startup.The format of this session will be:Marilyn will explain what she wishes to learn about - and whyShe will ask each of…Continue

GLN TeachAbout - Integrative Debating - Glenn Meier, February 29, 2024, 3:00 - 3:45 PM Eastern USA

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Earlier this year, Glenn responded to the Conscious Capitalism/Georgia LEARNS Pluralism event by sending an email via LinkedIn. His message included:"...the magic lies in an agreed upon process for making the conversation a "fair fight."  In my…Continue

GLN 2023 - TeachAbout - Purpose

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Is it possible or desirable to differentiate purpose from passion?Session Leader: Donald JenkinsThe format of this session will be:Five minutes of welcome and…Continue

GLN 2023 - Hidden About - Humble Inquiry - Scaling

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Is humble inquiry real or imagined?Is it desirable? If so - when? If not - why?Session Leader:…Continue

GLN 2023 - Open Forum Conversation - BYOT

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BYOT = Bring Your Own TopicThese sessions are offered to allow for open forum conversation and/or the opportunistic creation of breakout rooms to allow for self-directed conversations.Breakout rooms will be preset. Participants may:Choose an open…Continue

GLN 2023 - TeachAbout - Cheat Codes for Life

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The Surprisingly Simple Cheat Codes for Happiness, Creativity, and Human Performance.If you are human, there is something in this session for you.We live in a world of algorithms. Relatively simple pieces of logic and actions that govern everything.…Continue

GLN 2023 - Panel Discussion - Innovation

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What is the opposite of innovation? Might it be stagnation?How do we know something is an innovation?This session will be the traditional Georgia LEARNS Plus-BYOL-Plus format:First 15 minutes: The humorists will share their perspective on the topic…Continue

GLN 2023 - ExploringPossibilitiesAbout - Hardwiring

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Session Leader: Chuck RussellThe Session Format is the following:1. You will be asked to accept the premise that it is possible to know why you are failing to do…Continue

GLN 2023 - TeachAbout - Simulations 2024

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Session Leader: Eric BluesteinThe format of this session will be:1.Eric will explain what he wishes to learn about Simulations - and why.2.He will ask…Continue

GLN 2023 - CaseStudyAbout - Small Business Revival

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Session Leader: Neicey JohnsonCase Study: How to save a spiraling out-of-control small business.Seeking tips to assist with corporate operational…Continue

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What Are You Measuring?

Posted by Bill Crose on September 13, 2019 at 11:33am 1 Comment

A lifetime ago, my training department colleagues and I were satisfied with training data. We cranked out the requested ILT programs plus the "flavor of the year" content, we kept a busy training schedule, and made sure the coffee was always the right temperature. When accused of not delivering effective training because the learners didn't perform as they were trained, we took refuge in our management support role and not ultimately responsible or accountable for LEARNING or productivity.…

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Remarkable Speaker: Jack Alexander - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-alexander/

As an investor - how do you know that someone is "CEO Material?"

What advice would you offer to a CLO who desires to become a CEO of their current company?

What do you believe prepares or prevents a leader from being considered to become a CEO?

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Typically one is looking for a leader with prior P&L experience and someone whose ego will not get in the way of building a team capable of great things. Typically such a person is most often coming up through the sales and marketing function or the finance function. A background of prior success is ideal.

I can't think of one situation in my background where a CLO has become the CEO.

For a startup the above is ideal but of course a startup is by definition being led by an entrepreneur who may not have done it before. Typically a founder will often migrate from the CEO role when revenues reach various thresholds typically 5/10/$15 million.

Georgia LEARNS will be helping to create a future where the preferred path to CEO includes previous success as a CLO. Your work with us has helped us understand what is needed to accelerate this possibility.

Hi David!  I like what you wrote. Especially this: "Typically a founder will often migrate from the CEO role when revenues reach various thresholds typically 5/10/$15 million."

When discussing this topic @ the conference table, I said I have no interest in being the long-term CEO of my company. I'll find someone I trust to take that role sooner than later, so I can keep doing what I really love and think I'm pretty good at doing. Given that plan, I know the necessity of another conference topic -Collaboration. I don't want to be the RW Deutsch and get kicked out of the company I founded & have to start another, then have the 2 companies I founded merge without me! 

I'm afraid a CLO turned CEO would attempt to resolve every problem with training; probably because that's what I'd heavily default to. One-trick ponies (including accountants who'd default to cutting their way out of trouble, marketers who'd "botta-book-botta-boom" their way out, etc.) don't belong in CEO roles.  

Good point about the CLO to CEO one-trick concern. This is also the concern when the CEO has migrated from Sales or Marketing or Operations or Finance or R&D.

The "candidate" overcomes this concern with a track record that includes some or all of the following:

  1. Cross-functional expertise (two or more areas - with success)
  2. A keen sense of the customer/market/industry
  3. Proven leadership capability
  4. ICE in their veins (Integrity, Courage, Enthusiasm) - thank you David!

The Georgia LEARNS vision includes empowering the CLO to deliver "Performance Assurance" which will require world-class capabilities in the above 4 items.

Paul, I totally agree with your points 2, 3, 4. Success in prior roles is mandatory but I don't think that is reasonable to expect serious functional expertise in two areas. Experience in different aspects of the business during the career progression is vital.

Thank you David - we agree that experience in different aspects of the business is essential.

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