CARMEL – Blue & Co., LLC is thrilled to announce that it has been recognized as a LearningElite organization by Chief Learning Officer, a program that honors the best organizations for learning and development. This is the first year that Blue has applied for the program.
“Our values of being responsive, caring advocates inspired us to begin making investments in developing our people nearly 15 years ago,” said Brad Shaw, managing director, “Because we brought in an incredible team, the learning and development programs that we have since built have allowed Blue to create a legacy of excellence that strategically enables us to grow now and into the future, despite the talent acquisition uncertainty that the accounting industry faces.”
Through a combination of on-the-job coaching, technical trainings, and leadership development programs like Bridges, Pathways, and Building Leaders, Blue’s learning and development team provides employees with professional growth opportunities for each stage of their career journey.
Since their inception, these programs have led to actual promotions of Blue & Co. employees.
54 percent of graduates from the Bridges future leaders’ program have been promoted to Manager and nearly 45 percent of graduates from the Building Leaders program are now Directors at Blue.
“Developing our team members is something we’re incredibly passionate about,” said Chad Pfeifer, Chief People Officer, “My team and I are thrilled that top organizations are recognizing the Blue difference!”
For more than a decade, Chief Growth Officer’s LearningElite program has served as a robust, peer-reviewed ranking and benchmarking system that recognizes organizations with exemplary workforce development strategies that deliver significant business results. To qualify, a team of nearly 300 judges evaluate corporate programs across five dimensions: learning strategy, leadership commitment, learning execution, learning impact and business performance results. They then rank the organizations’ programs as Bronze, Silver, or Gold. A company’s total scores determine where they place.
The final ranking of the 59 finalists will be revealed October 15, 2023, at the LearningElite Gala in San Diego, California.
For more information on the learning and development programs at Blue & Co., please visit careersatblue.com.
About Chief Learning Officer
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About Blue and Co.
Founded in 1970, Blue & Co., LLC is an independent accounting and advisory firm with more than 500 people in 10 offices across Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Blue’s public accounting expertise includes the practice areas of assurance, tax compliance and consulting, healthcare consulting, benefit plan services, valuation and litigation support, and business services. Its industry specializations include healthcare, construction, nonprofit, manufacturing & distribution, technology, financial services organizations, and agribusiness.
For more information about Blue & Co., LLC, please visit blueandco.com.
