Career Development Best Practices with Orieji Iroha-Agwu from Red Hat

In this episode of The Talent Development Hot Seat, Andy welcomes Orieji Iroha-Agwu to the show. As the Director of Career Development Strategy and Programs on the People team at Red Hat, she’s responsible for defining the strategic direction of careers as well as leading the implementation of career development solutions in alignment with their organizational priorities. Orieji has also led the Americas Learning Delivery and Global Learning Delivery teams for Red Hat University.Before joining Red Hat in 2018, Orieji worked at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina for 13 years, leading the implementation of large, complex enterprise learning and development initiatives. She also designed, developed, and managed leadership and strategic talent development programs. In 2015, she was the recipient of the CEO Award, a recognition of outstanding employees who have significantly contributed to the company’s results, and embody BCBSNC’s commitment to its culture, values, ethics, and compliance.In this episode, you’ll hear:How Orieji Iroha-Agwu started her career at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, why she found a passion for human resources and talent development, and what she does today at Red Hat.The Red Hat philosophy on career development, how she helps their employees grow in their careers, and what tangible programs and solutions for that look like.What she is doing to pass on knowledge from employees in their second half of life to the younger, less-experienced workers and why mentoring is a big part of that process.How Red Hat is increasing diversity and representation in the company, why they’ve incorporated sponsorship and coaching, and the critical role management plays.Orieji’s advice for taking ownership of your career and how that can be ingrained into the company culture.Connect with Andy Storch here:WebsiteLinkedInJoin us in the Talent Development Think Tank Community!Connect with Orieji Iroha-Agwu:LinkedInCarla Harris TED TalkMentioned in this episode:Think Tank conferenceGet your tickets now for the Talent Development Think Tank Conference https://tdtt.us/conference/

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