“ I have attended a number of conferences and I believe this is one of the best I have attended. The fact that all of the presenters stayed for the entire conference said a lot about your commitment to your audience.”
-Previous Conference Attendee
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Workshop Presenters
We have assembled four of the most experienced Talent Management and Succession Planning practitioners and presenters in the Pacific Northwest. Our team of experts were selected because of their experience in developing scalable solutions for business of all sizes and budgets. These presenters are skilled at conducting hands-on learning events.
This is not another conference where you are talked at. Each session in the workshop is designed for full-on audience participation. You will learn – practice – discuss – and ask your questions all day long.
Our Presenters feature William J. Rothwell, PhD. one of the country’s leading best practice experts in Succession Planning and Talent Management Systems; Alan C. Lindsay, the founder of PLS Consulting with over 25 years in the development of Talent Management System design; and a panel of senior corporate and government executives.
William J. Rothwell, Ph.D., SPHR – Penn State University
No one is any more knowledgeable today about succession planning and talent management than Bill Rothwell. Bill is a widely published author in human resources strategy, talent management, competency design and succession planning. He is a Professor of Human Resource Development in the Department of Learning and Performance Systems on the University Park Campus of the Pennsylvania State University.
As a consultant, Bill has worked with over 30 multinational corporations. As an academic, he heads up the #1-ranked graduate program in HRD in the United States. Bill is one of the most published authors on topics of talent management, succession planning and human capital management systems, having authored, coauthored, edited, or co edited more than 300 books, book chapters and articles. Bill is a frequent speaker or keynoter at conferences and seminars around the world.
Alan Lindsay, President / CEO – PLS Consulting, Inc.
Alan is founder, President and CEO of PLS Consulting with offices in Portland, Seattle and Dallas. Since 1985 he has been a leading practitioner in the design and development of Systems for Human Capital Management.
Alan’s expertise stems from a concentration on organizational performance improvement by linking succession planning, talent management, workforce planning and strategies, and knowledge management and transfer systems into integrated solutions. Alan has worked with clients throughout North America and in Australia. He has conducted workshops and presentations at national and regional conferences for ASTD and SHRM. Alan is a executive coach to executives and management personnel.
Executive Panel
There are a number of senior executives that are critically aware of the workforce challenge being created by a variety of turnover issues including baby boomer retirements, annual attrition in their workforce and competitive pilfering of talented and experienced employees. This panel of senior corporate and government executives will address participants with their take on why the issue is critical to organizational performance and what they want to see from Human Resources as a strategic approach to meeting their business objectives.
