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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.
You can view all the thought leaders or select a learning area and/or company to narrow your search.
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Listen to Len
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As former Executive Vice President and Corporate Information Officer for The Options Clearing Corporation (“OCC”), a clearinghouse for stock options transactions, Len Neuzil regularly met with board members and other executive stake holders to present a strategic vision and justify tactical plans for the organization’s IT asset management, new product development, national operations, disaster recovery and business continuity.
Mr. Neuzil shares his experience from an evolutionary career in the IT industry which mirrors current learning leaders’ challenges with the corporate environment, human capital, change management, training, and productivity.
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Greg likes to help organizations improve how their instructors and users communicate, collaborate and learn.
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Ahmad has over eight years of experience leading and contributing to key IT, HR and Business initiatives at Fortune 500 and non-profit organizations in multiple industries including Information Technology, Healthcare, Human Resources, Automotive, Manufacturing, Retail, Training, E-Learning, Payroll, Benefits and Retirement Services, resulting in strong team management, consulting, project management, business analysis, and technical skills. Exposure to various enterprise applications including PeopleSoft, SAP, Microsoft SharePoint, SuccessFactors HRP Employee Performance & Talent Management System and Saba Learning Management System. Ahmad Noordin’s Specialties include Project Management, Business Analysis, Requirement Gathering, HR Technologies, Change Management, Quality Assurance Principals, E-Learning Executive Level Communication, Research, Reporting and Documentation.
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When Kraft Foods’ Vice President of Diversity Jim Norman looks back at his career, “it appears like I had a grand plan—but I didn’t,” he says. Taking a job as a security guard at the company more than 28 years ago “as a source of tuition reimbursement,” Norman worked his way up to increasingly responsible roles, first in operations management and then in human resources. “I knew I was always going to work with people and enhancing performance,” says Norman, who earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northwestern University.
Today, as an established global diversity leader, Norman enhances employee performance through cultural awareness. He oversees diversity training, advises the company’s 10 employee councils, connects with external partners and ensures accountability.
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Jennifer Norris has worked with the Wrigley Confectionery Company since December 2002, starting in sales force automation and moving into her current role as Sales Trainer with the US Sales Training Team. Her
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E-Learning Architect: Building robust synchronous and asynchronous e-learning programs for on-demand, stand-alone use and reinforcement of instructor-led sessions
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Measurement Analyst: Tracking and communicating learning measurement and effectiveness/returns to the business and the Wrigley Learning Community
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Curriculum Designer: Development, design and facilitation of instructional curriculum
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The Voice: Sharing and reinforcing key training concepts through concise, targeted message delivery through a variety of media (web, e-newsletter, voicemail sound bites)
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Listen to Cynthia
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Dedicated to helping organizations resolve conflicts and achieve success, Cynthia puts her more than 30 years of organizational development and training experience to work each day for her clients as the president of TrustWorks Group.
Over the course of her career, Cynthia recognized that at the core of many problems was the lack of trust—trust in the organization’s direction, trust in other team members, trust in leadership. Drawing from her group facilitation and organizational management background, Cynthia helped develop a training program called TrustWorks! to assist leaders and teams by teaching them proactive ways to manage conflict, improve communications skills—and ultimately build a culture of trust. This program has been successfully implemented in major corporations worldwide.
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Listen to Kurt
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Overseeing the curriculum planning activities for Accenture’s employees worldwide, Kurt earned a BS in computer science from Illinois State University and an MBA from Northern Illinois University, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in organization development from Benedictine University. The majority of his 20-year career with Accenture has been spent working in the learning industry.
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Listen to Aaron
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As the leader responsible for Hewitt University, Aaron is accountable for all global leadership and management development across Hewitt. Hewitt Univesity has also been the vehicle to redefine Hewitt's approach to careers and professional development for it's 24,000 associates. Aaron is also an adjunct faculty member with Northwestern University where he teaches courses on action learning and strategic thinking for the graduate program in Learning and Organizational Change.
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Listen to Liz
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An expert with over 20 years of experience in the field of higher education, Elizabeth F. Ortiz was promoted to vice president for Institutional Diversity and Equity in 2006, after serving as senior executive for institutional diversity for four years.
Ortiz brings special talents in recruiting and retaining a diverse group of students, faculty and staff to higher education with her to DePaul. She comes here from Northern Illinois University (NIU), where she directed Affirmative Action, Diversity and Employee Relations.
Prior to her tenure at NIU, she spent 10 years at Chicago State University, serving as director of the Office for Hispanic Programs, university retention facilitator and academic support counselor. Ortiz spent a year at the City Colleges of Chicago as an Adult Learning Skills Program coordinator and began her career in higher education as an admission counselor and, later, a program and recruitment counselor at her alma mater, Calumet College of St. Joseph in Whiting, Ind.
As diversity officer at DePaul, Ortiz reports to the president of the university, and is responsible for building alliances with various university constituencies to maximize the university's potential as a truly diverse community of faculty, students and staff. Her functions include: performing an annual audit to assess DePaul's diversity initiatives and programs, including the Affirmative Action Plan; and assisting the president in building diversity relationships with Chicago corporations and civil, neighborhood and religious communities.
Ortiz currently is the president of the Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education (ILACHE) and serves on the Illinois Board of Higher Education Diversifying our Faculty's in Illinois Executive Board.
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Listen to Linda
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Linda Overbey is Senior Vice President of the Human Resources Department for family owned First American Bank Corporation based in Elk Grove Village Illinois. She uses the skills she has learned to set high expectations for employees within the company and continues to manage, and as often as possible, participate in the internal training workshops. Training remains her passion and the core of her work philosophy. She believes that helping others understand what can be gained from the relationship, no matter what your field, is the key to success.
Linda has over thirty years experience in organizational training and development, and attended Towson State Teacher’s College (today Towson State University). Her focus in Education and Speech helped Linda realize the importance of strong communication skills and their impact on all areas of business. She has trained thousands of adults in the arena of relationship building, management skills, and sales, in banking, insurance and retail.
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