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ATD Long Island Chapter Insights provides articles, content, and chapter updates to keep you in the know and learning. We are always interested in hearing from you. If you would like to submit an article, please send an email to communications@atdli.com. All articles are copyrighted by the authors and may not be reproduced.

  • 03 Aug 2021 8:23 PM | Kate Kearney (Administrator)

    ATD Long Island is pleased to announce we are now a SHRM Certified Recertification Provider for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP credits.

    To earn credits, attend our events which have been approved for credit. You can find our Upcoming Events and register online. Members attend free! 

    If you're not yet a member, join today!

  • 03 Aug 2021 8:13 PM | Kate Kearney (Administrator)


    ATD Long Island was awarded a Champion of Learning award from ATD for our Employee Learning Week event

    ATD Long Island recognized Employee Learning Week, held December 7-11, 2020, with a Virtual Scavenger Hunt to build awareness about the benefits of an ATD Long Island membership to local Long Island talent development leaders. Long Island has a growing community of talent development leaders who are key to helping our local businesses train and develop their workforce. 

    We are proud of this achievement at ATD Long Island and look forward to continued partnership with our community of students, professionals, and businesses.

  • 02 Aug 2021 2:28 PM | Kate Kearney (Administrator)

    Asian young woman wear earphones talking in video conference with business partners and worker team via online internet at her home.

    By Seena Mortazavi, Wednesday, July 28, 2021

    There’s no going back. The hybrid and humanized workplace is here to stay. As workplaces became more virtual and remote, the workforce increasingly relied on empathetic connections...read more



  • 05 Jun 2020 11:16 AM | Deleted user

    This information was presented at the June 5, 2020 board meeting.  but I wanted to post the slides here for the members to peruse. 

    The first file is a review of the ATD LI membership survey. 

    ATD LI 2020 Review.pdf

    The second file is a summary of the ATD LI post-event feedback surveys. 

    ATD LI Survey Results.pdf

  • 23 Apr 2020 9:26 AM | Deleted user

    Thomas DePatie, James Wolfe, and I wrote a new white paper based on ATD Long Island event attendance data. The executive summary is below and the full white paper is linked in  PDF format. 

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    The Long Island Chapter of the Association for Talent Development and Talent Metrics Consulting worked together to dive into ATD LI’s data on member location and event attendance. Using an approach by Salatin & McGinty (2019), a spatial analysis was conducted. Spatial analysis allows ATD LI board members to more clearly visualize member location and opens the door for strategies to recruit and engage potential members outside of identified hotspots.

    We also analyzed the effect of a speaker’s company brand on event attendance. Company brand had an effect on event attendance. Recruiting speakers from recognized brands may help ATD LI boost event attendance through recognizing member interest in well-known firms, while continuing to engage speakers and companies across Long Island.

    These analyses help ATD LI to better understand member behavior and make effective decisions moving forward to maximize the organization’s impact. Our analyses uncovered key insights that may lead to new opportunities for members and provide a road map for the organization’s events to make a deeper impact.

    Key Recommendations

    • Continue to engage members across Nassau and western Suffolk, while reaching out to members further east on Suffolk.
    • Recognize the impact firm brand has on attracting members to events.
    • Diversify event type to maximize impact and learning.
    • Create new marketing initiatives to increase event attendance

    FULL PAPER HERE 

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  • 21 Oct 2019 5:33 PM | Deleted user

    Hello ATD: Long Island! I was lucky enough to catch this month's highlighted member, Kiki Orski, right before she is set to present for us tomorrow. I think that looking over Kiki's interview will give you some excellent advice, as well as a few talking points for the event.

    Come check out Teams that work! 5 Behaviors EVERY one of your teams need to succeed! tomorrow, Oct. 22nd at 6pm, and find out if your work teams are performing at their peak!

    ATD: How did you come to be a part of ATD LI?

    KO: A few years back I made a concerted effort to up level my skills.  In order to do that I researched associations that had the same vision and values that I do…ATD fit that need.  I then found the local chapter to be inclusive and fun while exposing me to great learning opportunities. I need the ‘people connection’ piece. ATD LI gives me that.




    ATD: Where do you work currently and what does a work day look like for you?

    KO: I have been in my own business Peak Performance Consulting for 20 years!  I feel so blessed to be able to work with a variety of customers who are passionate about their people and the results they get.  A typical workday can go in one of three ways:

    a) Facilitating an executive team development process to help an organization get even better results than it already is getting

    b) Reaching out to companies who have a problem…teams that could and should be doing so much better…to see if perhaps the solutions I provide resonate with them

    c) Following up to make sure the work I did the previous week is documented, makes sense and has the structure it needs to be implemented

    How lucky am I!!!

    ATD: Describe a major career achievement that led to your current position.

    KO: 20 years ago, I made a decision to leave healthcare administration and go into my own business…a huge leap!  The day I was leaving, the woman I reported to asked me to come in because I had unfinished business to take care of.  I was all fired up!  I had made sure everything was ready for my departure, I knew the only thing I had at that point was my reputation as a leader….and I made sure I was leaving on a great note.

    When I met with her…she simply said she wanted me to help all her other leaders run their businesses like I ran mine. That was my first consulting job! An opportunity to help others to do what I did naturally. I have been doing that type of consulting ever since.

    ATD: What should a person interested in talent development be aware of before entering the field?

    KO: I would suggest new members, and frankly every member, to lean in to the organization.  Get involved, share your knowledge, learn from others, and volunteer your time.  I have made the mistake in the past thinking just joining an association would automatically bring me relationships and new friends and new business opportunities.  What I found is that it all starts with trust.  People buy from people they trust. Trust develops as relationships grow. Relationships take time and effort.  So if you choose ATD LI…then lean in…get involved.

    ATD: What was the most challenging experience you ever had in talent development, and why?

    What is one thing you wished you had done differently on a learning and development project, and why?

    KO: One of the most challenging projects was when I was brought in to coach a team of leaders who did not know me at all. What I wish I had done differently was to meet with each of them individually first, then have a meeting with them as a whole in a group setting. They had no idea who I was and I spent a large part of that first group session and the next two coaching sessions developing trust.  In retrospect, reversing the process (which is what I do now), meeting one on one is a better first step.

    ATD: What are some of the biggest challenges you are currently facing in your field?

    KO: One of the biggest challenges I face is an organization thinking tradition and old habits are not going to impact the work we are about to do.  Habits are hard to change, even when the people realize there are better ways.  



  • 19 Sep 2019 6:23 PM | Deleted user

    Hello ATD Long Island! Next week is our first event of the season, Decoding Human Behavior. Before you get there, take a few minutes to find out a little about another of our dedicated members, Stephanie Burke.

    Stephanie has been a member of ATD: LI for years, and served on the board in several positions as well. Now she will directing that energy and excitement as President. 

    Thank you to Stephanie, and all of our members, for continuing to make this chapter a success!

    ATD: How did you come to be a part of ATD LI?

    SB: I was looking for communities to join to network with professionals who worked in the field of human resources. I attended some meetings and was drawn in immediately to the warmth of the group. The meeting topics interested me greatly and I learned a lot about the field of Talent Development. Before long I was volunteering to serve on the board.


    ATD: Where do you work currently and what does a workday look like for you?

    SB: I am the HR Manager at Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. A typical day could include working on our talent development processes, coaching leaders on employee issues, recruiting to fill open positions, managing employee activities.

    ATD: How did you begin your career in talent development?

    SB: Working at Atlas I have had the opportunity to grow my skills in talent development. I was able to contribute to the development of the new talent management processes we were creating for onboarding, performance management, coaching, new supervisor training, succession planning, employee engagement and internship program. It’s been a great experience to work on these projects.

    ATD: What do you value most about ATD LI?

    SB: Serving with the dedicated members of the ATDLI Board who care deeply about creating a community where Talent Development Professionals can come together to advance their careers has been the most valuable experience for me. This vibrant team of people volunteer their time because of their love of what they do, and it is amazing to be a part of that energy. Over the past couple of years, I’ve held the position of VP of Membership, President-Elect and am excited to be assuming the role of President.

    ATD: What was the best experience you have ever had in talent development, and why?

    SB: The best talent development experience I have ever had was at Fundamentals training for Co-Active Coaching. Over two and a half days, using the Co-Active Coaching model skills which we learned, 18 total strangers were transformed into a team of coaching professionals who grew to know each other in a unique way. Not only did we develop coaching skills to help uncover our clients’ true challenges and how to get them to design solutions and next steps, we also learned about ourselves and advanced on our own self –development journey. I look forward to going deeper into this model with further training and certification.

    ATD: What are some of the biggest challenges facing the learning and development field?

    SB: The world of work is changing at an incredible speed and time seems to be a shrinking commodity. The leaders we serve are stretched to their limits and while they acknowledge, in theory, the importance of the work we do, in practice they protest incorporating what needs to be done into their workflow processes. Information is coming at us at an overwhelming pace and everyone is challenged to stay on top of it. Talent is in high demand and keeping skilled employees engaged means spending time to train, coach and develop them. Time, everyone says they do not have.


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