Crystal H. Dobbs

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ABOUT CRYSTAL H. DOBBS

I am a strategic Learning & Development executive with more than 15 years of experience partnering with business leaders to build high-impact talent development strategies. I specialize in aligning learning initiatives with organizational goals to drive leadership growth, succession readiness, change readiness, and cultural transformation.My core strengths include:• Designing highly technical training programs through partnerships with subject matter experts to demonstrate a measurable impact on field employees. • Designing and leading leadership development programs, including high-potential cohorts and executive coaching.• Developing scalable learning infrastructures from classroom and virtual learning to on-the-job development and blended learning.• Driving measurable behavior change and skill development through identification of key performance indicators early in the needs analysis and driving learning initiatives toward achievement of the agreed upon goals.Key achievements in my career:• Spearheaded a leadership program for all levels of management, resulting in a measurable decrease in turnover in the first six months after promotion while developing leadership bench strength.• Managed a million-dollar L&D budget and built learning partnerships that drove ROI and engagement.• Won sponsorship by BP Executive team to build a performance support app for field employees putting pertinent policies/procedures in their hand, not as a repository but as an active tool with links to all support materials and overviews of recent changes that they would need to be aware of.What I’m looking for now: I am focused on stepping into a Senior Director or VP-level role in Talent Development / Learning & Development where I can lead the enterprise-level learning strategy, shape leadership pipelines, and influence talent decisions at the senior-leader level.My leadership style is collaborative, and goal driven. I believe in learning that is rooted in business impact and designed to build capability for the future. If your organization is looking for a strategic learning partner to drive talent development, leadership readiness, change readiness, and cultural growth, I’d love to hear from you.