Top organizations continue to identify a lean leadership bench as one of their most significant concerns. This has prompted research indicating that high-performance organizations are more likely to invest in experiential learning opportunities to accelerate employee readiness (Association for Talent Development, 2016). As a result, Cox Enterprises developed FORGE, an on-the-job experience that broadens the exposure of high-potential employees across businesses and functional areas and prepares them for future leadership. This session will share the program's journey from ideation to execution, discuss mitigation strategies for challenges common among rotational based programs, and provide insight on how the program accelerates “leader-ready” talent at Cox. You will learn how to:
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Lori Goldberg
senior director, Enterprise Talent Management
Cox Enterprises
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Lori Goldberg is the Senior Director, Enterprise Talent Management for Cox Enterprises, a leading communications, media and automotive services company with more than 55,000 employees.
In this role, Lori is responsible for enterprise-wide talent management strategies, processes and programs that support current business needs as well as future growth objectives across the company. Her scope includes employee engagement, cross-divisional career experiences, performance management, competency management, talent review, succession planning, executive assessment and career planning. She serves as a thought leader across the enterprise working with Cox leaders to drive employee engagement and retention to deliver on long-term growth objectives.
Lori joined Cox in 2012 from Boston Consulting Group where she supported the development of the firm’s intellectual property around talent management and leadership. Prior to that, she was a Senior Consultant at Personnel Decisions International where she consulted with Fortune 500 companies on talent management, leadership development, executive coaching, workforce and succession planning, and executive assessment.
Lori holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Florida, and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University.