ARMA International's Cobalt Award — Recognizing excellence in managing records and information. Hear tips from the 2009 winner, Prudential Financial.http://www.arma.org/podcast/Cobalt/2009/ARMA InternationalARMA International ARMA International's Cobalt Award recognizes the cultural shift an organization makes when it embraces solid records and information management as a foundation for its success. One award will be presented each year at ARMA International's Annual Conference and Expo. ARMA International brings you solutions to your electronically stored information questions.10800ARMA InternationalWe interview Prudential's Karen Ehrlich, Director, Corporate Records Management and Vicki Jackson, Vice President and Corporate Records Officer. Hear their initial reaction to the win, plans to promote the award, and advice for future Cobalt Award applicants.2009-10-14T21:05:13.812181-05:00ARMA InternationalBack again with Prudential's Karen Ehrlich, Director, Corporate Records Management and Vicki Jackson, Vice President and Corporate Records Officer. In this episode, we'll talk about challenges they've faced along the way, some highlights of their program, how to find executive-level endorsement, and some steps organizations can take when they decide to start walking down the path toward excellence.2009-10-14T21:10:58.7228458-05:00ARMA InternationalEver want to know what a Cobalt Award winner thinks about during each of the sections of the award entry? It's a look into Prudential's program, one category at a time, with Prudential's Karen Ehrlich, Director, Corporate Records Management and Vicki Jackson, Vice President and Corporate Records Officer.2009-11-09T15:39:30.6280074-06:00ARMA InternationalIn this episode, we go for a deeper dive into Prudential's program, looking specifically at how a Cobalt Award winner approaches training and communication - and how that can transform an organization from being a RIM department to making an organizational impact. We're one-on-one with Prudential's Karen Ehrlich, Director, Corporate Records Management.2009-11-09T15:43:54.991654-06:00ARMA InternationalOur final one-on-one with Prudential's Karen Ehrlich, Director, Corporate Records Management. We'll learn about Prudential's program visibility throughout the organization in such key areas as risk management and IT architecture. Plus, we'll hear about how Prudential proactively and intentionally incentivizes employees and management toward continual improvement.2009-11-18T14:48:22.2314018-06:00ARMA InternationalSomething we’ve never done – a podcast interview with a Cobalt Award runner up! But the judges spoke very highly of the program from the Louisiana Department Of Environmental Quality. Representing the DEQ is Tom Sands, Information Services Deputy Director and Records Manager, Sean Lynam, Assistant Records Manager and Customer Service Center Supervisor, and Glenn Fredrickson, contractor with Access Sciences in charge of managing the IT resources.2009-11-18T14:55:40.9557674-06:00