Topic: What is in your L&D Toolbox? Part 2

Date: Friday, April 24, 2020

*The Education Committee is currently working on a reschedule date

Time: 8:00am - 11:30am

8:30 - 11:30 Session

Location:

IMT Insurance

7825 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50266

Cost:

ATD Member - $59

Non ATD Member - $89

   Presenter: Rusty Shields

Rusty Shields, a native of rural Northeast Arkansas, graduated from Arkansas State University in 2008 with Bachelor of Music degrees in Choral Conducting, Education, and Vocal Performance. Rusty moved to Bloomington, Indiana in January 2009 to begin his graduate school program at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. After graduating in 2012 with Master of Music degrees in Choral Conducting and Opera Performance, he began performing and conducting at various places around the world. In 2014, Rusty began working at Smithville Communications, a rural southern Indiana telecommunications company, as a Training Coordinator. Rusty is the owner and lead consultant of Develefy. A solutions-based learning & development company that is focused on people and their success. Rusty’s participant centered approach to facilitating engages learners to be active in every part of the content. His learners have said the following about his sessions: "I attended Rusty Shields' training and it was DYNAMIC! Very engaging and the material was presented in a way that was very applicable. Can't wait to attend another class of his in the future! Bravo Rusty!" and "Rusty's commitment to connecting with his audience is evident through thoughtful, interactive exercises and relevant, current material. His passion and expertise truly resonate with his audiences." Outside of being a Training Coordinator and speaking at conferences, Rusty is very passionate about many things including community involvement, singing, and dirt track racing! Rusty is a four-year member of ATD, and in his third year as a member of the ATD-Central Indiana Chapter where he currently serves as the VP of Programming.

Session Summary

Change Management? What is that? How can I apply this to learning and development? Whether you are introducing an idea for the first time, launching a new company wide training program, or presenting a proposal for your next big development request, we tend to get a little uncomfortable, resistant, or down right negative. I would like to present pearls of methodologies, strategies, and information that can be linked together to assist in this transition, and it all starts with candy! The "Warhead Challenge" will leave your taste buds thirsting for more! Remember those extremely SOUR candies we all loved as a kid? This one candy will have you applying Change Management to everything you do! Hold on to your seats, and get ready for A Taste of Change

Session Objectives

Attendees will be able to:

• Understand the Change Management Model and how it applies to your current situation.
• Establish a team that fits in line with the vision for change.
• Develop and apply useful communication strategies for change.

ATD Areas of Expertise

• Managing Learning Programs
• Performance Improvement
• Change Management