For the better part of this year, I have served as the “CLO in Residence” for the Corporate University Xchange; now it is time for me to step aside and hand the baton to the next “CLO in Residence.”   While I am excited about the journey I will soon begin, this parting is bittersweet.

I was deeply touched to have been asked to be the first “CLO in Residence.”  The folks on the Corporate University Xchange team, led by Alan and Sue Todd, have been great friends and colleagues over the years.    I have been the beneficiary of their many kindnesses as well as their contribution to the profession through research, Global Leadership Congresses and benchmarking.   I’ve led teams that aspired to be recognized by CorpU and we’ve been honored on several occasions; those will always be among the professional high points of my life.   I have so enjoyed writing the blog on the CorpU platform; I’ve had free reign to opine at will about the various aspects of talent management and human capital; highlighting great research from thought leaders wherever I found them as well as the contributions of the legends of our profession.  Thanks to the many of you who responded to posts and continued the dialogue.   And I’ve enjoyed hosting webinars – great panelists and topics; I always learned a great deal.

I will always be deeply grateful for the opportunity to have served in this capacity and, for a time, to have been part of the CorpU family; it has been a professional honor and a personal privilege.

Rebecca

Rebecca Ray