Marie Rodgers | SpeakerHub

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Bio

Research shows that the majority of learning and development and people programs fall flat, not achieving their set business goals. With nearly two decades of expertise in learning, talent development, and employee engagement, I guide organizations through designing and implementing strategic initiatives that cultivate top talent, drive organizational growth, and boost retention.

Armed with an Executive Master of Business Administration and a solid background in sales, I helping companies become "future-ready" through strategic planning and ensuring the right programs are in place to leaders and employees have the skills needed to navigate a constantly evolving world.

I am adept at sales enablement, developing sales professionals, sales leaders, and customer success agents through their full growth cycle, from onboarding to career progression.

Current position (2)

Founder and Principal Consultant

HumanGrowthHappiness

Sr. Consultant

Portage Sales

Presentations

Presentations (6)

Organization Future Readiness

Help your current workforce adopt the skills your business will need both now and in 5 years. Upskilling is about more than just acquiring new skills - it is about changing human behavior.
Build out strong succession planning and high-potential (HiPo) programs in order to cultivate, keep, and grow the people your business needs to thrive in the future. Ensure your leaders are equipped with the skills and tools they need to support and lead your people.

Negotiation Skills

Negotiation is a valuable skill for everyone, not just for sales professionals. Learn how to build trust, understand your counterpart's standpoint and options, and navigate influence. I recently guest-lectured on this topic for the MBA program at Ted Rogers School of Business.

Rapid Design Workshop Process for Learning Programs

Most companies take 6+ months to build or upgrade learning and development programs, including onboarding programs, upskilling programs, and sales academies. The Rapid Design Workshop is a step-by-step repeatable process that maps out a new program in 3 days. In this session, I walk members through how to follow this process at their own company.

Unlocking Potential: The Power of a Growth Mindset

Leveraging research on the growth mindset to cultivate your team's abilities and transform the way you approach challenges. Companies with a growth mindset are more agile and better positioned to respond to market changes and new opportunities.

Transforming Performance Reviews and People Programs

This session focuses on improving the dreaded performance review and transforming it into a useful tool that drives growth and a culture of continuous feedback. The session also discusses other related talent development programs such as succession planning, employee engagement programs, and leadership development.

Learning & Development: Common Pitfalls

Over half of learning and development programs do not achieve their targeted results and drive behavior change. In this session, I share the common pitfalls in L&D programs that erode their effectiveness, and how to fix these issues and drive a strong L&D strategy that will not only develop your people, but become a reason for them to stay.