Hello and Happy Summer ATD: Long Island!
After an event filled last few months, I'm sure everyone is ready to sit back and relax. Maybe you are considering taking a little trip, perhaps even staying at a nice hotel somewhere? Well I know that ATD: LI's VP of Marketing & Communications, Lisa Privett-Wood, can recommend a few nice places.
Catch her at ATD: LI's Summer Social on August 22nd and ask how her role as a Senior Manager, Learning (Global Operations), helps to make Hilton such a worldwide success.
ATD: How did you come to be a part of ATD LI?
LPW: A career transition 5 years ago triggered my finding ATD LI.
ATD: Where do you work currently and what does a workday look like for you?
LPW: I am a Senior Manager, Learning for Hilton, supporting on-property training resources for several hotel departments globally from a home-based office. Two workdays are never the same, working on a vast array of learning projects for different audiences, always in search of the most effective training resource for the learners.
ATD: How did you begin your career in talent development?
LPW: My entire working career has been in Human Resources, beginning with my first HR assistant job out of college in a hotel HR office.
ATD: What do you value most about ATD LI?
LPW: The ability to connect with so many talent development individuals who represent all facets of the profession and to enhance my own development through our varied speakers and presentations.
ATD: What is one thing you wished you had done differently on a learning and development project, and why?
LPW: Always respect the (learning project management) process and maintain objectivity throughout.
ATD: What are some of the biggest challenges facing the learning and development field?
LPW:
1. The sheer volume of existing learning resources becomes overwhelming for the learner.
2. Providing target learners with easy access to just-in-time learning resources, especially for those who do not work at a desk.
3. Measuring training effectiveness.
4. Sifting through new and tested delivery methods to identify which one is right while remaining innovative.
