Today MindLeaders has announced the winners of the 2009 PILAR (Performance Improvement and Learning Achievement Recognition) Awards for industry-leading results and innovation in learning programs.
The winners include a state agency that used elearning and other initiatives to do more training with less budget, a marketing group and the vendors of the LA "Dodger Dogs" who both got 100% participation in their learning programs, a law firm who's using elearning to boost competencies, annual reviews, and management practices, and a second-time PILAR winner, this year for integrating elearning with book publications to train the world.
We'll be presenting the cool crystal obelisk to the award winners at a special banquet and corporate event in February. Huge congratulations to all!
The winners of the 2009 MindLeaders PILAR Awards are:
- Best Blended Program: Texas Parks & Wildlife of Austin, TX. This agency is responsible for some of the finest outdoor recreation in the world, including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, biking, and bird watching. When their budget funds were reduced, instead of cutting out vital training, the agency found a way to offer more options than ever while saving the state money by striking a perfect balance between elearning and instructor led training focused on management business skills.
- Best Marketing Program: Questar Corporation of Salt Lake City, Utah. This natural gas-focused energy company has core operations in the Rockies and Midcontinent. Questar took advantage of a top-down philosophy within the company to leverage executive support and consistent communications throughout the organization to create award-winning learning results.
- Best Measured Results: SIGMA Marketing Group, LLC, of Rochester, New York. SIGMA Marketing Group specializes in Direct Marketing Analytic Services. They combined a strong partnership with MindLeaders, a well executed marketing plan, commitment and follow-through to build 100% completion rates as well as a measurable increase in employee satisfaction survey scores.
- Most Innovative Channel Partner: Computer Assisted Learning of Quezone City, Philippines. Computer Assisted Learning is a second-time winner of a PILAR Award! CAL has paved the way for the publication of a series of books designed for three learning levels: the Awakening Series (Pre-School), the Exploring Series (Elementary), and the Experiencing Series (Secondary Level). MindLeaders online courses were integrated as enhancements or electives that allow for more skills-focused training for the early collegiate stage, training for the unemployed, and for technical training in government agencies.
- Best First Year Program: Clougherty of Los Angeles, California. Over 1,700 people work for Clougherty Packing, LLC, serving high quality meats in several countries. Their Farmer John® brand is synonymous with the Los Angeles Dodgers, producing the "Dodger Dog" at Dodger Stadium for over 50 years. In the remarkably short time frame of 10 months, 100% of Clougherty learning program participants had participated in their training, thanks to Clougherty executive sponsorship of the program and close collaboration with the MindLeaders Professional Services team.
- Founders Award: Perkins Coie of Seattle, Washington. Perkins Coie is a large international law firm based in the Pacific Northwest with offices around the United States and in China. Their primary goal in partnering with MindLeaders was to deliver competency-based learning while streamlining their annual performance review process. They have nailed those objectives in record time in addition to secondary goals of promoting lifelong learning and improving management practices.
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