Track A:
Build It And They Will Come … Or Not – Driving LMS User Adoption

Karin Knecht, Director Learning & Development, Nitel

Track B:
Developing Winning Teams - Bridging the Gap from Dysfunction to High Performance

Sally Bankes, Director Talent Development, Fluor Corporation

Track A: Build It And They Will Come … Or Not – Driving LMS User Adoption

Learning Management Systems support the Learning & Development functions to be successful in a global environment. It is getting easier to build content and make it available in an instant.

The challenge still lies in user adoption, engaging the learner, making it easy for learners to navigate the LMS, finding the right learning when needed, and sharing learning with each other.

This session will focus on how you can enable learners to take ownership of their own development, guide them by creating learning paths, and provide just-in-time learning.

· Identify components a great LMS should have

· Implement strategies to engage learners and take advantage of the resources in the LMS

· List the steps to create a structured learning path to guide learning

Karin Knecht, Director Learning & Development, Nitel

Track B: Developing Winning Teams - Bridging the Gap from Dysfunction to High Performance

The new Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River, just north of New York City, began construction in early 2013. A special consortium had been assembled called Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC, specifically for the pursuit of this project, consisting of Fluor Corporation, Granite Construction, American Bridge and Traylor Brothers, each bringing their company’s experience to bear for this iconic bridge.

This presentation will tell the rest of the story from an organizational development perspective. Join our presenter as they share the take-aways from this experience so that you too can build high performing teams in your organization. Lessons to be learned include:

1. How to provide teams with a clear vision of what success looks like, in order to achieve it

2. How company culture impacts team performance

3. Why creating a high-performance team requires the right organizational structure

4. How to challenge young leaders by putting them in stretch roles

5. Why leadership engagement and alignment from the top is critical

Sally Bankes, Director Talent Development, Fluor Corporation