Ahead of the Curve: A New Take on Talent Development Careers

Establishing and advancing our careers can be one of the most challenging, yet rewarding endeavors we’ll ever engage in. As Talent Development professionals, our relationship with our career journey is often a complex one filled with both frustration and fortitude in pursuing a path we find fulfilling and pays the bills. While much is out of our control, especially during the current COVID-19 circumstances, we can still make key choices that shape our future reality.

In this highly interactive session, you will have the opportunity to participate in a dialogue with your peers to:

Please join us for an opportunity to engage around new realities and future possibilities for your career!

About the presenter

Mike Gellman spent 11 years in a Fortune 500 company as an organizational consultant and career coach - overseeing talent management and succession planning. He successfully works with executives, business owners, and employees in socially conscious and purpose-driven organizations to facilitate succession planning, high potential leader development, employee engagement and organizational change efforts. He also recently served as a judge for the ICF International PRISM Award which identifies and evaluates companies around the world with the best coaching cultures.

Mike previously created a nationally-recognized, award-winning mentorship program for the ATD-San Diego chapter that recently celebrated its 20 year anniversary of developing future leaders. He is an ACC certified coach with a Master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and teaches interpersonal communication for Brandman University as an adjunct instructor. He is also the author of Pipe Dreams: 7 Pipelines of Career Success and creator of Career Catapult: 4 Essentials of Career Mastery which empower employees to take greater ownership of their careers.