Hewitt: A New Learning Organization Structure Leads to Engaged Employees
When: Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 : 11:00AM - 12:00PM EST
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Hewitt University was created to engage employees and provide a vision of the opportunities available within the company. Replacing decentralized learning with a well-thought out structure that was based on a careful needs assessment and the involvement of senior leadership, the company rolled out the new university just 2 years ago. Already they have seen remarkable results, includng increases in employee engagement scores and a new feeling that Hewitt is a company that is focused on improving the skills of its people.
What you will learn:
- How to create a governance structure of governing and advisory boards that supports a corporate-wide learning initiative
- How the Hewitt three-tiered structure of academies, centres and communities of practice brings together the learning and career development resources that employees need
- How the Hewitt University effort resulted in new, company-wide definitions of employee roles and responsibilites
- How the continuing involvement of senior leaders drives Hewitt Univeristy's growth and continured success
Presenters:
Mark Bocianski is the Vice President and Global Head of Talent Development at Aon, the market leader in risk and human resources .Mark is responsible for all learning, performance and succession management, leadership and management development, talent review and career development. During his 16 year tenure with Aon and AonHewitt he has held numerous roles in the outsourcing business and HR. Some of these include leading HR technology for Aon Hewitt, implementing HR outsourcing solutions, managing outsourcing operations and P&L responsibility for a book of BPO clients. Most recently Mark served as VP and Global Head of Talent Development for Hewitt Associates.
Aaron Olson is the Global Director of Consulting Talent Programs at Hewitt Associates, where he is responsible for learning and organizational development strategies supporting 25 thousand associates worldwide. He has led human resource initiatives related to executive development, sales force effectiveness, talent management and change management. He is also the architect and acting leader responsible for Hewitt University. In addition to his work at Hewitt, Aaron serves as adjunct faculty at Northwestern University where he teaches courses in management strategy and leadership development.