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Independent firm focusing on organizational effectiveness strategies, change management and deployment, capabilities realization and transformational change to result in cultures of engagement, high performing teams, process excellence and authentic leadership practices to achieve business goals. Consulting associations include Truebridge Resources as an affiliate for North Highland Worldwide Consulting and TrainingPros.Successful engagements include:•Org and capabilities development, talent advisory, strategy creation, and program design enabling successful deployment of new global talent strategies, programs, and team infrastructure. Additional comprehensive project and change management for the design, creation and deployment of the first all-employee online course library.•End-to-end and comprehensive program management for strategy creation and deployment of a large-scale organization transformation initiative. Ensured appropriate organizational goal alignment, structure & role design, human resources, change management, staffing, work transition, risk mitigation, business continuity strategies and execution.•Provided leadership development and change management expertise to stand-up a newly formed PMO. Included design of key roles, HBDI individual & team profiles, customized workshop, engagement strategies and webinars to build shared understanding of the new direction. •Designed and deployed change management strategy for a large-scale technology change. Used meeting design & facilitation, stakeholder assessment, role definition, training, communications, and employee engagement plans.•Resolved conflict among leadership teams through confidential interviews, assessment tools, leadership coaching and customized creative team building workshops. •Facilitated start-up of new leadership teams including vision, goal alignment, roles & responsibilities, wiring, decision-making, team leader training, executive coaching and work style assessments.

Organizational business partner providing strategic direction for company-wide learning and organizational development solutions. Created development strategies, budget, and implementation processes. Managed the design of curriculum and customized blended learning solutions for all levels of the organization to meet business goals, integrate HR processes, drive organizational change, and build leadership capability.

Leadership position established to start-up the new corporate training and organizational development department. Created training strategy, budget, process and learning solutions for organizational change and development, leadership, sales, new hire and other employee development strategies.

Provided ongoing strategic leadership and direction for organizational effectiveness, leadership and global employee development strategies. Utilized web and blended learning solutions to reduce new hire time to job proficiency.

Partnered with Senior Managers to assess associate needs, create development strategies and solutions in areas of Executive Leadership, High Potential, Management Development, HR, and Customer Service. Implemented four-level evaluation strategy to measure effectiveness.

Provided strategic leadership / direction for change, talent management, leadership development and succession initiatives as well as other human resources management functions. Built associate training strategies, process, budgets and curriculum including executive leadership development. Partnered with division president to accomplish a major process redesign resulting in a newly formed centralized call center.