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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong>ELE invites you to join us at...</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong>ELE's Chicagoland Meetup</strong>
open from 4:15 - 6 p.m. in the wine tasting area.</p>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Join your peers in this informal collaborative experience to explore fresh ideas, including innovative AI strategies for sales coaching and training, and help ELE co-create creative best practices for solving top-of-mind talent development challenges—all while enjoying great wine.</p>

ELE Chicago Meetup | Morton Grove

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sales training

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Meet-ups

dirk.tussing

chicago

meetup

complimentary event

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debbie.murphy

sales skills development

sales techniques

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AI for Business Leaders

Alter Domus

This session provided valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities of integrating AI into Learning &amp; Development functions. A key takeaway was encapsulated in this thought-provoking quote:
<blockquote>"With AI, the same prompt today will give you different results tomorrow. You're never stepping into the same AI stream twice." -- <a href="https://www.ele.llc/members/matt-donovan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Donovan</a></blockquote>
This highlights the dynamic nature of AI and its implications for L&amp;D professionals. The session also emphasized three critical areas for organizations to focus on:
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 	<li class="whitespace-normal break-words"><strong>Implementation Strategy</strong>: Effective AI deployment in L&amp;D requires a holistic strategy that encompasses not only securing necessary funding and preparing data but also training staff and identifying suitable use cases. Choosing the appropriate AI tools for specific tasks and integrating process enhancements are fundamental to successful implementation.</li>
 	<li class="whitespace-normal break-words"><strong>Evaluation and Governance</strong>: It is vital to set clear metrics for assessing the quality of outputs from AI systems and to uphold robust governance to manage these systems. As AI becomes more prevalent in daily operations, L&amp;D programs may also need to adapt, incorporating strategies for both human and AI training, thereby adding complexity to traditional training environments.</li>
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As AI continues to evolve, L&amp;D professionals must stay informed and adaptable, ensuring that their strategies align with both the capabilities of AI and the needs of their organizations.

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Strategic AI Integration 🧩Crafting an Aligned AI Policy for L&D Leaders

future of work

Strategy

Digital &amp; AI

digital transformation

richard.busby

azizeh.constantinescu

edward.desrosiers

anton.maletich

matt.donovan

ruben.contreras

learning and development

iris.farley

assessment

AI in Learning

CourseDev

CourseDesign

value-based selling

external expertise

technical sales

Shure Inc

global training

community sourcing

technical professionals

sales strategy

long-term relationships

sales

ai practical lab

workforce upskilling

AI Implementation

michele.catalano

<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Proposed Session Focus #1: </strong><em>Provide tips for L&amp;D leaders to develop an AI policy that aligns with the corporate IT AI strategy, ensuring efficiency and innovation in learning and development.
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This roundtable discussion will equip L&amp;D leaders with the knowledge and tools to develop a robust AI policy aligning with their organization’s corporate IT AI strategy. By focusing on best practices and actionable insights, participants will learn how to ensure their AI initiatives foster alignment, drive efficiency, and promote innovation within their learning and development functions. Most L&amp;D organizations have a healthy tension with their IT function, and this session aims to address that dynamic.
<blockquote><strong>When L&amp;D and IT have a healthy tension:</strong> If your company-wide IT policy prohibits using company information outside your firewall, your L&amp;D AI playbook should specify that when creating work training projects with AI, do not use any company-sensitive data with your AI tools.</blockquote>
Join us to explore strategic approaches, share experiences, and collaborate on crafting policies that meet L&amp;D and corporate objectives in the evolving AI landscape. 😊

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Proposed Session Focus #2 Community-Sourcing External Expertise to Elevate Value-Based Sales Techniques for Technically Skilled Professionals <i>Case study: Shure Inc.</i>
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In this dynamic session, we explore the strategic integration of external expertise to enhance value-based sales skills among technically oriented professionals. Using Shure Inc.'s request for a tailored sales development program across multiple countries as a case study, participants will delve into community-sourced solutions that align technical prowess with essential sales techniques. This approach not only broadens the understanding of value-based selling but also addresses unique challenges faced by technical teams in establishing long-term customer relationships. Join us to uncover how external partnerships can be leveraged to foster a culture of effective and adaptive sales strategies within technically skilled teams.

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Pre-read: <a href="https://community.ele.llc/t/looking-for-a-good-sales-training-vendor/5426">Looking for a good sales training vendor - [ Vendor Recommendations ] - Idea Exchange - ELE Group</a>

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