Master Class: Leadership Versatile - A Practical Guide for Leaders

President | Kaiser Leadership Solutions

Rob Kaiser

Rob Kaiser is an author, advisor, and internationally recognized authority on leadership. He has published many articles and five books, including The Versatile Leader (2006), The Perils of Accentuating the Positive (2009), and Fear Your Strengths (2013), as well as the patented assessment instrument, The Leadership Versatility Index. Rob’s research and writing is based on his extensive experience as an executive coach and as a strategic talent management advisor to CEOs and HR leaders. His presentations blend data, humor, and clear thinking - to deliver a unique message that challenges conventional wisdom. He is a highly regarded public speaker who is regularly invited to present his entertaining, provocative, and educational messages to professional audiences around the world.

Vice President | Global Alliances Hogan Assessment US

Ryan Ross

Ryan has more than 20 years of experience across a wide range of industries. He has worked in numerous practices at Hogan over the last 14 years including the selection and development practices, as well as working with Hogan’s strategic alliances and partners around the world. Ryan has developed and implemented large scale, multi-level selection programs domestically and internationally, consulted with organizations on selecting people into new jobs, and on the use of personality based and future oriented job analysis. Ryan also has vast experience in validating and defending the use of personality assessments in the pre-employment, leadership development, talent management, and succession planning projects context. He is considered to be an expert on leadership derailment and the use of assessments to help identify potential points of failure in current and future leaders.

Consultant | Global Alliances

Rebecca Callahan

Rebecca is a global alliances consultant at Hogan. She is responsible for providing consulting services to a wide range of organizations interested in implementing Hogan’s validated assessment tools, with a focus on selection and development. She works with domestic and international partners to design talent identification processes, educate current partners on new Hogan products, identify and manage new partner relationships, and build custom assessment solutions. Rebecca has extensive experience implementing strategic talent management initiatives for organizations worldwide. Rebecca is also an experienced facilitator in training, strategy, and team building. Rebecca enjoys working with organizations to select and retain engaged and high-performing leaders.