SESSION ABSTRACT: For decades, training and HR professionals have lamented that they don't have 'a seat at the table,' or in other words, the ear of the executive management. For the most part, it's because individuals in the profession have rarely talked with confidence about what executives want to hear: increased revenue, tangible productivity, and improved business performance. Today, learning technology is helping organizations view learning much more strategically by proving ROI and by reaching out to the extended value chain beyond employees, which is something several CEOs are now actively taking an interest in. Join Click-learn CEO Kevin Oakes as he describes how learning technology can help professionals shed their academic image and not only gain a 'seat at the table,' but make senior management view it as one of the most strategic seats they have.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Communicate the value of learning in your organization by speaking the language that senior management understands. Win support for your learning initiatives by addressing the three main issues that most concern executive management Demonstrate the business results and bottom-line impact of learning Apply learning technology to effect real organizational change.