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Gaining a Seat at the Table
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Talent Development: Gaining a Seat at the Table

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
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If you lead a team or department within your company, you understand how difficult it can be to prove the value of your initiatives to senior leaders. You pour your time, passion, and best resources into your goals. You rally the members of your group around a unified vision and work tirelessly to create meaningful products, services, and experiences for stakeholders. And you usually have one shot to convince your CEO, COO, or “SVP of XYZ” that your team’s program or latest big idea is worth his or her second glance.

CTDO magazine gets it. We know how important it is for all leaders—regardless of title, function, or tenure—to work smartly with C-Suite supervisors and peers to prove the value of their programs to key decision makers. Talent development (TD) leaders do some of the most important work in an organization, but they still often struggle to gain a seat at the proverbial table.

Each month, CTDO features a TD executive who is championing workplace learning in his or her organization. The article incorporates the perspective of another C-suite peer who understands the value of employee development, and explains how the two work together to achieve real results.

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These spotlight profiles abound with insights and best practices to help guide your own search toward C-Suite synergy. The Winter 2015 issue of CTDO features Martha Soehren, Chief Talent Development Offer of Comcast University and Comcast Cable, and describes how she works closely with her organization’s Chief Operating Office, Dave Watson. And the Spring 2016 magazine showcases Rahul Varma, Chief Learning Officer at Accenture, and his strategic learning practices, which connect him deeply with top leaders. Read more here.

About the Author

Ann Parker is Associate Director, Talent Leader Consortiums at ATD. In this role she drives strategy, product development, and content acquisition for ATD’s senior leader and executive audience. She also oversees business development and program management for ATD's senior leader consortiums, CTDO Next and ATD Forum.

Ann began her tenure at ATD in an editorial capacity, primarily writing for TD magazine as Senior Writer/Editor. In this role she had the privilege to talk to many training and development practitioners, hear from a variety of prominent industry thought leaders, and develop a rich understanding of the profession's content. She then became a Senior Content Manager for Senior Leaders & Executives, focusing on content and product development for the talent executive audience, before moving into her current role.

Ann is a native Pennsylvanian where she currently resides, marathoner, avid writer, baker and eater of sweets, wife to an Ironman, and mother of two.

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