For more than a decade, global enterprises have sought to have their learning functions run more like a business. Whether or not these transformed functions rise to the level of a CLO-driven corporate university, the drive for greater accountability is likely to be fraught with unrealistic expectations, miscommunication, and challenges from political adversaries. In this session, the speaker will recount Raytheon's journey during the past seven years in establishing a corporate university for its 80,000 employees around the world. He will offer a candid assessment about things Raytheon did well, as well as those that the company would do differently, if starting over. While incorporating feedback from business partners within Raytheon, he also will touch on issues related to outsourcing, creating strategic learning institutes, establishing a learning governance council, and consolidating more than 20 learning management systems into one. You will learn where to tread-and where not to tread-when improving your own learning function.

Learning Objectives - Respond proactively to challenges to transforming the learning functions in your organization. Enhance the reputation-and ultimately the potential for success-of these learning functions.