How to Effectively Brief Executives

How do you brief senior executives and gain their buy-in to support your organization’s cultural change strategy?

This insightful session will be led by Reginald F. Wells, Ph.D., is an Executive-in-Residence with the American University after serving nearly 35 years with the federal government and additional time with State and local government agencies. He recently retired from the Social Security Administration (SSA), an independent agency of the United States government. He was named Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of Human Resources effective July 15, 2002. Dr. Wells also served as the Chief Human Capital Officer (CHCO) for SSA during his 15-year tenure as Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources (DCHR). In his capacity as DCHR, Dr. Wells had direct responsibility for 400 employees and all human resources for the SSA nationally with an operating budget of $120 million.

Learning Objectives:

• Approaches to understanding Senior Executive expectations
• Common misconceptions
• How to overcome communication challenges that stifle open dialogue

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