Bonus Q&A with Dr. Esther Jackson

In this episode of The Talent Development Hot Seat, Andy is speaking with Dr. Esther Jackson. She is a people potential celebrator. She’s worked in a variety of roles in the public and private sectors--HR training manager, HR training specialist, organizational employee development specialist, project manager, instructional designer, change management lead. Dr. Jackson has foundational experience in designing and facilitating soft skills and hard skills training.Dr. Esther Jackson’s project management work has been geared toward learning and HR and talent development projects, addressing the needs of various levels in organizations and workforce, and the work with change management allowed Dr. Jackson to recognize the importance of developing that genre of skills, which is often confused with adaptability skills. These skills are a key topic in her new book, Adaptability in Talent Development.In this bonus episode, you’ll hear:6. Dr. Esther Jackson’s proudest career moment and why it meant so much to her.7. The career mistake that stands out in her mind as one of her worst missteps.8. One of the biggest challenges she sees in talent development today and what can be done to address that issue.9. The trend she’s following in talent development and why it’s so important going forward.10. Her favorite book and why she finds it so inspiring.11. Dr. Jackson’s career advice for learning from situations where you felt rejected and what you can learn from that.Connect with Andy Storch here:WebsiteLinkedInJoin us in the Talent Development Think Tank Community!Connect with Dr. Esther Jackson:LinkedInWebsiteAdaptability in Talent Development bookMentioned in this episode:Think Tank conferenceGet your tickets now for the Talent Development Think Tank Conference https://tdtt.us/conference/