L&D Leaders, it’s time to ditch the “order taker” role and step into the spotlight as a Strategic Business Partner—where you belong!

"Before working with Jess on an Onboarding Strategy project, I was facing several challenges. One major challenge was the lack of a comprehensive and consistent onboarding experience for our Operations roles. The existing onboarding process was fragmented and lacked alignment with processes and protocols, which made it difficult to drive cost-effectiveness and project success. Additionally, there was a significant on-site training burden on existing team members and managers, which needed to be addressed. Working with Jess was a highly positive experience. Jess brought a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the project, and her guidance was instrumental in creating a successful onboarding program.

As a result of our work together, we successfully created a comprehensive onboarding program that provided new employees with a structured curriculum to understand the basics of both the company and their role. The onboarding program also included performance metrics and surveys to measure its effectiveness and ensure continuous improvement.”

Kelly, Director of Talent Development
Strategic Learning Blueprint

“Having Jess speak to our group was an engaging and energizing experience! She brought a combination of warmth, humor, and insight to her presentation, keeping everyone involved and interested from start to finish. Jess skillfully guided us through her five-step process for diagnosing real performance issues - delivering practical strategies and thought-provoking insights on when training is, or isn’t, the right solution. Her approach challenged us to look deeper at performance gaps, while offering tools to help guide stakeholders toward more impactful solutions. Jess’s expertise and friendly, down-to-earth style make her a true leader in the field. She is an invaluable asset to any audience looking to push the boundaries of learning and development.”

Sarah, Leadership & Organizational Development Program Manager
Speaking & Workshops

“The design of the session was excellent as it shared so many examples and also generated first-rate responses from the participants. Jess’s research and the various ways you demonstrate application make it much easier for talent practitioners to use.”

Jo, Talent Performance Strategist
Speaking & Workshops

“Jess has helped me focus on understanding my team's current capacity and future needs. This perspective has led to thoughtful plans on increasing capacity where needed to meet the needs of the business and focusing on the ‘strategic yes’ (and strategic no). I have become more adept at thinking strategically and articulating the vision for Talent Development initiatives.

Overall, my coachsulting sessions with Jess have provided me with valuable insights, strategic direction, and actionable steps to enhance my role and the effectiveness of my team. The most valuable part of my coachsulting has been the clarity and strategic guidance I have gained. Jess has helped me clear away the fog and see a path forward in several challenging scenarios which has been instrumental in developing in my role in a dynamic and rapid-growth environment.”

Kelly, Director of Talent Development
Coachsulting

“Bringing Jess Almlie onto IACET’s CET Talks Podcast was a dream come true. Over the last several years, I’ve followed Jess’s approach to assessments, data analysis, and insights, often using her thought leadership and expertise to build connections among subject matter experts to create meaningful, organizational change. While her practical skillsets set the stage for an engaging discussion, what struck our team most was her intentionality and humility. Jess shared with our audience — and staff! — the relevance of practical approaches to data alignment, and her personal connection, conversational approach, and inspired passion made the discussion feel less like a consultation and more like a discussion with an old friend. I’d recommend Jess for anyone interested in growing their organization’s practical application; in just twenty minutes, she reshaped our entire data strategy, and I’m excited to see the upcoming results!”

Bradley, Director of Content & Training
Speaking & Workshops

“It was amazing to have Jess speak to our group. She really challenged us to rethink training, i.e., is that the really the answer?  it is easy to gravitate to, but is that what our business needs and desires?  Jess’s topic came up in our internal talent management workshop a couple of months after when we were road mapping our people leader strategy – we were going down an enviable path of “training” and someone jumped in and brought up a key learning from Jess around this, and the group reset and restarted the discussion questioning that approach, and had a huge impact on our deliverable from the workshop.  Instead of ‘training’ we made the decision to have a people leader 'connection’ event where we would have other leaders 'share’ best practice and focus on cross functional connection.”

Jeremy, Director of Change Management
Speaking & Workshops