TIM WASSERMAN
FOUNDER & CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER
Inquiry. Advocacy. Focus.
WHAT I BELIEVE
Seek first to understand.
Be willing to listen and learn.
Mix these insights together with creativity and innovation,
thought leadership, contextual relevance, and a real world sensibility.
Blend together to design for agility and applicability.
And remember it's a journey, not an event.
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BUILD SOMETHING GREAT THAT ADDS VALUE
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Having spent my career helping organizations and individuals plan, implement and scale strategic talent initiatives that improve their organization's alignment, innovation and adaptive execution capabilities, the universal truth is it takes the collective talents and actions of many, inside the core team and outside, to drive and sustain successful behavior change and organizational learning.
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Engaging the organization and its members is key to not only a successful launch, but to sustaining the effort over time. From the conceptualization of the effort, throughout the planning phase, and during implementation, executive sponsors, key stakeholders and target audience members all can provide valuable insights, knowledge and guidance that can make the difference between "just an event' to something that "has impact and adds value over time."
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In today's environment where reducing time to launch is often a critical metric, where resources and budget may be constrained and must be thoughtfully managed, if a solution doesn't add value, and/or if this value can't be measured, then the very effort should not be undertaken.
DELIVER AND FACILITATE WITH THE LEARNER IN MIND
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I learned early on what adult learners want from their learning experiences: (1) it must relate to their real world experience; and (2) they learn best when they have the opportunity to learn by doing.
It is our job as facilitators, educators, trainers, and coaches to make sure everything we say and do, and everything we ask of the participants we engage with, is contextually relevant, profoundly useful, and immediately applicable. We must create the stickiness that allows learning to be converted to action.
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I love to facilitate and teach, as well as speak and write about the topics of adaptive leadership, strategy execution, team effectiveness, organizational change and transformation, and improving the business impact of organizational learning. I have the good fortune to be a frequent contributor to the Stanford University's Center for Global and Online Education, as well as many of our partner organizations, delivering to global audiences live virtually, as well as in person in Europe, Asia, India, the Gulf Region, and across the United States.
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At the end of the day, we owe it to every one of our participants to make the connections from theory to practice, to ensure contextual relevance, and to help chart a path towards successful application of knowledge.
WE ALL OWN THE LEARNING CULTURE
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I have led efforts to develop and implement enterprise-wide initiatives for diverse global clientele, large and small, including Apple, Barclays, Boeing, Cisco, Cognizant, Cupertino Electric, EU Parliament, Hewlett-Packard, Medtronic, Nationwide, Nordstrom, Prudential, Saudi Industrial Development Fund, Stanford University, Visa and many more. A shared belief amongst this distinguished and diverse group is the power of a learning culture to enable real changes in the mindsets and skill sets that lead to positive change, measurable results, and true transformation.
My clients, colleagues and partners have given me valuable and consistently positive feedback about my abilities as a facilitator, teacher, coach, collaborator, team builder, partnership champion and thought leader. I look to build upon these core capabilities everyday, striving to do great work with partners, clients, and students, and to learn from each and evry interaction. We are all on a lifelong journey of learning.
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