Hal Richman, Ph.D.

Explorer, Problem Solver, Advisor

My name is Hal Richman. I have over 16 years experience in designing, implementing and marketing learning and performance solutions for organizations and corporations. The special focus of my work is linking training and development to workplace performance and organizational results and leveraging innovative methods and technologies to do this.

My associates and I:

• Help governments and large organizations develop results based management frameworks and monitoring and evaluation processes that create a "line of sight" for results across the organization

• Evaluate training and development initiatives using a proprietary methodology that seeks to bridge long standing gaps in how training is evaluated

• Conduct marketing analyses for the design and positioning of eLearning products to ensure that eLearning products are in sync with market demand

• Conduct learning needs analyses and competency mapping to ensure there is a direct relationship from investments in training and development to the skills, competencies and behaviors needed for stellar performance

Some examples of my work in the past five years include. ...

• Designing and facilitating communities of practice using a wiki for a large food manufacturing firm

• Developing the conceptual design for performance management systems for four ministries of the Government of Sri Lanka

• Providing training, technical assistance and coaching for Public Works and Government Services Canada Atlantic on results based management

• In close collaboration with Goss Gilroy Inc., developing a methodology to link investments in training and development to organizational results that leverages my background in social science research methods, work flow and systems dynamics modeling and innovative methods

• Evaluating learning investments in Macedonia, Timor-Leste and Bosnia-Herzegovina

• Conducting organizational learning needs analyses - SNV (Dutch development agency); United Nations Development Programme Country Office Timor-Leste

• Providing marketing analyses for eLearning products for the Wellcome Trust (UK) and Dalhousie School of Social Work

Why do people hire me?

I am told that I have the ability to “think outside the box” while making practical recommendations and managing an incredible amount of detail. People often come to me to solve things, to start things, to run things because of my ability to look at any problem with a new set of eyes, from several perspectives, and come up with practical, innovative solutions.

Some examples include:

• Knowledge Navigators International - design and act as the evangelist for an innovative eLearning and collaboration product
• RTI International – develop “knowledge hubs” to link multinationals and emerging market states
• Center for Creative Leadership - integrate new learning technologies into existing leadership training programs

Contact me or give me a call at 902-826-1017

Hal Richman, Ph.D. - Explorer, Problem Solver, Advisor