Most accounting firms (and all businesses in general) have a clear understanding and plan for their operational strategy. However, when asked if they have a clear strategy regarding their human capital more than 80% say they have 'no plan" or "very little of a plan" (e.g., they may have a staffing plan or do some sort of succession planning). Yet, when asked how important their people are to the ongoing, long-term success of their business the overwhelming response is, “critically important.” Thus, there is a large disconnect between the practice of talent management and its idealized state. Accordingly, this session helps organization leaders understand the robust nature of talent management and how they can begin thinking and creating a more strategic approach to the acquisition, engagement, development, and retention of their most valuable asset – their people.
During this session participants will explore a framework that they can use to immediately begin assessing their own organization in terms of talent management without over-engineering the process. Participants will be intellectually stimulated to think about the people-side of their business in a more comprehensive and deeper manner; thus, positioning themselves to identify areas of enhancement that drives their operational strategy.
The final product of this workshop will be a completed audit of your firm's talent management practices and recommended action plan to be presented to your firm's most senior leaders.
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HRD Initiatives
Talent Management Consultant
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With a strong passion for and a commitment to the positive development of individuals and organizations, Jeremy Wortman is the Owner of HRD Initiatives, specializing in leadership development, organizational development, and talent management solutions. In this capacity, he works with client partners’ executive teams in determining talent management strategies, building leadership talent, implementing solutions, and coaching individual leaders.
Wortman has more than twenty years of experience in organization and leadership development with a significant amount of his time, early in his career, at TD Ameritrade, where he was the Director of Organizational Effectiveness. There, he was responsible for enterprise-wide talent management initiatives. He partnered with senior executives to determine business unit and department-level talent management strategies and solutions that drove their performance goals. He was also responsible for building their leadership development programs. He has extensive knowledge of organizational psychology and has had great success in developing strategies and programs that make better individuals and organizations using a strengths-based approach.