Megan Leasher | SpeakerHub

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Dr. Megan Leasher is an award-winning industrial and organizational psychologist who is passionate about connecting challenge and compassion, insights and intuition, and faith and fearlessness into the design of talent-based solutions for individuals and organizations.

Currently, Dr. Leasher serves as the Chief Solutions Strategist for Talent Plus, a global HR-solutions firm whose mission is to leverage science to help people and organizations discover and develop talent, creating a world where people do what they are good at and enjoy. She also serves on the Forbes HR Council and has led research initiatives for the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and Women in the Marketplace, a ministry for working women. Prior to her current role, she led talent management for Bon Secours Mercy Health as well as the people science practice for Macy’s Inc.

An avid speaker, she has presented at national and regional conferences, corporate meetings, universities and non-profit events. Dr. Leasher’s awards include the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s Distinguished Early Career Contributions Practice Award, Cincinnati’s Forty Under 40 and being honored as one of HR’s Rising Stars by Human Resource Executive Magazine and The 10 Most Influential Leaders in HR by Insights Success Magazine. Dr. Leasher earned her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Wright State University.

Megan lives in northern Kentucky, where she loves coffee, bourbon and Converse Chuck Taylors.

Current position (1)

Chief Solutions Strategist

Talent Plus

Degrees (1)

industrial and organizational psychology

Wright State University

2002 to 2006

Presentations

Presentations (3)

Assessing and leveraging talents for the workday of tomorrow

Future Workplace Virtual Summit presentation: The future of work isn’t all about technology. Quite the contrary! The future of work is about human adaptation, interpersonal connection, and most importantly, the talents you possess and bring to each moment of work. Join Megan Leasher and Karl Giuseffi, from the senior executive team of Talent Plus, on a journey of assessing and leveraging talents to successfully navigate the workday of tomorrow. As a key component of the 21 HR Jobs of the Future academy course offered by Future Workplace, they have thoughtfully and rigorously blended 30+ years of Talent Plus science with both the HBR-featured 21 HR Jobs of the Future research and the forecasting of various thought leaders in the Future of Work space to create The Future of HR: Discovery Assessment. They are eager to share emerging insights from the early phase of their talent-utilization assessment research and what the discoveries may mean.

Defining and Measuring Potential within your Organization: How to Get Started

Keynote address at the Human Capital Institute, Learning and Leadership Development Conference, Boston, MA. Research delivered on the concept of what "potential" means and how to identify it within an organization.

Smart Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Talent Acquisition: Understanding Benefits & Risks

Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association: Paired with an employment attorney, we shared various perspectives and challenges associated with AI in recruiting processes.

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Leadership

Business

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HCI

Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology

American Psychological Association

Greater Cincinnati Human Resource Association (SHRM)

Industrial/Organizational and Organizational Behavior Conference

University of Cincinnati

Xavier University

University of Kentucky

Dress for Success Cincinnati