General Meeting: Accelerating Development – Moving at the Speed of Business

Session Description:  Discussion of why leadership development aligned to business works, and how to overcome the roadblocks and sustain results.  Participant exercise to tie development to business objectives - useful for internal practitioners and external consultants when focused on a particular client.  Presentation and discussion on acceleration of development.

Learners will:

1. Understand a point-of-view regarding the differences between successful, sustainable leadership development programs and those that struggle or die.
2.  Use a tool to examine their organization's strategic priorities and the competencies required for achievement with the goal of identifying gaps.
3.  Discuss what accelerated development really means and how to make it happen.

Speaker:   Cory Rieken, Sr. Talent Solutions Advisor, Development Dimensions International - DDI

Cory Rieken has more than 20 years of experience as a learning and organization development practitioner and has managed a department of 38 employees working in eight different locations. Her experience provides her with perspective, not only about what works in today’s business world, but the challenges faced by learning, OD, and HR professionals.

Cory engages with organizations that have never worked with DDI. She strives to understand their business needs and develop effective talent management solutions that advance business objectives.

Prior to her current role, Cory held management positions at Texas Instruments, Raytheon, and The Michaels Companies. She has worked globally to train employees, customers, and suppliers. She honed her client consulting skills working as an independent leadership development consultant and with Skillsoft and Assess Systems.