We are thrilled to have a broad talent base sharing their insight and lessons learned as they network with their peers.
Several Chicagoland Learning Leaders have recently presented at a conference or a peer networking session and we have been fortunate enough to archive their lessons learned for our members. You can hear a preview of one of their recent sessions by click on the listen to hotlinks below.
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Global Program Manager, Hewitt University Aon Hewitt
Chuck is the Global Program Manager for Aon Hewitt's award-winning corporate university. He is responsible for managing the technology platforms supporting training delivery at Aon Hewitt, which were used to deliver more than 500,000 learning hours to associates in 2009. He has been with Aon Hewitt nine years as both a consultant and associate.
Chuck is also Master Facilitator in the Crosscultural/Diversity Power of Worldviews training program. The Crosscultural/Diversity program is part of a comprehensive initiative to increase crosscultural competence of organizational leaders and managers in the increasingly competitive global business landscape—both for increased business and critical talent. His dual role, as a Master facilitator, is the facilitation of courses to targeted populations and the training and evaluation of associates selected to participate as program trainers.
Chuck has 16 years of experience in community, education, and corporate diversity and inclusion programs. He has a B.A. in 20th Century American History and a M.S. in Instructional Technology and Telecommunications from Western Illinois University. Previous responsibilities at Aon Hewitt have been as Instructional Designer, Senior Project Manager, and Senior Learning & Development Consultant.
Nancy Ahlrichs is an international speaker, author and columnist. She has spoken to more than 450 audiences and management teams in utilities, insurance, healthcare, high tech, legal, banking, government and other fields in the past five years using her 25 years of experience in human resources, marketing, and management.
Her books, Manager of Choice, Competing for Talent: Key Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Becoming an Employer of Choice and Igniting Gen B and Gen V: The New Rules of Engagement for Boomers, Veterans, and Other Long-Termers on the Job are available through major bookstores and www.amazon.com. She is also a contributing author for On Staffing, an edited volume by Wiley & Sons.
Nancy is active in a variety of community and professional organizations, and was Kiwanian of the Year in 2001 and also named a "Distinguished Hoosier" for her service to the State of Indiana by the late Governor Frank O'Bannon.
As Director of Training & e-Learning Operations (Global HR Shared Services) Tim is responsible for ongoing operations and new implementations of Baxter-wide talent management systems for e-Learning delivery platform, Compliance tracking systems, Performance management, Employee survey, and Succession planning.
Tim leads facility training leads globally: Multi-functions, Multi-businesses, Multi-regions/countries and serves on leadership team of Global HR Shared Services operation that leads 300+ staff in 50 countries and numerous outsourced partners.
Formerly Director of Training and Change Management at RR Donnelley, Tim was responsible for the management of manufacturing apprenticeship training, change management, HR communications and team development worldwide.
Richard Allen is Training Manager for Abbott Learning and Development, specializing in Trainer Qualifications. He is responsible for the qualification and on-going quality of all trainers used globally to deliver Abbott courses.
In the 21 years he has spent at Abbott, Rich has spent most of this time within the Human Resource function. Rich spent several years as an Abbott trainer, delivering courses for employees and managers. Rich has also worked in Sports & Activities, Lake County Staffing, Employee Relations and served the Abbott Diagnostic Division as an HR Generalist. Prior to his work in HR, Rich spent about 20 years in maintenance at the Chrysler Motors facility in Kenosha.
