Adrienne Williams

About Adrienne Williams

I’m a Learning & Organizational Development executive with 20+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise leadership development strategies that translate business priorities into measurable leadership and talent outcomes. I have led high-performing teams responsible for end-to-end portfolio strategy, design, and delivery, partnering directly with executive and cross-functional leaders to strengthen organizational capability during complex, enterprise-wide change.My work centers on architecting scalable learning ecosystems that integrate executive facilitation, coaching, succession development, and data-informed performance improvement. I align leadership capability strategy to business growth, culture transformation, and operational performance, ensuring learning investments drive measurable impact at scale.I’m known for strong executive partnership, disciplined execution, and building learning organizations that develop exceptional leaders and high-performing teams.

Experience

1. Lead Learning Facilitator

   The Holdsworth Center

   Jan 2023 — Present · US

   Partner across Skills Development to create and implement strategies that address role-specific skill development priorities, spanning onboarding and ongoing learning for diverse audiences.·Conduct needs analysis to proactively identify skill gaps, leveraging company-wide insights and industry trends to inform learning strategies.·Manage the full life cycle of learning content design, including setting success metrics, designing course content, managing stakeholders, and evaluating program outcomes.·Develop and facilitate training programs, including train-the-trainer (T3) sessions, enhancing facilitation skills and ensuring high-quality delivery for small groups (10-20) and large events (200+).·Manage relationships with subject matter experts (SMEs) and stakeholders, ensuring alignment and buy-in through effective communication and cross-functional collaboration for high- quality content delivery.·Utilize the Learning Management System (LMS) to optimize curriculum delivery, test new functionalities, and drive innovation in learning modalities, including virtual instructor-led sessions and eLearn creation.·Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to continuously improve learning programs and coaching strategies.·Identify and secure critical resources in the leadership development and change management sectors needed to support learning sessions, including case studies, activities and reading materials.

Education

• Texas A&M University

  Bachelors Degree, Kinesiology and Exercise Science

• Concordia University Texas

  Master of Education - MEd, Educational Leadership and Administration, General