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TIM
PATTON
leads
Linkage’s
Western
region
consulting
business.
With
over
16
years
of
experience
as
an
organizational
consultant,
he
has
worked
across
industries
to
create
world-class
talent
management,
organizational
development,
leadership
assessment
and
selection
processes.
He
brings
creativity
paired
with
a
solid
technical
foundation
to
craft
and
execute
strategies
that
improve
performance,
identify
and
grow
leaders,
reduce
turnover
and
shorten
on-boarding
time.
Further,
Tim
works
with
thought
leaders
and
clients
to
design
and
implement
tailored
solutions
that
enhance
talent
strategies
and
talent
development.
Tim
has
significant
experience
as
an
organizational
consultant.
He
has
helped
leaders
in
Fortune
500
companies
in
the
software,
technology,
defense
contracting,
insurance,
automotive,
pharmaceutical
and
financial
sectors.
As a
consultant
to
executives,
Tim
has
helped
strategic
leaders
make
critical,
data-driven
talent
decisions,
including
C-level
selection
and
succession
management
decisions.
Tim
has
guided
his
clients’
talent
management
strategies,
linking
business
strategy
to
Selection,
Succession
Management,
Coaching
and
Development
talent
initiatives
that
drive
business
results.
A
typical
solution
Tim
has
designed
and
executed
might
include
codified
assessments
of
personality,
EQ,
cognitive
ability
and/or
skills
paired
with
tailored
action
learning
experiences
all
driving
unique
leadership
and
team
development
initiatives.
His
clients
have
realized
significant
reductions
in
turnover,
staffing
costs
and
time
to
productivity
as
well
as
increases
in
sales
revenue,
leadership
readiness
and
organizational
effectiveness.
A
brief
list
of
some
of
the
clients
Tim
has
had
the
privilege
to
work
with
includes
Microsoft,
Starbuck’s
Coffee,
Lockheed
Martin,
Cisco
Systems,
Abbott
Labs,
Bank
of
America,
Allstate,
T-Mobile,
and
Ford
Motor
Company.
Tim
holds
a
Ph.D.
in
Industrial
&
Organizational
Psychology
from
the
University
of
Tennessee,
Knoxville.
He
received
his
B.A.
in
Psychology
and
M.S.
in
Industrial
&
Organizational
Psychology
from
San
Diego
State
University. |