2021 November Chapter Meeting: Applying Learning Technologies at 7-11

ATD Dallas October Chapter Meeting

Speaker: Rachel White Grzymkowski, MBA

 

Over the past 18 months, every talent development professional has experienced challenges: creating virtual training options for a remote workforce, developing training content to address mental wellness, supporting onboarding for new employees, and the list goes on and on.

The retail industry across the globe is facing unprecedented challenges in today’s environment. 7-Eleven refers to this new environment as VUCA – volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. With labor struggles at an all-time high, supply chain shortages across all regions, and increasing customer count, the training department was able to hold to the 7-Eleven motto to “Give the customers what they want, when and where they want it.” The presentation will briefly cover 7-Eleven’s history, organizational uniqueness, and how the L&D team applied learning technologies to deliver better training outcomes in the current VUCA environment.

This will be our first in-person chapter meeting, and we wanted to do it big! So, be sure to come out and stay afterward for golf and food! Our meeting will be at TopGolf (8787 Park Lane, Dallas, TX 75231). 

About the speaker:

Rachel Grzymkowski has a passion for seeing people succeed in whatever they set out to accomplish. She has worked for such companies as Starbucks, Target, Victoria's Secret, and once upon a time Sears and has over ten years of training and development experience in various roles within these organizations. Rachel currently works for 7-Eleven incorporated and oversees store operations training for all US and Canada operations. Recently, she designed and implemented a new LMS system, introduced new technology to increase training efficiencies at thousands of stores across the country, and created a plan for 7-Eleven’s first national training center. In the near future, she will lead the training and development integration efforts of the largest convenience store acquisition in US history. Rachel earned her bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University, her master’s in business from the University of Phoenix and has completed various graduate-level instructional design certificates along her journey. She is inspired daily by her faith in God and husband Geoff of nine years. In her free time, Rachel loves to watch all Dallas sports teams and likes spending time with her church, family, and friends.

Cost: $25 for members, $35 for non-members

Location:

TopGolf
8787 Park Lane
Dallas, TX 75231

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