Ashley W. Dugger began her career in higher education leadership and has since focused on operational leadership and human resource management. Dugger holds a Doctorate of Business Administration with a focus in management, as well as her SHRM-CP certification. She joined WGU as the Program Chair for the HR Management degree in 2019, and currently serves as the associate dean and director for HR programs in the College of Business at WGU. She also has extensive experience as a faculty member at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and has focused her faculty work primarily with adult learners in online education. Dugger has presented for organizations such as ACBSP, Online Learning Consortium, SHRM, and CUPA-HR. Her work has been published with HR Professionals Magazine, Talent Management, Chief Learning Officer, and Higher Ed HR Magazine.
Let authenticity, kindness and psychological safety meet strategy, operational success and productivity.
To fill the skills gap, embrace a new approach to middle and senior-level leadership development – one that provides all levels of management with the ability to define goals, accept responsibility, create and implement viable plans for the desired outcomes, in real time and on the job.
A humble, transparent and empathetic approach to guiding and developing teams has immeasurable impact on organizations and employees.
Humor bridges power structures and working relationships to create common ground, strengthen connections with colleagues and increase the engagement and retention of L&D programs.
In today’s competitive recruiting climate, empty career progression programs can not only cost you existing employee retention, but can also harm future recruiting if the company reputation is one of false promises.
Utilizing principles of adult learning theory in today’s fast paced, multi priority work environments, shorter learning opportunities can provide long lasting impact for skills development and talent retention.
Talent leaders must work to overcome a faux workplace culture to ensure existing employees stay engaged and keep the organizational reputation intact.