I have extensive experience implementing performance management, training, and succession planning programs across multiple companies and geographies. This involved establishing new review processes to balance short-term goals with long-term growth, as well as identifying high-potential employees and developing them through job rotations and cross-functional assignments. I also led efforts to monitor labor market trends and ensure the workforce could adapt to changing business needs.

1. MAC Response What has been your experience in performance management, training and development, and succession planning? I have implemented new performance management, development, and succession planning programs in numerous companies, business environments, and geographies. This involved installing a new on-going review and year-end appraisal mechanism to ensure that everyone in the organization balanced long-term growth with short-term accountability. In terms of the succession plan, we used a variety of tools to identify high potentials and managers with short/long-term growth potential, and established a robust professional development program that included job rotation, role expansion, and cross-functional assignments. More broadly, I led a proactive assessment of the labor market and other business trends to ensure that we could quickly adjust our workforce to our changing business needs. What has been experience in implementing programs and action plans to emphasize open and honest communications that fosters a culture of fairness, integrity and respect? I have developed effective employee communication programs to ensure enterprise-wide understanding of everything from corporate mission statements to union-free benefit programs, utilizing techniques such as Town Hall meetings, small group meetings, and web/direct mail communication. I was also responsible for the corporate public relations function from 2006 -2008, and managed a comprehensive global social responsibility platform, including the launch of green initiatives (e.g. a solar array project to generate 18% of the electrical use at HQ). I also served as the company international spokesperson, and developed and appeared in multi-market employee and customer presentations. I developed communication programs for executives, wrote training programs, led seminars/schools, created corporate manuals for trainers and participants, and appeared in company training videos.