Preconference Learning
Managing in Talent Development Certificate
Course Info
Have you recently stepped into a management role for the first time? Transitioning from an individual contributor to a talent development manager can be a complex journey, filled with new responsibilities and expectations. Whether your new team consists of just one or two members or spans across a larger department, you now play a pivotal role in shaping success beyond your own contributions. Developed specifically for emerging talent development managers, this certificate program is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and actionable skills needed to navigate this transition successfully.
Build your confidence by mastering the core competencies every new manager needs—delegating tasks, managing team dynamics, optimizing performance, and setting goals that align to business strategy—and applying those skills specifically to real-world talent development scenarios. As you explore the complexities of leading in talent development, you’ll gain valuable insights and tools necessary to drive success for yourself, your team, and your organization. By the end of the program, you will emerge as a capable leader, ready to tackle the challenges of a talent development management role and make a meaningful impact.
Why Should I Attend?
- Accelerate your transition into your new management role by adopting purposeful leadership.
- Acquire essential tools and insights to thrive in your evolving position.
- Develop strategies to optimize your team’s performance and broaden your influence throughout your organization.
Dates & Times
May 15, 2026 – May 17, 2026, 08:30 AM – 04:30 PM, Pacific Time
Preconference Learning Price
ATD Member: $2,445
Non Member: $2,745
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Faith Krebs
Faith Krebs is experienced in leading worldwide organizational strategies and solutions that drive profitable, sustainable, and scalable business growth. She has demonstrated success in championing business results and performance improvement worldwide. Faith fully engages people and increases their accountability to improve performance at all organizational levels. She is recognized for implementing leading-edge solutions and sustaining strategic alliances to achieve desired business outcomes.
Faith currently is the managing partner at Elevate Performance & Potential Inc. She is a trusted business advisor who coaches leaders and business owners how to optimize their human capital to accelerate business results. She partners with her clients to develop customized performance solutions that improve employee engagement to create an agile, proficient, and productive workforce. These solutions strengthen employees’ capabilities to deliver exceptional customer experiences that enhance her clients’ brand reputation and accelerate their revenue and market growth. Faith is certified facilitator for the Association for Talent Development (ATD), the largest global professional organization of its kind. She is passionate about measurement and evaluation, and partners with the ROI Institute to coach her clients how to measure the efficacy of their human capital solutions.
Faith previously worked at McDonald’s Corporation, gaining extensive experience leading regional, divisional, and global teams in field operations, franchising, enterprise resource planning, restaurant innovation, and learning and performance.
While there, she was the lead of the global learning and performance organization and developed a highly skilled team that partnered with employees in other areas of the world to design, develop, and deploy global core performance-based learning solutions for 1.8 million employees spanning 119 countries. In addition, she had oversight in standardizing and enhancing the learning experience in McDonald’s seven global Hamburger Universities, which are centers of excellence for hundreds of country training centers around the world.