Vlad Vaiman, Ph.D. and professor at California Lutheran University talked with Mark and Patrick about his life starting in Russia, with many stops along the way to the 805. He’s a noted authority on Talent Management, which is where we spent most of the conversation
This wide-ranging conversation covered a lot of ground including:
- Leaving Russia at age 21 and moving to Wyoming to go to school
- Then Canada, Switzerland, Austria and Iceland
- His early education was as a Mechanical Engineer (Oil and Gas)
- How did he get attracted to the Business School
- What is the current state of HR (Human Relations) -it’s the intersection of Organizational Dynamics and Organizational Behavior
- The biggest takeaway from this episode was a broad discussion about Talent Management and an acronym that we should all memorize: ADRM;
- A = Attract
- D = Develop
- R = Retain
- M = Motivate
- Listen to the full episode and take notes if you manage any group of people. This episode was a Master Class in 20 minutes.
- “Great Leaders Make Great Coaches”
- How to recognize and leverage High-Potential employees in the workforce
- He talked about his outside interests, Start-up Kids and it’s impact
- He is also the Assistant Dean, working with Gerhard, who’s been on the show before, and explained the MBA-EP program that attracts EP – Experienced Professionals to the University
As Mark mentioned on the show, he’s keenly interested in Talent Management and wants to thank Vlad for helped unpack ADRM for him.