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Wade Larson

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Dr. Wade Larson is an author, speaker, coach, consultant, and CHRO for Wagstaff Inc., a global manufacturing firm in Washington State, and has worked more than 25 years in the field of human resources and professional development. As a senior leader, Wade has specialized in reengineering the HR function for several organizations; as a consultant, he has worked with over 200 organizations finding solutions for better employee alignment and organizational performance. In his book Doing HR Better (2018), he lays out a simplified model to assist other HR leaders in their efforts to improve the HR function. Today he is on a personal mission to help organizations overcome mediocrity and assist their employees to do more, become more, and achieve more.

Dr. Wade Larson is an author, speaker, coach, consultant, and CHRO for Wagstaff Inc., a global manufacturing firm in Washington State, and has worked more than 25 years in the field of human resources and professional development. As a senior leader, Wade has specialized in reengineering the HR function for several organizations; as a consultant, he has worked with over 200 organizations finding solutions for better employee alignment and organizational performance. In his book Doing HR Better (2018), he lays out a simplified model to assist other HR leaders in their efforts to improve the HR function. Today he is on a personal mission to help organizations overcome mediocrity and assist their employees to do more, become more, and achieve more.

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