Dawn Bading

About Dawn Bading

As a Human Resources executive, I enjoy taking on challenges, especially those ensuring that the business has the right people in the right place at the right time by leveraging data and talent to drive desired results. I create solid partnerships, rapidly identify underlying root causes, execute a plan, and achieve outcomes. • Leadership Effectiveness • Operational Excellence through Business Partnerships • Workforce Strategy and Talent Optimization • Financial Leadership • Labor Relations LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS Derives energy from team and partner successes, nurtures group capabilities, and celebrates outcomes. Instills strong talent acumen, cultivates it for current and future needs and assembles high-performing teams for startup and legacy programs. OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE | BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS Skilled generalist, trusted by executive teams to create road maps to meet mission-critical outcomes during organizational transitions. Aligns Human Resources with organization leaders in strategic matrices for talent, compensation, diversity and inclusion, and labor relations, partnering for better, faster operational decision-making and proactive solutions. WORKFORCE STRATEGY | TALENT OPTIMIZATION Develops innovative pathways for organizations to scale, manage workforce fluctuations and capitalize on enterprise synergies. Standardized Talent Acquisition into a shared service model and introduced AI initiatives. FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP Instills evaluation, risk assessment, and gap analysis to align total rewards with targeted financial outcomes. Transitioned from a fully insured to a self-insured benefits strategy at Regency Health System. LABOR RELATIONS Develops respected, balanced relationships with organized labor, eliminating workforce disruptions and building trust among unions, employees, and leadership. Represented management in national bargaining sessions with coalition unions. Led the relationship with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) and Kaiser in the Georgia Market for nine years.

Experience

1. Interim, VP, Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning Development (Thru Thaxton Interim Consulting)

   OhioHealth

   Jan 2023 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

   Led development of key strategies to reduce nurse traveler dependencies and short- and long-term goals for nursing and allied health hiring. Execute plan to reduce time-to-fill in recruiting and pre-boarding process. Create criteria and governance structure for critical, hard-to-fll roles and university tiering stragegy for long-term hiring of registered nurses.

Education

• The University of Georgia

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Speech Communication

  1976 — 1980

• Harvard Business School

  Executive Leadership Program

  2009 — 2009