Dessalen Wood, CHRP, is an innovative HR executive, seasoned
speaker, and coach. She specializes in passionately leading Learning and
Development and Human Resources teams at some of North America’s most-respected
organizations. Dessalen has over 20 years of experience in national
corporations such as Reitman’s Canada, Hudson’s Bay Company, The Children’s
Place and The Disney Stores. In 2019 she left her role as Vice President,
Talent Development at Cineplex Entertainment to join Thoughtexchange in the
newly created role of Chief People Officer. Thoughtexchange’s community
intelligence software empowers leaders to find common ground, inspire trust and
use data to make decisions that get immediate support.
Throughout her career, Dessalen has coached senior leaders and built teams
from the ground up, in addition to designing and delivering multiple original
programs. The results have been engaging corporate cultures and high performing
leaders at all levels.
Monday, August 17th, 2020
Companies today face the challenge of engaging their employees in meaningful dialogue - whether it be due to geography, power dynamics, organizational dysfunction or the new normal of social distancing and remote work. Even with the talk of “returning to work” many organizations want to have a robust remote offering for all of their once-live employee touch points. Learning leaders are being asked to find ways to adapt everything to our #SuddenlyRemote world, from on-boarding, to company town halls/off-site and traditional face-to-face training. What should we prioritize? How can we maintain the culture and connection when we are not able to be in the same room?
In this session we will learn:
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Dessalen.
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