Corporate University Xchange and Harvard Business Publishing Launch Learning Excellence Benchmarking Study
Industry's premier benchmark on best practices enables comparisons with industry leaders and innovators

CAMBRIDGE, MA, October 16, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Corporate University Xchange (CorpU) and Harvard Business Publishing announce the launch of the 10th Annual Learning Excellence and Innovation Benchmarking Study. This year's study reflects the crucial importance of learning in a world characterized by tougher competition, technology advances, and shifting customer preferences.

"Learning and Talent Management executives know that, in today's world, they have to impact the business by providing the right learning, in the right way, to the right people," says CorpU Chairman Alan Todd. "The 10th Annual Benchmarking Study is an essential starting point for knowing how that's done."

Companies with a strong capacity for learning and adapting will have a definite competitive advantage, but it is critical that they get the basics right. The study is designed to answer these critical questions for learning and talent management executives:
• Are your initiatives aligned around the core capabilities that differentiate your company in the marketplace?
• Are you creating an environment for deep and diverse inquiry and collaborative problem-solving?
• Are you embedding learning into work to increase innovation and agility in a changing world?
• Can you see evidence that your work contributes to business evolution, growth and profitability?

Harvard Business Publishing, the co-sponsor of this year's study, is the publisher of the best thinking in the areas of business strategy, general management, leadership, human resources and innovation. The Corporate Learning division provides e-learning, virtual classroom and content solutions to global organizations.

"In this environment, learning and talent executives have to be strategists and advisors, looking at today's best practices and building what will be needed tomorrow," commented Peter McAteer, vice president and managing director for corporate learning at Harvard Business Publishing. "Participants in the study can use the information to guide their organizations to achieve greater success, revenue growth, and competitiveness."

Companies participating in the 10th Annual Benchmarking will be able to use CorpU's real-time online analytics tool to compare results against experts, pinpoint weaknesses, and inform strategy. Participants will also have access to knowledge and learning tools to help:
• Better reflect on your benchmarking results
• Better frame your strategic options
• Expand your worldview

Participants will also receive:
• Harvard Business Review article reprints
• CorpU research
• CorpU video expert guides

Companies that want to participate in this year's study can find more information at www.corpu.com/benchmarking.

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