Elevating Your Approach as a Strategic Business Partner (Online Only)

Increase Your Impact In Your Organization

Please join us on Zoom (link to come after registration) from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. on July 24 to learn how to increase your impact in your organization. Backed by in-depth qualitative research, this session uncovers four proven tactics used by successful strategic business partners to shift from reactive task execution to proactive, high-value partnership. You’ll assess your current approach, explore real-world examples, and walk away with 1-3 personalized action items to implement immediately.

Don’t let daily demands hold you back—join us to take control of your impact and elevate your role as a true strategic business partner!

Learning Objectives:

• Apply proven tactics used by top L&D leaders to position yourself as a strategic business partner and drive meaningful impact.
• Implement key strategies within your organization to shift from reactive order-taking to proactive, high-value collaboration.
• Develop a personalized action plan with 1-3 concrete steps to immediately enhance your strategic influence and align L&D with business priorities.

About the Speaker

Jess Almlie is a former Vice President of Learning and a dynamic leader in the learning and development field. She is passionate about empowering L&D professionals to increase our impact by evolving from order takers to strategic business partners. With three decades of experience and a proven track record of driving strategic initiatives, Jess helps organizations solve talent challenges and improve performance. In addition to consulting and speaking, Jess hosts the podcast, L&D Must Change and is author of the book, L&D Order Taker No More! Become a Strategic Business Partner, to be published by ATD Press in September 2025.

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We look forward to seeing you at this virtual event.