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Bob Edwards specializes in management
succession planning and talent development systems. His hands-on experience and
practical approach as a consultant is unique in that he has a broad background
in organization development, project management/implementation, strategic
organization change, human resources operations and managing line
organizations. Bob's corporate management experience includes first level,
middle and executive positions in Human Resources, Customer Service and
Information Technology. Prior to joining Linkage, Bob ran his own consulting
practice for over ten years where he worked with a wide-range of clients
including Analog Devices, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Chubb Insurance, and Houghton
Mifflin to just name a few. Additionally, Bob was Vice President Administration
at a leading fortune 100 technologies and services company.
Bob's consulting expertise includes: management succession
planning, inclusive development and retention programs for top talent,
competency based performance management/360-degree assessment systems design
and human resource planning/integration; training and development architecture,
design and delivery; change management, organization assessment and design,
merger/acquisition work and executive coaching. Bob combines years of
experience developed inside major corporations as both an executive and
consultant, with industry best practices and research on top performing
companies to deliver business results within project budgets and implementation
timelines.
Bob serves on several boards and as executive advisor to
Conexion, a non-profit company, focused on developing diverse leadership and
the Business Technology Management Corporation, where he led development of
their change management practice.
Bob holds a Masters in Business Administration with honors
in strategy and management from the Marshall School of Business, University of
Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from City University of
New York. For more information on this consultant or Linkage’s consulting
services, please contact consulting@linkageinc.com
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