Kim Norton
Kim is a business-savvy HR / Learning & Development Business Partner with 15 years of experience in Corporate America and a solid commitment to delivering consistent, innovative, and effective solutions. She is accomplished in instructional & curriculum design, program implementation, workshop facilitation, and coaching through assessments to improve communication and personal & professional development opportunities that support the growth of individuals, teams, and organizations.
Kim is a certified Professional Human Resource Management (PHR) with a passion for Training Program Design, Performance Management, and Learning & Development Strategy. She has excellent interpersonal and relationship motivation skills and brings a straightforward, executable and simple approach to each project she manages or session she facilitates.
Kim has personally built and managed teams, established playbooks for success, and fostered a department culture of providing extraordinary support & service in order to offer best-in-class service. She has worked with various business teams to establish better relationships (internal and external), increase communication, minimize conflict and improve customer relationships.
In her last role, Kim was the Vice President of Account Management for Sandler Training, a recognized leader in the learning and development industry with more than 250 training locations around the globe.
Kim personally managed programs with global organizations such as Indeed, Dropbox, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Watlow, and Not-for-Profit organizations such as the Girl Scouts of the USA. Prior to that, she leveraged the entrepreneurial culture within a multi-billion dollar organization to establish and lead the performance of two functional teams that supported and encouraged personal and professional development by providing employees a more in-depth understanding of Leadership and Management. She designed & implemented a global Leadership Development Program and personally facilitated over 2500 hours of related content and coaching in the United States, England, Europe, and Asia to over 1500 leaders within the organization.