Councils

The Learning Forum (TLF) Executive Council Network is made up of twelve councils:

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Business / Enterprise 2.0

The Enterprise 2.0 Council is focused on social media and emerging technologies that impact employee productivity, workflow, innovation, collaboration and knowledge-sharing. This council is for leaders from Business, R&D, IT, HR, Communications and other areas focused on leveraging E2.0 capabilities to get work done.

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Foresight & Strategy

The Foresight Council is for executives who lead future studies, scenario planning and long-term research to support Strategic Planning and Innovation. Members share insights on trends that will impact future business. They also share best practices in managing the foresight function within large organizations.

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Global Payroll (Launching)

The Global Payroll Council is a network of senior HR and IT leaders focused on sharing best practices and lessons learned in designing and delivering an optimized Payroll platform (org models, processes, associated technologies and vendor relationships) across their firm's global footprint in a cost effective, customer-oriented and appropriately controlled/compliant manner.

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HR Service Delivery

The HR Service Delivery Council focuses on the challenges faced by leaders in the service delivery areas of Human Resources. The focus of the group is managing self-service, running call centers, global delivery, and increasing effectiveness, while controlling costs.

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HRIT/Oracle/PeopleSoft

The HRIT/Oracle/PeopleSoft Council is for senior HR and IT leaders who are responsible for HR Technology Strategy and Execution. Their focus is on maximizing benefits from investments in Oracle HR products as well as other HR technologies used for optimizing the delivery of critical HR products and services such as Integrated Talent Management, Learning Management, Payroll, Workforce planning, Customer Service/Portals, and others.

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HRIT/SAP (Launching)

The HRIT/SAP Council is for senior HR and IT leaders who are responsible for HR Technology Strategy and Execution. Their focus is on maximizing benefits from investments in SAP HR products as well as other HR technologies used for optimizing the delivery of critical HR products and services such as Integrated Talent Management, Learning Management, Payroll, Workforce planning, Customer Service/Portals, and others.

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HRIT/Workday (Launching)

The HRIT/Workday Council is for senior HR and IT leaders who are responsible for HR Technology Strategy and Execution. Their focus is on maximizing benefits from investments in Workday as well as other HR technologies used for optimizing the delivery of critical HR products and services such as Integrated Talent Management, Learning Management, Payroll, Workforce planning, Customer Service/Portals, and others.

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Information Security & Privacy (Launching)

The Security Council is for CISOs, business, IT, Risk Management and R&D leaders responsible for innovation and growing global businesses. Council members share expertise and insight across peer companies as well as national security organizations. Information security, privacy, trade secret, risk management and PII protection are focus areas.

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Innovation

The Innovation Council is for senior executives whose primary mission is to design innovation processes, build a supportive culture and change business models that help find new ways to listen to the customer.

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Knowledge Management

The Knowledge Leaders Forum (KLF) is for executives that are proven leaders in Knowledge Management, Organizational Learning and Leadership Development. Formed in 1996, KLF members share trends, insights and cultural challenges in leveraging knowledge to grow businesses and get work done.

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Leadership Development

The Leadership Development Council is for executives who are responsible for leadership development. The focus is on effective programs to develop global leaders, accelerate learning, leverage neuroleadership, action learning and related areas.

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Workforce Planning

The Workforce Planning Council is a network of senior HR executives with the responsibility of preparing their firms for the future workforce. The council focuses on demographics, globalization and long term strategic capability planning.

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Member Firms Include

3M - Adobe - AIG - American Express - Assurant - Bank of America - Bank of NY Mellon - Black & Veatch - Beam Global - BlackRock - Boeing - Booz & Co. - Bristol-Myers Squibb - Capital One - Cargill - Carlson - CDC - CH2M Hill - Charles Schwab - Chubb - Coach - Colgate Palmolive - Crayola - Dell - Deloitte - Disney - EMC - Emerson - Excelis - Expedia - Faurecia - Fidelity - GAP - Gannett - General Electric - General Motors - Grainger - Gravity Tank - Hallmark - Hershey's - Hyatt - IBM - Johnson Controls - JP Morgan Chase - Liberty Mutual - Lincoln Financial - Lockheed Martin - Mars - Marsh & McLennan - McKesson - Mercer - MetLife - MITRE - Molson Coors - NATO - Nissan - Pitney Bowes - P&G - Pfizer - QUALCOMM - Saint Gobain - Sanofi - SEI - Sewell Automotive - Shell - Southern Company - SPX - State Farm - Steelcase - Suncor Energy - Towers Watson - UBS - Unilever - US ARMY - US NAVY - Veteran's Administration - VF Corporation - Wells Fargo - Williams Energy - World Bank