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Transformational Product Offerings from Linkage, a SHRM Company  

SHRM now offers the Linkage Signature Solutions set of leadership development tools focused on advancing women and accelerating inclusive leadership to propel organizations across industries to thrive.

For more than 35 years, Linkage Signature Solutions have been changing the face of leadership by impacting organizational effectiveness and equity. More than 1 million leaders have used Linkage’s unique datasets, insights and innovative products to create comprehensive solutions, empowering top organizations to solve their most pressing talent challenges.

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Tamla Oates-Forney, CEO of Linkage, a SHRM Company

With decades of executive and human resources experience, Oates-Forney brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership to her role as CEO of Linkage, a SHRM Company. She has served as CHRO of USAA and Waste Management, in addition to her outstanding career at General Electric, where she received the GE Chairman Award. She has been recognized numerous times for her accomplishments, including being named one of the Top 30 Influential Women of Houston, the Most Influential Black Corporate Directors, and the Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.

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When you go through the Linkage program, you access the Purposeful Leadership 360° Assessment and the model, and it gives you the ability to talk about feedback from your key stakeholders. It allows for more robust conversations with your sponsors.

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The data speaks for itself. It is so obvious that there’s been a change in the company. I’m really proud of that. We could not have done it without partnering with Linkage.

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Just the leadership supporting me to come into this program and believe that I’m going to make a difference inspired me to look at myself. How do I come in every day and think differently? How do I impact product and processes?

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Dentsply Sirona

Through this experience, I gained valuable insights and developed action plans that will benefit my company [and] support my growth and career and my personal life. I’m grateful for the opportunity.

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