8:00 AM Start with Welcome & Announcements
8:05 - 9:35 AM Session #1: Creating Capability and Value in Complex Environments: Learning and Development Strategies That Deliver Measurable Impact
9:35 Break
9:45 - 11:30 AM Session #2: DIY Development - Choose Your Own Adventure Menu
Creating Capability and Value in Complex Environments: Learning and Development Strategies That Deliver Measurable Impact
This session explores how Johnson Controls designed and scaled a capability-building strategy for its remote, technical workforce to address attrition, accelerate readiness, and drive measurable business impact. Through a structured onboarding framework grounded in flexibility, global governance, and milestone-based learning, coupled with targeted upskilling and career development, the program improved retention, reduced time to productivity, and delivered strong ROI. Attendees will gain insights into how learning and development can be a strategic lever for performance in complex, distributed environments.
- Accelerate readiness and performance in remote or technical workforces by leveraging learning during critical career moments.
- Design and scale learning programs that balance global consistency with local adaptability across diverse roles and geographies.
- Demonstrate organization value by evaluating and communicating ROI of learning initiatives.
Lizzy Kizer, Ed.D., is a global learning and development executive with a passion for transforming complex organizations through innovative, data-driven talent strategies. As Director of Learning and Development at Johnson Controls, she leads enterprise-wide, technical initiatives across diverse global ecosystems. Her work has delivered measurable impact spanning initiatives in onboarding efficiency, performance improvement and capability building for more than 40,000 frontline employees—while fostering inclusive, scalable learning cultures. Lizzy serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado and teaches adult learning theory and instructional design. She is passionate about supporting teachers who are transitioning out of the classroom into corporate environments.
Lizzy brings a research-informed lens to her work, blending a performance consulting approach with human-centered design. Her career spans K–12, higher ed, government, and corporate environments, and she is known for building strong cross-functional partnerships and leading global teams through transformation. She resides in Wisconsin and is constantly and seasonally adapting to her life as a baseball, football, softball and Tae Kwon Do mom of twins.
DIY Development - Choose Your Own Adventure Menu
Watch this webinar! Listen to this podcast! Read this case study. Check out this Article! Enroll in this program. Download this module. We have more access to personal and professional development than ever, so what does this mean for corporate L&D teams? How can we prioritize and customize learning to meet individual employee needs while balancing business priorities.
Learning Objectives:
- Development Resources that empower employees both personally & professionally
- How to Align Personal Development with Corporate Wellness Initiatives
- Out of the box career progression – Career Lattice, Ladder or Multi Course Menu
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Meredith, originally from Texas, has built her HR Career at companies like IBM, Southwest Airlines, PepsiCo and now Harley-Davidson. She loves HR Business Partner Leadership because she gets to solve problems in creative ways every day! Meredith moved to Wisconsin over a year ago and not only survived the winter but thrived and is loving getting more engaged in the Milwaukee SHRM community!
Both sessions are pending HRCI & SHRM Certification. Stay Tuned!
