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Gwendolyn Whitfield

Gwendolyn Whitfield

Asheville, North Carolina Area

Associate Professor of Management/Strategist/OD Expert/Author/Public Speaker/Disruptionist

Associate Professor of Management at University of North Carolina

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    Background

    Organizational and human resource strategist with 15+ years of experience in organizational development, diversity strategy, change enablement, leadership development, human capital strategy and system implementation. Broad experience in all aspects of HR, OD, diversity and strategy implementation across Fortune 100 companies, start-ups, consulting and higher education. Direct experience with large-scale change management including system change, culture and organizational structure. Ability to assess organizational needs and identify high impact solutions in diversity, sales, customer service, leadership and system implementation. Skilled at building and deploying a high-performing team to drive results. Specialties: -CultureTransformation -Learning Strategy -Performance management system implementation -Leadership development -Merger and acquisition integration -Organizational and executive assessment -Talent management


    Job experience

    • July 2014 - present
      Associate Professor of Management
      University of North Carolina
      Asheville, North Carolina

      As a member of the faculty, teach courses in Strategic Management, Ethics and Human Resources. Conduct research on supplier diversity, organizational development and technology. Oversee all aspects of accreditation and assessment, and contribute to the intellectual life of the campus and the community.

    • April 2012 - present
      Chief Organizational Strategist
      The Clearstone Group
      California

      Responsible for defining and aligning human capital strategy and diversity strategy to ensure acheivement of business goals. OD thought leader on operational and strategic business issues. Provides consultative services to influence executive leadership decisions. Partners with the business leadership team to shape and execute the people aspects of global initiatives and/or organizational changes. Delivers proactive analysis and consultation on human capital trends to identify improvement opportunity areas and establish action plans to address. Provides strategic consulting on employee survey results analysis and action planning.